Thursday June 22, 10:22 am ET
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22,
2006--FilesAnywhere.com announced today an investment by Mark Cuban
to own majority interest in FilesAnywhere.com, a leading Internet backup Setup Daily, Weekly or Monthly scheduled jobs. Synchronize folders between
multiple locations, or create automated file transfer jobs. Jobs
run automatically as a background service. Simple, wizard-based software
is included with the WebAdvanced plan.
service and online file collaboration web site. The first round of the
investment was completed earlier this year. Financial terms of the deal
were not disclosed. The company remains privately held.
"I'm excited to be a partner in FilesAnywhere," says Mark Cuban. "The market for corporate and home remote backup Setup Daily, Weekly or Monthly scheduled jobs. Synchronize folders between multiple locations, or create automated file transfer jobs. Jobs run automatically as a background service. Simple, wizard-based software is included with the WebAdvanced plan. is growing very, very quickly. FilesAnywhere is well positioned to be the feature and functionality leader in this space."
FilesAnywhere.com provides automated PC backups to web, together with simple online storage, folder sharing for groups and advanced features, which can all be accessed using any standard web browser. FilesAnywhere has received praise from several well-known publications, such as Ziff-Davis/PC Magazine's 4-star review, PC Today's #1 choice for online backup Setup Daily, Weekly or Monthly scheduled jobs. Synchronize folders between multiple locations, or create automated file transfer jobs. Jobs run automatically as a background service. Simple, wizard-based software is included with the WebAdvanced plan., and ConsumerGuide's Best Buy award. FilesAnywhere has recently experienced rapid growth in online PC backup Setup Daily, Weekly or Monthly scheduled jobs. Synchronize folders between multiple locations, or create automated file transfer jobs. Jobs run automatically as a background service. Simple, wizard-based software is included with the WebAdvanced plan. plans for consumers, and in Workgroup This is the best solution for teams who need to store and share files between offices, from home or when traveling. Share Folders using Read-Only or Full permissions. Adding a SubAccount A SubAccount is simply an additional user account, which is associated with a Primary account. The Primary account pays for all SubAccounts, and manages the SubAccounts. Any user plan can be upgraded to a Workgroup plan simply by adding SubAccounts. With the WebAdvanced plan, you can add individual SubAccounts as needed. With the Web-only Account, you choose the size of your Workgroup in blocks of 5 users (including the Primary user). WebAdvanced plans are more cost-effective if you only need a couple of SubAccounts, and come with more features. The Web Account Workgroup (purchased in multiples of 5 users) is generally less expensive for 5 or more users, but does not come with the WebAdvanced features. unlocks special features: Media Streaming, full-text Search Index, and Online Viewer Skip the Download! Open documents directly and instantly online. Use the Online Viewer with all popular Office files. Zoom, Print, and scroll page Thumbnails. Share files with Guests, who can use the Viewer as well - no more compatibility issues! This Viewer works instantly in all web browsers (Windows, Mac, Linux). There is nothing to install. Share files with anyone - email recipients just click to view your files in the Online Viewer with no account needed. Index feature to image every page in every document in the entire account or in particular folders, preparing them for rapid viewing in the Online Viewer. Supported file formats include: DOC, XLS, CSV, WKS, WK3, VSD, PPT, PUB, MPP, PDF, TIF, JPG, GIF, BMP, TIF, PNG, plus other file formats compatible with these file formats. (the Online Viewer is available for all multi-user accounts). plans for corporate users who rely on FilesAnywhere to work on files together online from multiple locations.
"We are thrilled about Mark's involvement and the vision he brings," says Tim Rice, CEO of FilesAnywhere. "Mark's investment and his leadership give FilesAnywhere more traction to expand our data storage infrastructure, enhance our service offering with more capabilities, and continue increasing our share of this rapidly expanding market."
About FilesAnywhere
Officeware Corporation (d/b/a FilesAnywhere) a privately owned "C" corporation headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company was founded in 1995 as an information systems consulting firm. The company launched FilesAnywhere.com in July 1999, one of the original online file storage providers.
FilesAnywhere plans come standard with many online features, including automated PC backup Setup Daily, Weekly or Monthly scheduled jobs. Synchronize folders between multiple locations, or create automated file transfer jobs. Jobs run automatically as a background service. Simple, wizard-based software is included with the WebAdvanced plan., folder synchronization, web-based folder shares, inbound and outbound file links, SSL "Secure Socket Layer". SSL encrypts every packet to and from your computer using an SSL Web Login, WebDAV or SFTP Backups. VeriSign Certificates with 1024-bit RSA key are so strong, it would take 3 Million years to break using a $10M super computer! For more information on FilesAnywhere security, please click Introduction in the Help Contents and then Security. security, FTP and SecureFTP, WebDAV No software to install, since WebDAV is built into most operating systems. Using this feature, you can Open, Edit and Save remote files directly from your applications. Also Copy/Paste or Drag-n-Drop between your local computer and the mapped FilesAnywhere folder. drive mapping, an online document viewer, content-based remote file search Search File/Folder Names, Text in Files, Metatag Keywords or Comments. Instantly search files in folders or account-wide. An available Index feature (included with all multi-user accounts) rapidly indexes all readable file content in the account, making word searches lightning-fast, even over thousands of files! Create your own keywords, then "tag" files to search by keyword., online picture albums and file version history.
FilesAnywhere Web Accounts start at $3.95/month for simple file storage. The WebAdvanced The WebAdvanced plan is ideal for data backup, for uploading a large amount of files to your remote storage space, for synchronizing folders between locations, and for drive-letter mapping with drag-and-drop and direct f Login and click the "Multi-Upload" tab in to reveal the "Upload Drop Pad". Simply drag and drop anything you want onto this box, and it will start uploading immediately to your account. This tool is fast, reliable, "firewall-friendly", and works in all web browsers, using Windows, Mac or Linux. Another method available for drag-and-drop Uploads and Downloads is the WebFolder feature. Refer to the WebFolder User Guide in Help Contents.ile open/save. WebAdvanced plans come with all of the features of the Individual Plan, plus the following capabilities: Automated, Scheduled Backups, Synchronization Local and Remote Folders, Resume Interrupted Transfers, Drag-and-Drop local files/folders into Backup Job Definition, Map a Network Drive Letter to your Account, Open/edit/save files directly from office applications, Drag-and-Drop files/folders to and from your Account, Direct FTP and SecureFTP (secure shell) Access to your Account using any standard, SFTP Application, Blowfish 128-bit Encryption, encrypting all files at the client computer, Workgroup SubAccounts (add any number of SubAccounts, starting with one). plan includes scheduled automatic PC backup Setup Daily, Weekly or Monthly scheduled jobs. Synchronize folders between multiple locations, or create automated file transfer jobs. Jobs run automatically as a background service. Simple, wizard-based software is included with the WebAdvanced plan. features, WebFolders Also called "WebDAV". No software to install, since WebDAV is built into most operating systems. Using this feature, you can Open, Edit and Save remote files directly from your applications. Also Copy/Paste or Drag-n-Drop between your local computer and your mapped remote storage folder, encrypted in full 128-bit SSL and Firewall friendly! and other advanced features for $8.95/month at 2GB storage. Users can upgrade the file storage space online at will, up into the hundreds of gigabytes. The 5-user 5GB Workgroup This is the best solution for teams who need to store and share files between offices, from home or when traveling. Share Folders using Read-Only or Full permissions. Adding a SubAccount unlocks special features: Media Streaming, full-text Search Index, and Online Viewer. plan costs $25/month. A FilesAnywhere Private Site with custom branding on the main pages is available starting at $99/month for 10 users. No-cost trials of all plans are available via the FilesAnywhere.com home page.
For more information visit http://www.filesanywhere.com or contact 1-866-805-1991.
FilesAnywhere Features List: http://www.filesanywhere.com/Features.htm
Contact:
FilesAnywhere.com
President/CEO
Tim M. Rice, 817-358-0822
info@filesanywhere.com