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Norton Online Backup 2.0 Now Available

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Norton released version 2.0 of their online backup solution, which supports up to five Windows PC or Mac computers under one central account.

New in the upgraded version includes document sharing, computer to computer transfer of files, and remote access to files with up to 90 days of file versions.

Norton Online Backup retails for $49.99 which includes a mere 25 GB of backup space for 1 year. 25 GB is hardly enough space to backup 5 computers. An alternate serivce from IDrive offers backup of 5 PCs for $149.50 / year. While the cost is three times as much, you get 500GB of backup space (20-times more)

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HP Follows Upline Failure With Symantec Partnership

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

HP, after dumping their own online backup service, Upline, has partnered with Symantec to protect the data on new PCs.

However, don’t get all excited yet: the version of Symantec Online Backup is merely a 1-month trial, after which users will be asked to pay $50 / year. That’s nothing special: you can get a 30-day trial free directly from Symantec.

The pre-installation of Symantec Online Backup extends the current HP / Symantec agreement, in which HP computers feature Symantec’s Norton Internet Security.

While some consumers welcome pre-installed software, adding credibility to the product selection and ease of use (installation is already taken care of), others find it to be a waste of space, system resources, and a major annoyance as it regularly prompts users to purchase a license.

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