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Union sues TSA over loss of data on employees

2007-05-10T03:18:00.000-07:00

Secret Service Investigating TSA Data Loss; 100,000 Workers Affected

Union sues TSA over loss of data on employees

I really like to see what would happened after this case. What remedies? what awareness would raise up in public?

Is it we can't trust large corp.? Can we just backup our data ourself? However...... How many people did backup their personal data SECURELY??

No News talk about IBM lost their Employees information?

2007-05-04T22:35:00.000-07:00

I can't imagine their is no one reporting this issue.

Here is the sources:
thejournalnews
pressconnects
poughkeepsiejournal
burlingtonfreepress
nyjournalnews

Come on! Get this Big blue Big lose!!

Info On 7,800 Patients At Risk

2007-04-27T22:15:00.000-07:00

Hospital Laptop Stolen; Info On 7,800 Patients At Risk

Austin, Texas, police are investigating after security cameras captured video of the thief carrying out a laptop and a projector from a Seton Family of Hospitals office.......

Found this news which happened on February, 26 2007.

More and more people carry their office work to home. Like this guy, me too ;)

Security is very important on this mobile computer. Therefore why Sony invent on figure print technology to ensure the laptop safe.
Apart from the security, how about backup? did this guy backed up their hospital's clients information?

Online backup is definitely the best solution for backing up these kind of mobile computers. Although it's a bit expensive ;)

Mozy again

2007-04-27T21:13:00.000-07:00

Mozy offers unlimited Internet backup for $5/month

Yeah yeah yeah, they offer basic backup option for unlimited backup for $4.95/month

I can't think about how they can minimize their hardware cost.
I think they are not all storage hardware using Disk. but tape to backup old data to minimize their cost. Or may be they are manufactoring disk storage, so they get the lowest price?

God knows....

MozyPro sign contract with GE !!

2007-04-25T07:10:00.000-07:00

A 25-employee startup in Utah has snared a multimillion-dollar contract to provide massive General Electric Co. with software that automatically backs up files on office computers, jolting a market that appears to be getting hot...... From a news on internet.

What do I think? it's more than gimmic. "GE declined to comment, but people familiar with the situation said the company had been backing up its PCs with software from more established vendors, including Iron Mountain Inc."
MozyPro only has ability to backup "simple" files like word document, excel, email, etc. However, It still worth to give a award to Mozy, because this kind of start-up willing to try! I like it, really!

Mozy doesn't like other online back service providers. Those providers are no guts, no vision. Online backup market of lower end users like you and me is huge! Nowadays they charge $4.95 per month for 10GB storage. Think about just charge $0.95 per month, you get near $12 per year. 250GB get 25 customers, you earn $300 per year. it already cover all the storage cost. Then you add some extra value, you got your profit. like hosting, file sharing, email, web design, maintenance, etc.

Ahsay announces Windows Vista and MS Exchange Server 2007 Compatibility for its Offsite Backup Server

2007-04-18T09:50:00.000-07:00

Ahsay continues to innovate on the multi-platform data backup solution with compatibility of Windows Vista and MS Exchange Server 2007 to help Backup Service Providers and SMBs secure their data under the most advanced operating system and database.

HONG KONG, 3 April 2007 - Ahsay, a pioneer in developing online backup software since 1990s, announced a new version of Ahsay Offsite Backup Server (AhsayOBS) that supports the recently launched Microsoft Vista and Exchange Server 2007. AhsayOBS v5.2 is the ONLY well-proven solution on the market that is compatible with Windows Vista clients and supports full database-level backup and restore for MS Exchange Server 2007.

By closely attending to the needs of their 1,200+ premier partners, Ahsay continues to innovate on a multi-platform data backup solution that fuels the core engine of the booming data backup industry worldwide. “Businesses are craved to use the most advanced OS and database – Windows Vista and Exchange Server 2007”, says Scherring Chong, I.T. Director at Ahsay. “Protecting the critical data and email records is properly the main objective of business continuity”. As a Microsoft Certified Partner, Ahsay offers the Trust-You-Need in safeguarding the critical data and makes everything as a peace of mind.

Ahsay has developed specialized agents for all commonly used databases to meet the requirements for Business Continuity Planning today. As more and more incidents surface in forums and blog sites about unreadable / lost tapes and error – prone manual backups from giant organizations, traditional businesses are becoming aware of the vulnerabilities and the need for a reliable and automated offsite backup system.

Ahsay Offsite Backup Server v5.2 features include:
• Multi-platform – Windows, Linux, Mac, UNIX (Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, FreeBSD) and ALL other platforms supporting Java 2 SDK 1.4.2 Standard Edition
• Back up commonly used databases – MS Exchange Server (both Database-level and Brick-level backup for Exchange 2003), MS SQL Server, MySQL Server, Oracle, Lotus / Domino, etc.
• OEM branding – Customize software interface, logos and information
• Security – Data compressed and 128-bit encrypted before transmitting to the backup server
• Multi-Lingual – currently supporting 21 languages
• Backup Opened Files (Volume Shadow Copy Service)
• Automated backup
• Point-in-time data restore
More information about the new release is available at the company’s website.

You can download a 30-day-trial version of AhsayOBS v5.2 at our download page.
Ask for the Easter Specials when contacting Sales Representative sales-kb@ahsay.com

About Ahsay
Ahsay (http://www.ahsay.com) has been the world’s leading provider and the preferred solution for ISPs, SMBs and Value Added Resellers (VARs) in backup and disaster recovery industry. AhsayOBS backup and restore files and business critical data for laptop users, SOHO/SMB users and Enterprise users. Ahsay have been achieved 150,000 installations and 1,200+ partners worldwide, serving customers in 65 countries with multilingual support in 21 languages. NTT Communications, the largest telecommunications provider in Japan , has become the exclusive distributor for Ahsay in the Asia-Pacific region. With this powerful software, Ahsay is determined to drive the online backup business worldwide.

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