Lenovo Chooses Mozy

EMC Corporation and Lenovo announced a global partnership to provide an unlimited online data backup service specifically designed for the small business professional. The new service is available on all new Lenovo ThinkPad SL series notebooks and is powered by EMC Mozy, an online data backup service for consumers and businesses.

"We looked to EMC’s Mozy as the premier online data backup and storage service for Lenovo customers. We chose them specifically because of their innovation and industry leading solutions," said Henry Hicks, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Lenovo Worldwide Services. "Because data protection and security are growing concerns for businesses we wanted a world-class online data backup and storage solution to complement Lenovo’s world-class products. EMC’s Mozy delivers that with the right level of security and quality."

As small businesses around the world look for a cost-effective and easy way to protect their information, they are increasingly looking to online backup. Mozy provides a simple, automatic and secure online backup service to more than 850,000 users across the globe.

Key features of the new Lenovo Online Data Backup service include:

Unlimited online backup capacity, which enables professionals to focus on their work without managing a data storage quota
Open and locked file support, enabling business professionals to back up information without having to shut down any programs or interrupt workflow
Bandwidth throttling, allowing users to control the amount of bandwidth the online data backup service consumes
Privately managed encryption option using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

EMC is also announcing today that it has opened Mozy’s first international data center located in Dublin, Ireland to better serve Mozy and Lenovo users worldwide. The new data center will address certain government regulations pertaining to electronic data storage and encryption export restrictions.

The Lenovo Online Data Backup service is currently available in Ireland, United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, United States and Canada. The service will soon be offered on a worldwide basis for all Lenovo Think branded systems and will support seven languages.

"Protecting information on personal computers is especially critical for small businesses that can’t tolerate data loss or employee downtime. We’re thrilled that Mozy has been selected to help protect the personal and business data for Lenovo ThinkPad SL users," said Vance Checketts, Chief Operating Officer of EMC’s Mozy business unit. "The Lenovo partnership accelerates our plans to expand the Mozy service worldwide, and we look forward to offering international customer support and localized language versions."

Availability and Pricing:
The new Lenovo Online Data Backup service powered by EMC Mozy is available immediately as a free 90-day trial with up to 5 GB of storage with the purchase of select Lenovo notebook models.

More information on pricing and availability

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Mozy Moseys its way to a Laptop near EU

On September 3, 2008, Mozy, an EMC company, announced a global partnership to provide an online data backup service. The new service will be available on all new Lenovo ThinkPad SL series notebooks, which are designed to meet the needs of small business professionals. Mozy also announced the opening of Mozy's international data center in Dublin, Ireland. In its press release, EMC stated that the "new data center will address certain government regulations pertaining to electronic data storage and encryption export restrictions."

This could be a major coup for EMC. Consider the fact that Dell, HP, IBM and to a much lesser extent, Sun have the ability to reach the PC user through their workstations, desktop PCs, and notebook PCs. Yet EMC, which only manufactures storage solutions and has no obvious route to the desktop user compared to its competitors, may have just found a way to capture the mindshare of PC users via its recent Mozy acquisition and this partnership with Lenovo.

Mozy offers a solution that is optimized for the small to medium business professional, especially those who are frequently on the road. In recent months, HP's Upline, a competitor to EMC's Mozy service has suffered outages; Dell's DataSafe has had a lackluster reception; and IBM, since pulling out of the desktop/notebook business by selling its PC division to Lenovo, has concentrated on the enterprise online storage market through its Arsenal Digital acquisition.

But that is not to say that Mozy is focused purely on the SMB and consumer play. In its announcement to the analyst community, Mozy highlighted the success that it has had with the General Electric Company (GE). GE has made a substantial investment in Mozy to backup data for its mobile employees. According to Mozy, GE selected Mozy for its flexibility, performance, and cost effectiveness.

As mentioned above, Mozy also announced the opening of their Dublin data center. Ireland is a smart choice for EMC. As a member of the European Union (EU), it has the ability to reach most of Western Europe, and many eastern European states. It also has the geographic proximity to the United Kingdom (UK), which is important when trying to address the British market.

The Lenovo Online Data Backup service will be in Ireland, United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, United States, and Canada. This accounts for over one-third of the world's personal computer sales through 2011.

At the end of the day, EMC may not have all the pieces as does its competitors, but it seems to have found a solid strategy for creating its cloud.