Free Offsite Data Storage for Residents in the Path of Hurricane Rita; NovaStor Offers Free Data Protection to Small Businesses in Louisiana and Texas

Business Wire, Sept 22, 2005

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- NovaStor Corp., a market-leading innovator in data backup solutions, has announced a plan to offer free offsite storage to any small business that is situated in the proposed path of Hurricane Rita.

Offsite and remote storage enables businesses of any size to mitigate the risk of losing their critical information, yet very few businesses have a disaster recovery plan that reaches beyond their own office. Studies have shown that 80% of businesses suffering from complete critical data loss from a disaster fail to recover.

"With the effects of Hurricane Katrina still deep in our thoughts, NovaStor wants to encourage small business owners to learn from the terrible misfortune that others have recently suffered and be prepared for the worst when Hurricane Rita hits," says NovaStor CEO Peter Means. "We want to make it easy for businesses to protect their critical information so that they can focus their energy and attention on protecting their families and homes."

Free Storage

Starting immediately, NovaStor is offering small businesses or system integrators working with small business in Louisiana and Texas that may be affected by Hurricane Rita unlimited free offsite storage for a period 30 days. No obligations to purchase future services or any commitments to long term service agreements are necessary. To take advantage of this special offer, go to www.online-backup.com/Rita.html to get started.

Due to the anticipated demand, qualified companies should begin the process immediately to ensure there is the appropriate amount of time to complete a full backup. To make the best of limited time, users should focus on critical files first (Accounting, Customer databases, Human Resources, contracts and other important documents). Our experienced support team will be available to answer any questions regarding the service setup at support@novastor.com or (805) 579-6700.

Unmatched Data Protection

All data hosted by this service will be securely located at NovaStor's world-class data center facility located in Southern California. Each company's information will be protected and stored separately in an encrypted format to ensure maximum privacy. Once a successful backup is complete, your information will be available at any time and can be restored from anywhere with any computer with Internet access.

About NovaStor

For over 18 years, NovaStor has provided contributions to various charities as well as support for other unfortunate world events. Most recently NovaStor has raised thousands of dollars for the American Red Cross in support of victims of Hurricane Katrina and those affected by the Tsunami earlier this year.

Based in Simi Valley, CA, NovaStor Corp. has been delivering data backup and recovery solutions since 1987. NovaStor was among the first to help resellers and service providers fulfill the burgeoning demand for online, offsite backup. NovaStor solutions are available worldwide direct and through channel partners. For more information, please visit http://www.novastor.com.