IBM is to offer its enterprise-grade Tivoli Continuous
Data Protection for Files to SMEs and home users.
The company said it would distribute the continuous data back-up
solution via an online distribution agreement with Digital River
and also sell the software via its own website at £20 for each
laptop or desktop it is installed on.
Once information has been saved, the Tivoli program sends an
encrypted copy to a remote location, such as a USB drive.
“Data loss threats caused by viruses and outages aren't just a
big-business concern,” said Hershel Harris, IBM Tivoli storage and
security vice-president of development.
IBM introduced the product for larger corporate users last year.
By entering the home and SME market with the product, IBM has
stolen a march on Google, which is said to be planning a continuous
data back-up product for home users, with the backed-up data
residing on Google servers.
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