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Incubator Firm Launches New Online Backup Service
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Perkins Communications today announced the launch of proprietary data insurance software that automatically protects critical data from hard drive failures, theft and catastrophic failure. The software, known as CopyCat, is designed for small- and medium-sized businesses, said Joe Perkins, president of Perkins Communications, which is located in the Youngstown Business Incubator."Saving critical business data to a computer's hard drive is a lot like writing with invisible ink," Perkins explained. "In today's world, data loss is inevitable. Hard drives fail, computers get viruses, laptops get stolen; the list goes on and on. Our CopyCat solution is designed to automatically and safely store critical data in a secured off-site location, providing a set it forget level of protection against computing disasters".Perkins Communications installs its custom-built software at a customer's location. On a scheduled basis, the software then transmits files to servers based in the Youngstown Business Incubator. The entire process happens over secured Internet connections and during off-business hours. Since the service is local, customers who have had a catastrophic failure can have their backup data burned to a DVD and delivered to their location in a matter of hours or even minutes. "CopyCat is really the ideal product for the small- to medium size business that can not afford its own IT staff or data redundancy system." says Jim Cossler, director of the Youngstown Business Incubator. "But the real beauty of the product is its simplicity. Once it is installed, you can simply forget about it and still maintain 24/7 offsite data backup."The Youngstown Business Incubator's mission is to accelerate the growth of technology based businesses in the Mahoning Valley, and primarily works with software application development companies.Perkins Communications Inc. was formed in May 2000. Visit Perkins Communications at www.perkinscomm.comVisit the Youngstown Business Incubator at www.ybi.org"