Code 42 Offers Internet2 Member Campuses CrashPlan Services

Code
42 Software Inc., developer of private and public cloud-based
endpoint backup solutions for consumers, businesses and the
enterprise, announced that Internet2-member campuses will be able to
provide students, faculty and staff, protection of data stored on
laptops and desktops.

Internet2 is a member-owned technology
community, which provides a collaborative environment for U.S.
research and education organizations to solve technology challenges,
and to develop solutions in support of their educational, research
and community service missions.

Early service validation members
currently reviewing or rolling out CrashPlan include Arizona State
University, Naval Postgraduate School, Stanford University,
University of Notre Dame, University of Texas and University of
Washington. Early adopter enrollment for all universities is expected
later this spring.

"ASU leverages Internet2’s NET+
services for new methods of delivering and provisioning IT solutions,
and for their tremendous scale and elasticity," said Gordon
Wishon, CIO at Arizona State University. "The CrashPlan PROe
endpoint backup offering is no exception. We believe Internet2
members will find great value in this scalable, secure, and
easy-to-use solution."

"Protecting university data on
faculty and staff laptops and desktops is a priority, especially with
our mobile workforce," said Ron Kraemer, VP of IT and CIO at
University of Notre Dame. "We’re thrilled to be part of this service
validation. The NET+ CrashPlan PROe service provides the scalable
endpoint backup we require along with user-friendly, self-service
capabilities."

CrashPlan PROe named a 2012 Top Tech
Tool for Educators by InformationWeek is the enterprise endpoint
backup solution selected by member institutions for inclusion in the
Internet2 NET+ program.

"We’ve heard from many members
of the need for a proven endpoint backup solution,"
commented Shel Waggener, senior VP for Internet2. "CrashPlan
PROe empowers a single admin to easily support the backup needs of
thousands of users, while enabling faculty and staff to quickly and
easily restore data on their own. It’s our hope that campuses expand
this solution to students as well who often overlook the importance
of a backup until a system crash occurs and it’s too late."

"We’re inspired by Internet2’s
mission to provide world-class, leading IT services in a
cost-effective, scalable manner and proud to be their preferred
provider for endpoint device backup," said Matthew
Dornquast, CEO of Code 42. "Protecting the
irreplaceable work of brilliant researchers and future scholars is a
humbling responsibility. We’re honored to accept the assignment."

Internet2’s NET+ CrashPlan PROe
Offering
The NET+ CrashPlan service will utilize
the Internet2 network infrastructure to optimize performance,
integrate InCommon identity and provide features specific to the
needs of higher education.

CrashPlan is an enterprise
endpoint backup solution that:

• Runs silently and continuously, while
  using miniscule amounts of network bandwidth

• Gives university IT a single,
  cross-platform DR solution that can be managed from a single admin
  console

• Empowers end users with self-service
  access to backed up files from any computer or mobile device

"We engineered CrashPlan to
continuously protect the mission-critical files stored on Mac,
Windows and Linux endpoint devices," Dornquast said. "A
college campus or research facility is the ultimate example of this
kind of heterogeneous environment, as well as a shining example of
BYOD in the enterprise. CrashPlan effectively alleviates the
complexities associated with both forces, while reliably safeguarding
endpoint data."