As a partner, company can take advantage of an array of marketing resources and sales tools from R1Soft.

BlackMesh, a provider of information technology solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced that it has joined the R1Soft Hosting Partner Program.

The company says that it currently uses R1Soft's Continuous Data Protection technology on both its Linux and Windows servers. It adds that it also uses R1Soft's MySQL add-on, allowing live database protection and selective restoration in individual cells through True Granular restoration.

In addition to leveraging R1Soft's solutions, as a member of R1Soft's Hosting Partner Program, it can take advantage of an array of marketing resources and sales tools from R1Soft. It also receives priority technical support and volume licensing discounts, avers the company.

"We selected R1Soft because of their ability to provide cost effective features and performance that fit our business and customer needs," said Eric Mandel, CEO of BlackMesh. "By providing a stable, scalable backup solution, R1Soft helps BlackMesh implement a companywide offering that gives an added level of protection to our business and our customers."

"Our Hosting Partner Program allows BlackMesh to leverage our data protection products in the mission-critical hosting market. As a partner, we will work with BlackMesh to maximize the company's managed solutions and services, thereby increasing IT reliability and customer satisfaction," said David Wartell, Vice Present of R1Soft, a division of BBS Technologies.