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Leading Financial Services Firms Increasingly Leveraging Backup My Info! To Safeguard Business-Critical Data
August 31, 2010
Investment in the right disaster recovery solution is a must for the financial service firms and as many as 100 such firms have trusted Backup My Info! for addressing their data protection needs.

Acton Hero's Journey - Celebrating Principled Entrepreneurs: An Interview with Jennifer Walzer
November 1, 2009
Jennifer Walzer shares the story of how confidence, determination and a healthy dose of humility helped paved the way for her success in an industry typically dominated by male executives. Click the link above to watch the video interview.

Entrepreneur.com - Robert Tuchman: Young, Fearless and Fed Up – More Than Just a Number
October 9, 2009
Jennifer Walzer recently sat down with Enterpreneur.com columnist Robert Tuchman and shared her story of leaving the corporate world to follow an entrepreneurial dream. Robert relays Jennifer's story in his latest Young, Fearless and Fed Up column on Entrepreneur.com.

Conquering the Crisis: How Clever Small Business Owners are Adapting in the New Ecomony - Upgrading your staff October 6, 2009 Jennifer Walzer participated in this New York Enterprise Report roundtable event, which brought together over 60 area business owners to discuss strategies for success in a new business environment. Jennifer led a discussion on upgrading your staff, in which she talked about retaining top employees and attracting high-quality job seekers.

New York Times Online: You're the Boss - The Art of Running a Small Business
September 2, 2009
Beginning September second, Jennifer Walzer will join Jay Goltz, Scott Shane, Robb Mandelbaum and Jeff Brown as a regular contributor to the New York Times' online feature, "You're the Boss - The Art of Running a Small Business." Jennifer will lend a new perspective to the blog as a female entrepreneur in the technology world, sharing her lessons learned, daily struggles, accomplishments and more.

Backup My Info! Introduces Lock Your Docs!
June 1, 2009
We are pleased to announce that we have built a great new service offering called Lock Your Docs! Lock Your Docs! is an encrypted online lockbox service, designed to give individuals and business owners a place to securely store and organize critical information that can be then be accessed from anywhere, at any time. Upload files like insurance information, disaster recovery plans, passwords, travel documents, and contact lists, and be prepared for any situation. Find out more about Lock Your Docs! at www.lockyourdocs.com.

Wall Street Journal: So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?
February 23, 2009
Jennifer Walzer shares how starting a company isn't easy but hard work can definitely pay off. She is also interviewed in an online podcast interview which can be heard on the same page as the article (The audio portion is called "Managing the Hurdles" and it is a 10 minute interview by the reporter).

New York Enterprise Report Small Business Awards
September 17, 2008
Backup My Info! was announced as the winner of a Best Practices award for Human Resources and Leadership! The prestigious New York Enterprise Report Small Business Awards recognize New York metropolitan area businesses that successfully implement best practices in the following categories: Human Resources & Leadership, Technology, Green Business, Sales & Marketing, and Mergers & Acquisitions. A panel of independent judges reviews the nomination submissions of the finalists in each category and assigns a score to each nomination. The nominee with the highest score in each category is the winner.

New York Enterprise Report – Small Business Awards
August 7, 2008
Backup My Info! has been selected as a finalist in the Human Resources/Leadership category. Winners will be announced at the New York Enterprise Report Small Business Awards Gala on September 17th, 2008.

Money Magazine: Launch – How I Did It
July 1, 2008
Jennifer Walzer discusses ways to build brand equity without breaking the bank.

Pool & Spa News: Interactive Technology Report – Backing Up Data
May 15, 2008
Backup My Info! stresses the importance of data protection for business owners in the pool and spa industry.

Computeruser.com - Secure file transfer picks up where email leaves off.
April 14, 2008
Backup My Info! writes an article for Computeruser.com about the benefits of an online secure file transfer service.

Xerox Exchange – Breaking Barriers
March 25, 2008
Jennifer Walzer talks to Exchange about overcoming barriers when starting a business.

Computeruser.com – What is Online Backup Without Customer Support? Not much.
February 28, 2008
Backup My Info! contributes an article to Computeruser.com about the importance of support for an online backup solution.

Small Business Summit 2008 – It's Time to Reinvent Your Business
February 11, 2008
Backup My Info! was an exhibitor at this year's Small Business Summit in New York City. Jennifer Walzer spoke on a panel regarding this year's theme, reinventing your business.

New York Enterprise Report – How to Survive a Disaster
December 1, 2007
Jennifer Walzer is a featured contributor in an article on surviving various business disasters.

Daily News - Your Money: Sales: Big order for small firms
November 26, 2007
Backup My Info! is featured in the Your Money section of New York's Daily News.

TrueNYC.com: Featured Entrepreneur – Taking Care of Your Clients
November 19, 2007
In an interview with TrueNYC.com's Meredith Ganzman, Backup My Info! CEO Jennifer Walzer explains that both she and her team have a passion for taking care of people, which extends naturally into the way they treat their customers and each other.

Lawline.com: Information Backup for Law Firms
October 22, 2007
In a sit-down interview with Lawline.com, Backup My Info! CEO Jennifer Walzer explains how law firms can benefit from protecting their data using an offsite data backup solution.

NY Enterprise Report Small Business Awards 2007
October 2, 2007
Jennifer Walzer was selected to act as a judge for the second year in a row at this event recognizing best practices of small business in the New York City area.

Crain's New York Business - Written plan, data backups defuse disaster in advance (Search "Backup My Info." Only Crain's subscribers may access archived articles.)
September 10, 2007
Backup My Info! is featured in Crain's article outlining tips for how to prepare for a disaster.

New Software Release: Version 7.0
June 23, 2007
Exciting new features of Version 7.0 include the ability to backup VMWare 2.5.1 or 3.x, full support of Exchange 2007, improved Microsoft SQL 2000 and 2005 cluster support, centralized backup for MS SharePoint 2003/2007, full support for Oracle 10g, and conversion of tape data to our archiving service. All of this is in addition to the same great features and capabilities we've always had.

New Software Release: Version 6.2
September 1, 2006
New features of Version 6.2 include Continuous Data Protection for file systems and Exchange Email. This release also includes added support for MS SQL Server 2005/2005 SQL Server Express databases and Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4.

New Software Release: Version 6.0
December 1, 2005
New features of Version 6.0 include Archiving (a cost effective long-term data storage option), Mac OS X capabilities, and increased support for all Windows related applications.

Inc.com: "Backup Plan"
October 17, 2005
Inc.com explains why simply backing up to an external hard drive is not enough and lists alternative options. Inc.com interviews BUMI about best practices for data backup and disaster recovery.

GP SOLO Magazine: "Hop Aboard the Being Solo Time Machine"
June 1, 2005
David Leffler, of New York City law firm Leffler Marcus & McCaffrey, LLC discusses the direction in which technology will be taking business in the next few years and references Backup My Info! as a great example of an automated offsite data backup service.

NY Enterprise Report: "What Would You Do If Your Company Info Got Into the Wrong Hands?"
March 9, 2005
Backup My Info! provides some best practices to business owners on how to protect your data in case it gets into the wrong hands or is destroyed.

Microsoft & New York Enterprise Report Small Business Forum
November 17, 2004
The New York Enterprise Report, in conjunction with Business Development Institute and Microsoft, are co-producing a small business technology forum focused on helping small to midsize businesses increase sales, reduce costs and build value through the use of cost-effective technology tools and solutions.

A new secure file transfer service
February 1, 2004
Backup My Info! introduces a new secure file transfer service called Send Data Safely to meet the needs of businesses who need to send documents securely to their clients. Due to new regulatory rulings such as California Civil Code 1798.85 and HIPAA.

American Express chooses Backup My Info! to promote on their radio ads in New York City
October 24, 2003
Jennifer Walzer, President and Founder of Backup My Info! was selected by American Express to help promote a new service they launched as part of their OPEN Network. The radio commercial will begin running at the end of October and will be heard across 9 major radio stations in Manhattan.

Private Practice Success Magazine
July 1, 2003
A look at Online Computer Backup Service

100-Plus Leading Financial Services Firms Utilize Backup My Info! to Safeguard Business-Critical Data
August 30, 2010
New York, NY – Backup My Info! (BUMI), the premier provider of online backup for small to mid-sized businesses, today announced that more than 100 leading financial services firms are utilizing BUMI for off-site backup, disaster recovery and compliance initiatives. Financial services firms are increasingly leveraging BUMI as a trusted solution to proactively manage and secure their business-critical data.

New York City Bank Counts on Backup My Info! to Safeguard Business-Critical Data
August 17, 2010
New York, NY – Backup My Info! (BUMI), the premier provider of online backup for small to mid-sized businesses, today announced that BPD Bank, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, has selected BUMI for its off-site backup and disaster recovery initiatives. BPD Bank is a New York State Chartered Bank located in the heart of the Financial district in New York City. With nearly 100 employees in New York, Miami and the Dominican Republic, BPD Bank manages approximately 70 servers in multiple sites.

New York City-based Law Firm Leverages Backup My Info! for Off-Site Backup and Disaster Recovery
August 3, 2010
New York, NY – Backup My Info! (BUMI), the premier provider of online backup for small to mid-sized businesses, today announced that the law firm of Abbey Spanier Rodd & Abrams continues to utilize BUMI for its off-site backup and disaster recovery initiatives. Abbey Spanier is a nationally recognized law firm specializing in large, complex litigation.

NY Xpo for Business: Crafting a Security Plan: Protecting Company Data
Backup My Info! CEO, Jennifer Walzer will be a guest speaker at the third annual NY Xpo for Business on November 19, 2008. In her seminar, Crafting a Security Plan: Protecting Company Data, Jennifer will share best practices, tips and strategies for protecting company data. The NY Xpo for business is the area's largest business-to-business show; 15,000 attendees and over 500 exhibitors are expected this year. Pre-registration for the seminar is free!

2005 LegalTech Show New York
January 5, 2005
Jennifer Walzer, President and Founder of Backup My Info!, has been invited to speak at LegalTech New York, the world's leading technology conference and exhibition for the legal community for the second year in a row. She will be speaking with one of our clients, Thacher Proffitt and Wood LLP and Lexus Nexus on the following topic: "Practicing Safe Computing: Protecting Your System from Techno Gremlins (Data Backup, Electrical Protection, Dealing with Viruses, Internet and E-Mail Security and Disaster Planning)" The conference will be held on January 31-Feb 2, 2005 at the New York Hilton Hotel.

2004 LegalTech Show New York 4
January 7, 2004
Jennifer Walzer, President and Founder of Backup My Info!, has been invited to speak at LegalTech New York, the world's leading technology conference and exhibition for the legal community. She will be speaking on the following topic: "Data Backup and Recovery: How Law Firms Can Safely and Effectively Backup and Catalog the Increasing Volume of Enterprise Data." The conference will be held on February 2-4, 2004 at the New York Hilton Hotel.

2003 New York CPA, Business & Technology Show and Conference
July 22, 2003
Mark Plostock, CPA, President, IT Dept. Ltd., former FAE Trustee, Member of Board of Directors NYSSCPA will demonstrate Backup My Info!'s state of the art backup solution during his conference session called "CPA Office Efficiences: Putting Technology to Work"

Technology Seminar for Non-Profits
April 3, 2003
On April 3rd, the J2J Network and the American Zionist Movement present a Technology Seminar for non-profit organizations.

I've Changed My Mind About P.R.
August 27, 2010
We're going to start with a three-month trial period. I'm nervous about shelling out money without a guarantee of performance.

Core Values and Employees Who Don't Belong, Part 2
August 1, 2010
I think it's fair to say that some readers reacted negatively to my last post.

One Way to Figure Out Which Employees Belong
July 26, 2010
I asked our employees to rate their colleagues on each of our core values.

Getting Back to Sales
June 19, 2010
The loss of an employee provides an opportunity to reassess the sales process.

This Is Getting Interesting
May 22, 2010
A small-business owner thought she already had her hands full — but this changes everything. A very special edition of A C.E.O.'s Journey.

My Legal Lesson (Continued)
May 13, 2010
Next time this owner hires a lawyer, she plans to set a budget.

How Do Lawyers Get Away With This Stuff?
April 26, 2010
Your e-mail took me away from a multimillion dollar agreement I'm working on, the lawyer explained, so I have to charge you.

Why I Stay in New York City
April 9, 2010
Our goal is to be the market leader in New York City, and I believe that I need to be in New York City to make that happen.

How I Found My New Office Space With Twitter
March 30, 2010
My only concern is that we have been so busy working on our sales challenges and upgrading the hardware in our data centers that we have not had time to focus on the logistics of the move.

Can We Afford to Continue Serving Small Clients?
March 11, 2010
As much as I like to help our small clients, we might have to start introducing them to other options if we want to meet our sales goals and remain profitable.

My New Goals: Moving, Marketing and Sales
March 1, 2010
My time away from the office helped me realize that I want to focus on three major goals this year: moving to a new and bigger office, sharpening our identity in a crowded market, and increasing sales.

Rethinking My Meeting Strategy
February 15, 2010
In short, our current method of daily communication and debriefing has become ineffective.

Back to the Grindstone
February 4, 2010
I came back from my trip with a ton of energy, a great tan many wonderful memories — and some unexpected realizations about my role as chief executive.

Aloha (and a Confession) From Hawaii!
January 25, 2010
O.K., so, about disconnecting completely from work …

Gone Fishin'!
January 7, 2010
As of yesterday, I have left the office and unplugged my e-mail — and I won't return for 22 days. I have never done anything like this before.

O.K., I Guess We're Not Retiring the Business Card (Yet)
January 5, 2010
But let's try to make the best of them.

Things I'm Grateful For
December 31, 2009
A bunch of our customers went out of business, we found some new ones, we began a new service, and I got engaged.

Operations Manager? Check!
December 26, 2009
After some 15 calls, three preliminary interviews and three follow-up meetings, we decided on a candidate whose experience, energy and personality are a great fit.

Getting My E-Mail Under Control
December 18, 2009
I took a hard look at what the more than 1,000 e-mail messages in my in-box really were, and this is what I realized..

When Your Business Becomes Your Life
November 21, 2009
After watching my close friends battle health issues and after dealing with a few of my own, I'm starting to look at things differently.

Can't We Retire the Business Card?
November 2, 2009
I'm beginning to wonder if there's a point to keeping them — or even to passing them out in the first place.

Exchanging Ideas (and Some Good News) With Other C.E.O.'s
October 29, 2009
If you have never joined a business group or sat down with other business owners to share ideas, you are missing out.

How Can We Compete With the Big Boys?
October 22, 2009
I'd be lying if I said that Mozy and Carbonite don't keep me awake some nights.

More on Do-It-Yourself P.R. — and My Role as C.E.O.
October 15, 2009
I know that I am currently wearing way too many hats. I need to figure out which ones to keep and which to pass on.

Which P.R. Firm Do You Use?
October 7, 2009
Funny you should ask. I actually do it myself.

Keeping Morale Up When the Economy's Down
September 29, 2009
I'm not saying that I need or want to know everyone's personal problems, but I do want people to know that they can come to me.

No One Ever Said It Would Be Easy
September 22, 2009
No matter your gender or what you're trying to do, you're going to face someone who writes you off without giving you a chance, thinks your idea is foolish, or doesn't have time to hear what you have to say.

What You Need to Understand to Improve Your Hiring
September 16, 2009
It pains me to think of the emotional and financial toll that my hiring mistakes have taken on me, my team and my company.

What Is the Boss's Job Description?
September 8, 2009
If a new chief executive were hired to replace you tomorrow, what tasks would that person take on, and what should that person take on?

Introducing: A C.E.O.'s Journey
September 2, 2009
I often liken my recent efforts to build my business to being on a treadmill: I'm busting my butt but staying in the same spot. My attempts to get off the treadmill will be the focus of these blog posts.