Carbonite Vice President of Operations Kai Gray Recognized as a 2012 CIO of the Year by Boston Business Journal and Mass High Tech

BOSTON, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbonite, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARB), a leading provider of online backup solutions for consumers and small and medium sized businesses, announced today that Vice President of Operations, Kai Gray, has been honored by the Boston Business Journal and Mass High Tech as one of the top CIOs in the region in its annual "CIO of the Year" awards.

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"It is an honor to be recognized among such a diverse and accomplished group of innovative technology leaders," said Gray. "I'm proud to share this acknowledgement with my team who works diligently to keep Carbonite on the cutting edge of cloud backup and superior customer service every day."

"This year's CIO honorees exemplify how innovation in the use of information technology and in IT strategy can bring success, whether in driving profits or providing improved service to customers, end users or the public," said Chris McIntosh of the Boston Business Journal and Mass High Tech.

With an M.S. in Engineering Management from Tufts University and more than 15 years of technology experience, Gray leads a team committed to maintaining Carbonite's position as an innovative industry leader. Gray joined Carbonite in 2009 and oversees the production infrastructure that enables Carbonite to back up more than 300 million files each day. During his tenure, Gray's team has dramatically increased operational efficiency and reduced datacenter power infrastructure costs. Additionally, Gray's team oversees Carbonite's IT infrastructure to support the company's customer support center in Lewiston, Maine, a small development office in Princeton, New Jersey, and the company's Boston headquarters.

Gray is also very committed to the area's high-tech entrepreneurial community, working to help cultivate the local start-up ecosystem through group outings and event sponsorship, advising start-ups, and providing mentorship to individuals entering the industry.

The Top CIOs List recognizes 12 outstanding individuals in four categories —corporate, emerging, enterprise, and non-profit — at a breakfast event on June 12th at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. Gray is one of three winners recognized in the emerging companies category. For more event details, please visit http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/event/63491.

About Carbonite
Carbonite, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARB), is a leading provider of online backup solutions for consumers and small and medium sized businesses.  Subscribers in more than 100 countries rely on Carbonite to provide easy-to-use, affordable and secure online backup solutions with anytime, anywhere data access. Carbonite's online backup solution runs on both the Windows and Mac platforms. The company has backed up nearly 200 billion files, restored more than 7 billion files and currently backs up more than 300 million files each day. For more information, please visit www.carbonite.com, twitter.com/carbonite, twitter.com/carbonitebiz, or facebook.com/CarboniteOnlineBackup.

About the Boston Business Journal
The Boston Business Journal is Greater Boston's leading source of business news, information and events, reaching readers through the weekly print publication, the website bostonbusinessjournal.com and e-mail products. The BBJ also prints the annual Book of Lists — the region's top resource for business decision-makers seeking information about potential clients, suppliers and partners.

About Mass High Tech 
Mass High Tech, The Voice of New England Innovation, specializes in covering the region's incubation of next generation technologies and the people and companies behind our innovation economy. New England's technology and life sciences executives and engineers rely on MHT to track the pulse of local market forces, to identify new trends, detect emerging competition and uncover new opportunities.

The Boston Business Journal and Mass High Tech are published by American City Business Journals, the nation's largest publisher of metropolitan business news.

Media Contact 
Erin Delaney 
Carbonite 
617-421-5637
[email protected]

SOURCE Carbonite, Inc.