U.S. DATA TRUST ADDS 1-YEAR RETENTION OPTION TO LEADING ONLINE BACKUP SERVICE

Customers may now choose either a 30-day and 1-year retention period for their critical server data

ROSEVILLE, CA (PRWEB) May 1, 2003 - U.S. Data Trust Corporation (http://www.usdatatrust.com), a leading provider of data protection and recovery services for business PC servers, today announced an enhancement to its DataTrust Protect Online Backup Service allowing customers to retain up to 12-months of historical business data in an electronic archive.

DataTrust Protect Online Backup Service provides data protection for mission critical PC server data. The service continuously backs up critical data, archives it in a secure, off-site Iron Mountain® data center, and makes it immediately available for recovery 24 hours a day.

Today's announcement allows customers opting for the 1-year retention period to instantly restore both their most current server data as well as historical versions from the past 30 days and month end copies from the past 12 months.

"Oftentimes business demands or regulatory requirements call for longer term retention of a customer's historical data. With today's announcement, the DataTrust Protect Service offers additional archiving options to meet those needs while delivering the same instant online restorability of our standard 30-day service," said Paul Hrabal, President of U.S. Data Trust Corporation.

Companies interested in the DataTrust Protect Online Backup Service may register for a 30-Day Risk-Free Trial by visiting the company's web site at http://www.usdatatrust.com/service/sign_up.asp.

About U.S. Data Trust

U.S. Data Trust Corporation provides a completely automated, professionally managed online backup and recovery service for business PC servers. The company's DataTrust Protect Online Backup Service, powered by LiveVault®, continuously backs up critical server data, archives it in a secure, off-site Iron Mountain® data center, and makes it immediately available for recovery 24 hours a day.

For more information visit http://www.usdatatrust.com or call (888) DATA-SAFE.

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