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Netstar remote back-up service to include individual users

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Hong Kong-based systems integrator Netstar yesterday unveiled a remote storage service aimed at both corporate and individual users.

Using the Internet and servers located in 17 countries, the StarBackup service will allow users to upload data from desktops and laptops and restore the data when necessary.

Corporate services are already available, and talks are under way to provide individual subscribers soon.

Interest had come from Internet service providers (ISP) and portals, especially those already offering electronic mail for a fee, said Netstar alliances and partnerships executive Conrad Ng Kwok-hui.

'ISPs, portal sites, see this service as a new way of generating new revenue in a very crowded market,' he said.

The system uses technology developed by sister company Accellion, which has been working with Dell Asia Pacific to offer similar services to personal computer buyers.

The Dell backup service is sold as an add-on to the PC manufacturer's global repair service.

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