SOS Online Backup Partner Program Announces Special Webinar Series for IT Service & MSP Software Resellers: "Pricing & Pitching the Cloud"

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SOS Online Backup has scheduled a special series of webinars in August entitled, "Pricing & Pitching the Cloud." Each will focus on a different scope, helping MSPs and VARs develop the correct pricing, marketing and delivery strategies and ultimately turning "the Cloud" into a recurring revenue stream. Learn about the SOS 360° Partner Program at http://www.sosonlinebackup.com/reseller.

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Also in August, there will be webinars dedicated to resellers in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and South Africa that will address hot topics like bandwidth, regional data centers and security policies.

Special Live Webinar Topics & Schedule

Every webinar is live and includes discussions about industry growth, program feature demonstrations and ends with a Q&A session:

The Right Price for the Right Customer: Selling Online Backup as an MSP
Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 11:00am PDT [RSVP]

Top 3 Online Backup Sales Pitches: Tips for MSPs
Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 11:00am PDT [RSVP]

Top 5 Security Features Your Online Backup Customers Want Now
Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 11:00am PDT [RSVP]

Selling Online Backup in Europe & South Africa: Tips for MSPs
Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 5:00pm CEST [RSVP]

Sell More Online Backup on the Web: Website Best-Practices for MSPs and IT Consultants
Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 11:00am PDT [RSVP]

Top 3 Competitive Features of Your New Online Backup Solution
Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 11:00am PDT [RSVP]

Selling Online Backup in Australia & New Zealand: Tips for MSPs
Friday, August 31, 2012 at 9:00am UTC [RSVP]

The SOS 360° Partner Program is a "business in a box."

"If you own a small or medium IT shop, SOS can add an entire line of online backup products you can bundle with your service offering," said Ken Shaw, CEO and Founder of SOS Online Backup. "We deliver a fully customized and re-branded experience of our desktop and web applications, allowing MSPs to expand their customer base and bring in new recurring revenue."

The SOS 360° Partner Program is a premium package that includes many tools for managed service and IT providers:

• Fully re-branded version of the award winning SOS Online Backup for PC
• Re-branded SOS ServerSave installer including bare metal cloud backup tools
• Customizable website template with integrated e-commerce functionality
• Support and service from SOS Partner Concierge
• Dedicated Business Development Manager
• Exclusive white papers, sales guides, video tutorials, email templates, presentations and more

The "2012 Outlook for Managed Service Providers: A guide to monetizing the coming demand for cloud services" is a white paper recently published by SOS that outlines how small businesses view and use online backup. Download the white paper and find out about the booming online backup market.

The SOS Software Suite

SOS is available for homes, businesses and enterprises. A single SOS for Home account can protect five PCs, Macs, smart-phones and tablets without any per-device fees. The SOS cloud archives file versions forever and will never automatically delete data considered "old."

For small businesses, SOS for Business protects an unlimited number of PCs and Apple computers, provides unlimited versioning with Timeline Recovery and has built-in local backup. SOS ServerSave for enterprise supports large Windows networks, bare metal backup, Cloud Boot capabilities, granular Exchange mailbox backup/restore and other advanced needs.

About SOS Online Backup

Based in El Segundo, California, SOS builds first-in-class online backup, cloud storage and file sharing software for homes and small businesses, server and database support for large enterprises as well as branded solutions for managed service providers, resellers and OEMs. SOS is the four-time winner of PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award and has received noteworthy acclaim from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others for its PC, Mac, iOS, Android and Facebook backup applications. For more information, visit http://www.sosonlinebackup.com.

SOURCE SOS Online Backup