Mozy

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Mozy
Developed by	Berkeley Data Systems
Initial release	April 2006
Latest release	1.8.8.1(Win) 1.0.1.0(Mac) / 5/29/08(Win) 6/4/08(Mac)
OS	Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS X
Platform	Windows Macintosh
Available in	English
Development status	Active
Genre	Online backup service
License	Proprietary
Website	www.mozy.com

Mozy is an online backup tool that allows both Windows and Mac users to back up their data to an off-site server. While originally released as a product for end-users, Mozy later released a remote backup utility for businesses, MozyPro, which made a splash by landing a large deal with General Electric.

With the free version of Mozy, a user can back up as much as 2 GB of data from up to two computers (referring others to Mozy gives free users an additional 0.25 GB of storage space). The paid version ($4.95 per month) allows unlimited backups from one computer. Mozy has the ability to back up categories of files such as all bookmarks, or all Word documents, or all e-mails at once rather than forcing the user to select particular files or folders.

For a typical system on a typical broadband line,^[specify] Mozy backs up data at about 2-4 GB per day. But if left undisturbed on a faster connection, one can back up over 9 GB in a single day.^{[citation needed]}

In October 2007, EMC acquired Mozy for $76 million. [1]

[edit] References

• Hruska, Joel. "Online backup solutions: a review". Ars Technica. Retrieved on March 3, 2008.
• Arrington, Michael. "Tiny Startup Mozy Nails Multi-Million Dollar GE Storage Contract". TechCrunch. Retrieved on July 16, 2007.
• Mossberg, Walt. "These Services Make Backing Up Your Files Safe and Inexpensive". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on July 16, 2007.
• Horowitz, Michael. "Everybody likes Mozy--except me, Part 1". Retrieved on August 1, 2007.
• Horowitz, Michael. "Everybody likes Mozy--except me, Part 2". Retrieved on August 3, 2007.

[edit] External links

• Official site