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Spare Backup Reaches Agreement with Comet for Cloud Computing and Data Backup Platform
Oct 22, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
Spare Backup announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to its memorandum of understanding filed on June 2, to launch a co-branded cloud computing platform with Comet Group throughout their 250 store locations in the U.K.
The company said the customer platform will serve as a central web based interface where a user can backup, store, sync, share retrieve and coordinate all their data across all their devices including PC's, cell phones and PDA's. The platform, the company said, will be designed to be a personalized experience in the cloud.
Under the terms of the agreement Spare Backup will provide the co-branded platform to Comet customers in a progressive rollout throughout Comet's 250 store locations, the company said. The platform will be sold as part of Comet's service plan program for all computers and start within the next 30 days, according to a release.
The company said Spare Backup will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of the data and for the administration and operation of the platform, website and service delivery.
Cery Perle, CEO of Spare Backup, said, "We are excited to move forward in a long term partnership with Comet as we work diligently to solidify our position as the backup service of choice among the top retailers in Europe and as a leader in Cloud Computing services. We are confident that Cloud Computing is where the future is going, and that these services are the building blocks enabling Spare Backup to deliver additional layered services, further increasing the demand, stickiness of our products and enhanced revenue opportunities. We intend to position ourselves with leading retailers like Comet that have a proven ability to build a lucrative subscriber base around their valued customers. By co-branding these types of cloud services through Comet and our other leading reseller relationships, Spare Backup has effectively increased its market opportunity five-fold - from an estimated 130 million PC's sold annually to 1.2 billion units when including cell phones and other PDA's."
"We are excited by the opportunity that Spare Backup offers in providing our customers with a leading-edge back up solution" said Frank Vymetal, Head of Financial Services at Comet Group. "We look forward to working closely with Spare Backup to develop further the opportunities that the cloud computing platform offers for our customers."
More Information:
http://www.sparebackup.com
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