Company's full backup option allows clients to generate backups of all data hosted on their virtual private servers.

HostV, a provider of virtual private servers and dedicated servers, today announced that it has added an additional layer of data backup for its virtual private servers at no additional charge. It says that all clients will automatically receive the new functionality.

The company explains that in addition to RAID-10 data protection, clients can now take advantage of complete data backups that do not count against their disk space allotment. The full backup option allows clients to generate full backups of all data hosted on their virtual private server, and the data is compressed,encrypted, stored on a separate drive, it claims.

''We are effectively doubling the disk space allotment for our clients by introducing complete backups. Although we already provide a variety of other data protection options, including RAID-10 drive configurations, the addition of full account backups helps add peace of mind for our clients, who utilize our services to fulfill their mission-critical requirements,'' said John Xie, John Xie, President of Cirtex Corp., HostV parent company.