The release of its online backup solution for service providers; Genie Online Backup xSP has been announced today by a leading developer of backup, archiving and security solutions, Genie-soft.

Service providers, using Genie Online Backup xSP, will be able to start offering online backup services to their customers under their brand of choice. The solution is fully featured and offers complete life-cycle support from marketing, installation, storage administration, purchase fulfillment, account management and customer communication. The client software, under the hood, is running using Genie Backup Manager, a mature and fully-featured engine, supporting encryption and other industry standard features.

Genie-soft CEO, Mr. Muayyad Shehadeh, stated: "Genie Online Backup xSP enables service providers to tap into more than 80% of the backup market through its support for Windows Desktop, Server, MS SQL and Exchange environments. The possibilities for profitable business are huge."

This solution is targeted at VARs, co-location facilities, disaster recovery services, Telecommunication companies, OEMs and all IT service providers who wish to complement or extend their service or product portfolio. The solution can be acquired either through the purchasing or leasing of licenses. Several add-on modules are available enabling, as an example, the service provider to offer trial licenses to the public, an essential marketing tool.