Commercial Launch of the French Version of Carbonite Online PCBackup in France, Belgium and Switzerland

    The French version of Carbonite Online PCBackup has been recently announced in France, Belgium and Switzerland. The fully-localized version of Carbonite can now be downloaded at www.carbonite.fr. The software solution is the leading consumer backup service in the United States and Canada. The French version is now ready for purchase at €49.00 (including VAT) for a one-year subscription and €89.00 for a two-year subscription. For a limited introductory period, an unlimited 90-day free trial of the French version, with no credit card required, is also available at www.carbonite.fr. Again, this autumn, the free trial period will revert to Carbonite’s standard 15 days.

    Floyd Bradley, Carbonite’s EVP International, stated: “After the release of the German version of Carbonite a month ago, the launch of the French version is a key component of Carbonite’s penetration of the European market. France is one of the countries with the highest coverage of ADSL with more than 12 millions broadband subscribers; there is no doubt that there is a big potential market in France for Carbonite.”

    The software installs with just a few clicks and runs silently in the background, continuously backing up all data files. It is completely automatic – once installed, Carbonite search for all new and changed files and continues to back them up whenever the PC is connected to the Internet. By subscribing to Carbonite, customers in France can store up to 100 GB of data (or more in most cases). Carbonite never interferes with the speed of the user’s PC or Internet browsing. Data is protected due to the encription which takes place before leaving the local computer and is transmitted to Carbonite’s secure information center using HTTPS (SSL) for total privacy.

    The program is already available for purchase on 12 online retail stores, including Orange, FNAC and Darty.Only a small fraction of computer users regularly back up their PCs. Boston-based Carbonite, the leading consumer online backup company, addresses this issue by offering safe, simple, inexpensive and automatic backup over the Internet for consumers and small businesses in over 90 countries. Founded in 2005, Carbonite believes that computer users should not have to think about backup. The company mission is to provide an affordable, reliable, secure and easy-to-use solution for the mainstream computer user. Carbonite is available to consumers and small business through several channels, including its own website, retailers such as Staples and CompUSA and hundreds of small resellers.

For more information visit http://www.carbonite.com .