Hamburg / Germany, May 3, 2011 ? Purple Rage Software, the specialized UK distributor of products for Windows, Linux and Mac OS, has chosen to distribute the SMB product range of data protection specialist, NovaStor. In Purple Rage?s portfolio, NovaStor?s NovaBACKUP replaces Acronis True Image as both products offer similar data protection functionality and both have received praise and recognition by international IT specialists. However, beyond single workstation and server protection, NovaStor?s product range adds a wide array of cloud backup and management features for distributed installations. Data Protection Software with Cloud Ability & Central & Remote Management NovaStor?s NovaBACKUP software products protect Windows workstations, servers, unlimited virtual machines on a VMware server, and allows for backup on all popular local and online storage devices. Furthermore, NovaStor solutions, now distributed by Purple Rage, provide a proven technology for the protection of heterogeneous networks and the provision of data protection services in a private cloud. In addition, NovaStor allows for the remote management of any number of distributed installations on workstations and servers from a central interface. Thus, NovaStor?s central management enables resellers to offer managed backup services to customers for a reasonable price and with little administrative effort. Local and Online Data Protection Combined With Imaging in One Product With NovaStor?s products,Purple Rage now includes effective and highly desired data protection software in their portfolio. NovaBACKUP combines local and online file backup with imaging technology and includes additional features for professional data protection such as compression, virus protection, and open file backup. NovaStor?s software consistently receives international recognition from independent experts for its ease-of-use, rich feature set, and excellent price-performance ratio. Recent awards include Consumers Digest Best Buy for 2011 and the Top Ten Reviews Gold Award for Windows Server Backup. ?NovaStor?s data protection software products provide resellers with full-fledged data protection solutions that fulfil today?s customer?s demands at an excellent price-performance ratio. Beyond mere license sales, NovaStor enables resellers to enter the market for Cloud Computing and Managed Services?, says Jan Gregson, Sales and Channels Director at Purple Rage Software. ?Purple Rage is a renowned UK distributor well acquainted with the high demands of UK users. With the common focus areas of data protection, secure data storage, backup, and distributed systems, NovaStor?s partnership with Purple Rage holds the promise of new opportunities and solutions that exceed end users? as well as resellers? expectations,? says Stefan Utzinger, CEO at NovaStor. Links for additional information Purple Rage Software http://www.purplerage.com/ NovaStor offering at Purple Rage Software http://www.purplerage.com/novabackup/ Consumers Digest Names NovaBACKUP a ?Best Buy? for 2011 http://www.novastor.com/pressnews/2011/04/novabackup-named-a-consumers-digest-best-buy/ NovaBACKUP Wins Gold Award from TopTenReviews.com http://www.novastor.com/pressnews/2011/04/novabackup-wins-gold-award-from-toptenreviews-com/ NovaStor?s Website www.novastor.com NovaStor?s Product Overview: NovaBACKUP Professional http://www.novastor.com/software/windows-backup.php NovaBACKUP Server http://www.novastor.com/software/server-backup.php NovaBACKUP Business Essentials http://www.novastor.com/software/sql-exchange-backup.php NovaBACKUP BE Virtual http://www.novastor.com/software/sql-exchange-backup-virtual-edition.php NovaBACKUP Home Protection http://www.novastor.com/software/home-office-data-protection.php NovaBACKUP Business Protection http://www.novastor.com/software/business-data-protection.php NovaBACKUP Network http://www.novastor.com/software/network-backup.php NovaBACKUP Remote Workforce for Private Cloud offerings http://www.novastor.com/software/remote-workforce.php About Purple Rage Software Purple Rage Software is a leading specialized UK distributor of products for Windows, Linux and Mac OS. Purple Rage has sourced what they believe to be some of the best applications anywhere on the market that allows customers to enhance and optimize their systems. The distributor offers products ranging from data replication and protection, to system interoperability, print management, secure data storage, file locking, backup, and distributed systems, as well as asset, inventory, and patch management. For Further Information: Purple Rage Software The Development Centre 52 St Andrews Road Malvern, WR14 3PP Tel: +44-(0)1684-576343 Fax: +44-(0)700-6020779 enquiries@purplerage.com http://www.purplerage.com/ For Further Information: NovaStor Software Tatjana Dems Neumann-Reichardt-Str. 27-33 D- 22041 Hamburg Tel.: +49 (0)40 638 09 0 Fax: +49 (0)40 638 09 29 mailto:tatjana.dems@novastor.com www.novastor.de http://twitter.com/novastor
