Released on: December 22, 2007, 2:27 am

Press Release Author: Ethan Oberman

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Free Online storage and backup released by SpiderOak.
SpiderOak provides its users with 2 gigabytes of free online storage and backup.
Easy to store, access, and share files across multiple computers and platforms-
including Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Press Release Body: Chicago, IL - SpiderOak, Inc. today unveiled free,
user-friendly online back up and storage software that provides its users with a
more secure and easily-organized way to back up, store, access, and share files
across multiple computers and platforms - including Mac, Windows, and Linux.

"We are pleased to be offering the first complete online back up, storage, access,
and sharing solution," said Ethan R. Oberman, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
of SpiderOak. "SpiderOak's approach differentiates itself in two crucial ways.
First, we invoke a new, innovative, and vastly more secure approach to online
privacy whereby we never store a user's password or encryption keys. And second, we
solve the intricate problem of storing cross platform data in a central location and
making that data universally accessible to the user."

SpiderOak offers two gigabytes of free online storage for any type of document,
photo, song, movie or other digital media. Additional online storage is available
for a monthly fee. Designed as a central storage repository, users may install
SpiderOak on any number of computers (work, home, laptop) and access all of their
files from any computer within their SpiderOak Network or any computer with an
Internet connection. Back ups occur automatically and continuously whenever changes
or additions are made. Further, historical versions of every file are preserved so a
user can recover a file from any point in time by date-stamp.

Any file that SpiderOak has backed up can be included in a 'ShareRoom'. As an
example, a ShareRoom may contain photos of a most recent family vacation, the latest
interior designs with a client, or tax records with an accountant - each on a secure
and password protected basis. Additionally, changes or edits to any of the folders
or documents included in a ShareRoom are automatically uploaded and available
without having to 're-upload' or 're-transfer'.

At the core of SpiderOak is privacy. "We took the unprecedented approach of using
strong encryption and never storing users' passwords or the plaintext of a their
encryption keys," said SpiderOak's experienced co-founder and Chief Technology
Officer Alan Fairless. Mr. Fairless has led a team of developers for nearly two
years to create this pioneering storage technology. He continued, "This means that
no one can ever know what data a user is storing including the SpiderOak staff. We
do allow our users to create a password hint which can be easily retrieved but this
is the only recovery mechanism." Mr. Fairless concluded, "All this was necessary to
create a true zero-knowledge environment."

The first two gigabytes of storage are free. All SpiderOak features including back
up, historical versioning, adding multiple computers, and sharing are included at no
extra charge. Should a user wish to back up more than 2 gigabytes, the cost is $10
per month up to 20 gigabytes and $5 for each additional 10 gigabyte increment
thereafter. Future versions of the SpiderOak system will be compatible with mobile
phones, Blackberrys, and PDAs.

Contact Information:
Ethan Oberman
SpiderOak, Inc
http://spideroak.com
Ph: 773.259.2500

Author Details:

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Web Site: https://spideroak.com/

Contact Details: SpiderOak, Inc.
555 Huehl Road
Northbrook, IL 60062