Falling prices of laptop computers and the convenience of portability has resulted in a substantial increase in laptop usage in businesses. Once reserved only for executives, laptops are now widely prevalent in small and medium businesses because it is easier to take work home or be productive while traveling. More than 85% of laptop data loss results from theft and accidents. Here are some interesting statistics:

• 60% of all corporate data assets reside unprotected on PCs.
  Source: Search Security Newsletter,
• The theft of a laptop results in an average financial loss of $89,000; only a small percentage of that sum actually relates to the hardware cost.
  Source: 2002 Computer Security Institute/FBI Computer Crime & Security Survey
• Informal surveys indicate that about 10 to 15 percent of laptops are stolen by criminals intent on selling the stolen data.
  Source: Securityfocus.com, July 30, 2001
• IT professionals underestimate the real cost of one stolen notebook by 90%
  Source: Kensington Notebook Security Survey,

Traditional methods don't work

Popular methods of traditional laptop backup are:

• Backup/copy data to office server.
• Copy data to another (USB) drive.
• Carry a USB flash card
• Copy data to CDROM

All these methods rely on manual operation. Data stored on portable media are not secure -- anyone who finds it (or steals it) may abuse your private data. Most laptop users can't account for or locate all the backup media that they have used over a period of time.

SmartPick Backup protects laptop data

SmartPick's automated online offsite backup painlessly solves all the issues of traditional methods of backup. Once the SmartPick client is installed on your laptop, backup will occur automatically whether you are in your office or at home or traveling! All you need is Internet connection. SmartPick client can even automatically shutdown your laptop after the backup is completed. (read more about how SmartPick works}

Your data cannot be stolen by anyone and abused. SmartPick uses highest level of encryption technology to encrypt your data before it leaves your laptop.