Vembu Technologies selected to join the Microsoft® BizSpark™ One program

May 1, 2010 - PRLog -- Chennai, India April 28, 2010, Vembu Technologies, a leading provider of online backup software (http://www.storegrid.com) for managed service providers and managed hosting providers, today announced that it has been selected to join the Microsoft® BizSpark™ One Program. In November 2008, Microsoft® BizSpark™ was launched as a global program offering software, support and visibility to early stage startups. Microsoft BizSpark One is the latest expansion of the BizSpark program. This unique invitation-only program is designed to accelerate the growth of selected high potential startups through a one-to-one relationship with Microsoft and a global community of advisors, investors, and peers.

“We enrolled in BizSpark exactly a year ago, and it has helped us in the crucial time of our business by giving free access to tools and applications. And now an extension of the program has provided us an even greater window of opportunity – we are super excited to be among the first startups selected for BizSpark One!” said Sekar Vembu, Founder & CEO of Vembu Technologies.

Microsoft is committed to serving as a valuable technology and business partner for emerging startups and their investors. BizSpark One pairs each startup with a dedicated relationship manager at Microsoft who works with the startup to identify its unique opportunities and build a tailored plan to promote the startup’s visibility, expand its network of investors and mentors, expose it to business opportunities, and develop cutting edge applications.

"We are excited to welcome Vembu Technologies as one of our newest members in the BizSpark One program.” noted Matthew Clark, senior director of strategic and emerging business development, Microsoft Corp. “Their innovation in the online backup software business has lead them to stand out among companies with similar offerings and we look forward to working with them to grow their company even further."
About Vembu Technologies:

Vembu Technologies is an established leader in providing flexible, reliable, and cost-effective backup solutions. Vembu's flagship product, StoreGrid, is a network-based disk-to-disk software system for backing-up desktops and servers. StoreGrid comes in three editions: Online Backup Service Provider & Hosting Provider, Professional (for Businesses), and Education, and is currently running on more than 100,000 computers worldwide. Vembu Home is a consumer backup solution that enables free local backup and optional Amazon Cloud backup.

Vembu was founded in 2004, and has won many awards and has been recognized by various leading industry bodies. For more information, including free trials and software downloads, please visit www.storegrid.com.

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For more information, press only:
Lenin Srinivasan,
Vembu Technologies Inc.
Tel: 1-775-241-4807
E-Mail ID - lenin@vembu.com

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Online Backup Software StoreGrid, Supports various forms of disk to disk : onsite / offsite / remote client - server backups. StoreGrid supports various NAS devices and external hard disks and is designed for workstation and server backups.