Rebit PC Software Components Help Protect Carbonite Users

LONGMONT, Colo., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebit Inc., developers of "ridiculously simple" backup software today announced that its award-winning Rebit 5 backup software has been integrated into Carbonite's new suite of  Home Premier solutions.

Carbonite's new Mirror Image functionality complements cloud backup with local backup of data and system files and enables full system recovery. Carbonite users now have the ability to recover the whole system, including applications and settings, from an external hard drive. By combining full system recovery with their cloud backup, users will have solid protection against both system and site disasters. In the event of a virus infection or a hard disk crash the system can be quickly restored.

"Rebit's software is the ideal complement to Carbonite's cloud storage because it provides complete local backup and full system recovery," commented Paul Guerin, CEO, Rebit Inc.  "Carbonite maintains their position as a market leader by delivering this hybrid cloud backup option."

"Carbonite pioneered simple, secure online backup, and now we are making comprehensive full-system recovery just as easy and accessible for our customers," said David Friend, chairman and CEO of Carbonite.  "Adding the local backup for faster restores, as well as simplified full system recovery makes our offering extremely compelling to customers that value their time and their data."

About Rebit's Ridiculously Simple Software
Rebit provides unprecedented ease-of-use and complete, automatic backup and full system recovery for PCs. The award-winning Rebit 5 features:

• A modern user interface with intuitive controls and backup status at a glance  
• On-demand recovery point creation and one button system restore
• Multiple and concurrent backup-target support to USB or NAS (Network Attached Storage)
• Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for data loss prevention

About Rebit Inc.
Rebit Inc. is a software company committed to delivering automatic and complete backup for Windows, removing the burden of managing backup from users.  Rebit was named a Top300 Startup in 2011 and Rebit 5 has earned the Editors' Choice Awards from PC Magazine and the DigitalReviews Network. Contact Rebit at www.Rebit.com and "follow the frog" on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and the Frog Blog.

SOURCE Rebit Inc.