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BackupAssist is the leading-edge provider of affordable Windows Server Backup and DR software. Used in over 165 countries, our award-winning software helps businesses avert financial ruin when disaster strikes. NEW!!! - Our latest software includes: \* 365 - an Office backup software \* WFH - workstation and work from home cyber resilience solution \* ER - Disk-to-disk-to-cloud backups, for recovery anywhere. Express Recovery, Easy Restore, for Enduring Resilience. Fully automated and lockdown friendly. Our software allows for the back up of anything from just a few files to whole servers—virtual or physical. It supports all modern backup destinations from local to external disks, network locations, to public and private cloud. Our unique and renowned CryptoSafeGuard feature protects our customer's backups from ransomware by stopping infected files from being backed up. SMS and email alerts keep them in the loop if crypto-malware strikes. For additional information (and a FREE TRIAL of our software), please visit www.backupassist.com.

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