Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - June 9, 2008 - Developer of near-continuous data protection products for Linux and Windows, R1Soft, welcomes information technology solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, BlackMesh, to the R1Soft Hosting Partner Program.

Eric Mandel, CEO of BlackMesh noted, ''We selected R1Soft because of their ability to provide cost effective features and performance that fit our business and customer needs. 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.''

BlackMesh currently uses R1Soft's Continuous Data Protection technology on both its Linux and Windows servers. The company 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, BlackMesh can take advantage of an array of marketing resources and sales tools from R1Soft. It also receives priority technical support and volume licensing discounts.

David Wartell, Vice Present of R1Soft, a division of BBS Technologies remarked, ''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.''

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Herndon, Va., BlackMesh is a provider of information technology solutions for small and mid-sized businesses. BlackMesh specializes in the design, deployment, and administration of managed hosting and managed services in both off-site and on-site locations. Combining powerful, high-performance technologies with world-class service and support, BlackMesh provides its customers with the tools they need to lower costs, accelerate growth, increase agility, and improve efficiency.

Founded in 2003, R1Soft is a provider of disk-based backup solutions. The company's customer list includes some of the world's largest hosting providers. R1soft products provide Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for over 85,000 mission-critical Linux and Windows servers worldwide. In November, 2007 R1Soft was acquired by BBS Technologies, Inc.

To learn more about BlackMesh, please visit: www.blackmesh.com.

For more information about R1Soft and Continuous Data Protection, please visit: www.r1soft.com.