COLUMBUS, OH – A supervisor for the state’s massive new online financial system will lose a week of vacation over the theft of a computer backup device carrying the Social Security numbers of thousands of Ohioans and other sensitive data, officials said. Read the entire article in the Cincinnati Post…

Just as HIPAA is GREAT for RBS Providers who are now helping thousands of healthcare providers comply through proper backups, the new RCP requirements could be far better news. Here’s a article from ComputerWorld Security… 

by Rob Cosgrove Backup and recovery are cornerstones for anyone building a data protection structure.  From the earliest days of computing, setting aside a recoverable second copy of essential business data has made the difference between a business’ survival and its painful death.

 Remote Backup Systems Inc. (RBS), the originator of remote online backup technology, today announced that it is the first company in Shelby County, TN, to completely erase the electricity consumption of its office building by joining the Green Power Switch® program with the Tennessee Valley Authority. The Green Power Switch program allows businesses and consumers […]

 GeeksForRelief.com is an all-volunteer organization of remote computer data backup service providers located throughout the United States.  The organization was formed in response to past year’s catastrophic storms along the U.S. Gulf Coast with the intent of spreading the word about the importance of data backup – and offering online backup services at no cost […]

Online backup seems to be all the rage as of late. Vendors are springing up either catering to a specific niche or claiming to do everything for next to nothing. While such services aren’t likely to attract enterprise users, they are certainly luring many SMBs. All you have to do is sign up, decide which […]

Today RBS posted four new movies that explain in detail how to install and operate the Evaluation Version of our software, how to use the Online Server Tester to make sure your RBS Server is properly configured, and how to create customized Client installers.  You can view all the movies on RBS’ Multimedia Page.

The RBackup Client software sends its IP address to the RBS Server whenever it contacts the Server. That feature can be used to track stolen computers because IP addresses are assigned to specific Internet Service Providers. The Client’s IP address is displayed in the Monitor View of the RBS Manager. It is also logged in […]

Recent news reports indicate that a deal is in the works for EMC to buy Mozy for $76M. Both parties are tight-lipped about the deal. Mozy was reportedly capitalized with $1.6M, giving Mozy’s owners a massive profit, if the deal goes through.  There have been a number of high-profile (and high-dollar) purchases of RBS Service Providers by […]

An NPR report this morning explained how techies are reporting that Vista is buggy and is much slower than XP at file scanning. It also has a tendency to lock up some applications. Many Vista users are complaining that games and other applications run slower on Vista. Microsoft has admitted this fact and “is working on the problem.” […]

Remote Backup Systems Inc. (RBS) today announced a major enhancement to its award-winning RBackup(TM) online backup software solution with the addition of Continuous Data Protection (CDP) functionality, which offers users a feature-rich yet easy-to-use set of file recovery and restoration tools to ensure the complete safety of a company’s business-critical information. RBackup’s CDP provides customers […]