Cable & Wireless IDC Selects MSI for Data Protection

Incentra Solutions, Inc. (www.incentrasolutions.com) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ManagedStorage International (MSI) (www.MSIservice.com), renewed and expanded its agreement with Tokyo-based Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. to deliver a portfolio of data protection services to its customers in the Asia Pacific region. 

"By working with MSI, we are able to provide our hosting customers with a premium backup offering managed by the industry's leading storage management company," said Yukio Ito, vice-president, Corporate Sales Division, Cable & Wireless IDC.  "The customers in our Tokyo data center can be assured that their data is backed-up and protected on a daily basis."   

Under the agreement, MSI will continue to enable Cable & Wireless IDC to provide backup and restore services from their Tokyo data center while expanding their services to include RemoteStor™, MSI's online backup and restore service. 

MSI will install and manage the data protection infrastructure enabling Cable & Wireless IDC to provide an enhanced managed backup service to existing and new hosting customers. 

"Our agreement with Cable & Wireless IDC is proof that companies around the world are continuing to realize the need to properly protect their company's assets against a potential loss," said Rocky Atkins, Managing Director of MSI Asia Pacific. 

Cable & Wireless IDC is a leading provider of data, voice, IP and hosting solutions addressing both the wholesale and retail business markets in both Japan and overseas.