MWEB Store-It: free cloud storage service launched

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MWEB today (23 June 2011) announced the launch of its cloud based file hosting service, Store-It.  Store-It allows users to store and access files online using cloud computing.

The service is an extension of MWEB’s range of cloud services to the consumer market.

Store-It, which will be offered as a value add to all MWEB customers, is an alternative solution to using hardware such as flash drives or external hard drives to store and save files.

A 5 GB Store-It product will be offered free to MWEB’s customers with the 45GB and 95GB upgrade options retailing at R70 and R140 respectively.

“This will allow users to securely store documents such as their wills, copies of their identification documents as well as almost 100 000 photographs or more than 1200 MP3s,” said Nathier Kasu, Head of Digital at MWEB.

“All data is stored locally allowing faster and more efficient retrieval times than offshore based solutions.”

Nathier Kasu

Benefits of Store-It:

1. Users are able to store and access files online from any internet-enabled device, from any location
2. One will be able to share documents between more than one location (i.e. work and home)
3. It can be accessed by using an existing MWEB username, password – no additional credentials need to be remembered.
4. It is browser-based so no additional software needs to be installed
5. Customer will be able to get support via current MWEB support channels
6. Users are able to manage their storage themselves
7. The files are stored locally on MWEB servers so that upload and download speed are maximised.

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