Data Deposit Box Is Awarded Patent for Continuous Online Backup

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Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:01am EDT

  TORONTO, Jul 22 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
Online backup and storage provider Data Deposit Box
(www.datadepositbox.com) has been awarded United States Patent No.
7,401,194 for its continuous online backup product. The patent, "Data
Backup System and Method," was awarded by the United States Patent &
Trademark Office (USPTO).

    Unlike its competitors, Data Deposit Box has the ability to interrupt
itself at any point while the computer is being used. As a result, no
resources are used and the computer's performance is not affected. When
the mouse is idle for more than 60 seconds, backup resumes from where it
left off, rather than starting again from the beginning. A two-phase
process ensures maximum file capture. The application first scans for
small files that can be backed up quickly, and then it backs up larger
files.

    Data Deposit Box Chief Technology Officer Tim Jewell invented the
application to automate the otherwise manual process of backing up. The
application was designed to run in the background and use computer idle to
accomplish its work.

    "Data Deposit Box offers a unique feature to our customers, and we're
excited to have secured a patent that will protect our product's singular
ability to be interruptible," said Data Deposit Box CEO Jamie Brenzel.

    Data Deposit Box is a secure and comprehensive online data storage and
backup service that enables users to affordably and simply backup,
restore, and share information online for $2 per GB per month. Once the
software is installed, it can be customized to backup as many or as few
files as desired. Data Deposit Box runs invisibly in the background and
engages when the computer is connected to the Internet, continuously
monitoring selected folders. Data Deposit Box is automatic -- when a
change is detected, it is immediately extracted, compressed, encrypted
and then securely transferred to a remote server. After creating a backup
with Data Deposit Box, customers investing in this service can securely
access files remotely from any web browser.

    Data Deposit Box currently serves more than 30,000 customers, and the
number continues to grow by five percent per month. Approximately half of
Data Deposit Box customers are small business owners.

    About Data Deposit Box

    Data Deposit Box(TM) is a comprehensive online backup service enabling
everyday PC computer users to easily backup, restore, access, and share
their online backup data. Our online backup software continuously monitors
selected folders looking for changes. When a change is detected, it is
immediately extracted, compressed, encrypted, and then securely
transferred to our secure online backup data center. Data Deposit Box is
owned and operated by Acpana Business Systems Inc. For more information
on Data Deposit Box(TM), please visit www.datadepositbox.com.

    

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