Tel Aviv, Israel - August 11, 2003 BIS Advanced Software Systems Ltd., a veteran developer of data management software solutions, and Internet Gold (IGLD), a leading Israeli ISP, today announced the launch of a new service to Internet Golds subscribers online backup and restore of the subscribers data to Internet Golds remote servers.
Internet Golds online backup and restore service is made possible by QBU, BIS latest software solution. This service offers residential and small business subscribers the ability to back up their essential data from laptops, desktops and even their servers. The backups are encrypted for security purposes and are transmitted via Internet lines to safe and secure backup servers located at Internet Golds server farm. Internet Golds larger business subscribers will be offered a self-contained backup service that is dedicated to each business entity. Internet Gold selected QBU after a careful evaluation process that placed as top priorities the systems security, reliability, efficiency, and user friendliness, among other stringent guidelines. Internet Gold offers backup to residential subscribers for 9.90 shekels per month for up to 25 MB, and 26.99 per month for business subscribers for up to 50 MB of storage.
QBU is an online data protection and disaster recovery solution used by ISPs, ASPs and enterprises to backup data to remote locations and allow for an effective restore in a matter of minutes. Unlike leading backup tools, QBU is very efficient in terms of storage, bandwidth and CPU requirements, transforming backup and restore into a fast, effective and affordable service. QBUs differentiation is based on its high security level and its core TransFast technology, that enables byte-comparison, instead of block-comparison, when creating backup "delta" files. Byte comparison means that the generated "delta" files are exceptionally small and can be transmitted easily to be stored in the main data repository, where each users data is stored in separate and fully secured vaults, from which he may retrieve any file or directory at all times.
Naty Drutin, VP Sales and Marketing of Internet Gold, commented that, "Today more than ever, private and business data is in danger, with essential information vulnerable to viruses, hardware problems, loss, theft, server collapse, etc. As such, there is a real and immediate need for automatic backup of essential data to a remote and secure site." He further added, "Deployment of QBU offers our customers a true and effective backup with advanced restore capabilities, while maintaining our customers high security requirements."
Moti Miron, CEO of BIS Advanced Software Systems, remarked "We are very pleased that Internet Gold selected QBU for its online backup service. We are confident that their subscribers will realize that this new service may mean the difference between having their computers data safe and secure, and losing it all during disaster." Moti continued that "Internet Gold is passing on to its subscribers the savings in costs, afforded by QBU. Given the affordable monthly fees, we are confident that increasing numbers of Internet Golds subscribers will sign up for this important service."
About BIS
BIS Advanced Software Systems Ltd. has been developing and marketing powerful high-end data management solutions since 1987. BIS is currently developing solutions that revolutionize information disaster recovery and data distribution processes based on the Companys innovative TransFast byte-comparison technology, which is protected by close to 50 patents -- QBU is an online backup and restore with unparalleled storage and bandwidth efficiency for ISPs, ASP s and enterprises; QDL is a data transfer and distribution software tool that can trim bandwidth and server requirements of massive content and data distribution by 90% or more. In previous years, BIS achieved global exposure from its deployment and marketing of InterEST, an open-standard e-Business integration tool, and Net-Pass, a fast and efficient legacy data access solution. For further information go to www.bis-solutions.com.
About Internet Gold
Internet Gold is a leading Internet service provider in Israel in number of subscribers based on recent surveys. The Company provides a wide array of Internet services tailored to meet the needs of the residential and business subscribers, including all types of Internet access and related value-added services. The Company is a leading portal in Israel through its 50.1% holdings in MSN Israel (Microsoft Corp. 49.9%) and, through Gold-Trade, its e-commerce joint venture, a major e-Commerce provider. The Company provides access through a nationwide and International network, allowing the entire Israeli population to access the Internet. Additional information about Internet Gold is available at http://www.igld.com/.