Rebit Selected as Top 300 Startup

LONGMONT, Colo., April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebit™ Inc., the company dedicated to making backup and recovery for PC users "ridiculously simple," today announced that it has been selected by fundedIDEAS as a Top 300 Startup company.

Rebit was selected from a list of 2,518 venture funded startups and companies for 2010.  An external, independent panel comprised of eminent venture capitalists, business leaders and Industry experts rated each startup on 14 sustainability parameters including:

• Strength of the business model
• Management team
• Industry and sector outlook
• Investor success rate

"Every Rebit employee has contributed to this noteworthy distinction, and we are honored and gratified to be a Top 300 Startup," commented Paul Guerin, CEO, Rebit Inc.  "We want to thank our investors, Channel partners and customers for understanding the need for easy, complete, and automatic backup and recovery software for PCs, and being part of Rebit's success."

"Congratulations to Rebit for being among the 300 startups that secured the highest overall rating across all 14 parameters," said Jonathon Marcus, editor, fundedIDEAS.  "Clearly, Rebit is one of the most promising startups in America."

The report was released on April 15 and is available for purchase through the fundedIDEAS web site: www.fundedideas.com

About Rebit's Ridiculously Simple Software

Rebit provides unprecedented ease-of-use and complete, automatic backup and full system recovery for PCs. Rebit 5 features:

• A new user interface showing backup and recovery status at a glance
• Concurrent support for Direct Attached Storage and Network Attached Storage
• On-demand recovery point creation and one button system restore
• Drive Rotation for home offices and small businesses that require offsite backup
• USB 3.0 support

Rebit 5 software is available in single- and three-PC licenses or can be purchased preinstalled on portable and desktop hard drive appliances in capacities ranging from 320GB to 2TB. A 30-day free trial can be downloaded at www.Rebit.com, where an upgrade is also available for current users.  U.S. computer retailers and resellers can purchase through Rebit authorized distributors D&H (www.dandh.com), and SED (www.sedonline.com).

About Rebit Inc.

Rebit Inc. is a software company committed to delivering fully-automatic and complete PC backup and recovery, removing the burden of managing backup from users.  Rebit was named a 2009 and 2010 CRN Emerging Vendor by Computer Reseller News, and Rebit products have earned the Editor's Choice Awards from Computer Times and Dragon Steel Mods. Contact Rebit at www.Rebit.com and "follow the frog" on Facebook and Twitter and the Frog Blog.

About fundedIDEAS

fundedIDEAS (previously theVCwire.com) monitors venture capital and private funding activity in real-time across 14 industries in the United States. Over 16,000 entrepreneurs, investors, journalists and executives subscribe to alerts, making fundedIDEAS the #1 resource for you to monitor industry competition and innovation.  www.fundedideas.com

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