An historic occasion

This morning we announced that the software that operates the Powered By Nine® solutions was awarded a U.S. patent for the way it combines global, block-level deduplication and military-grade encryption. That patent and some other Nine Technology assets were then acquired by Imation, a global leader in data storage and protection. We wanted to get in touch with all of our partners and make sure that there was no confusion over what happens to your services in the coming weeks and months.

Although Imation now owns the intellectual property behind Powered By Nine®, Nine Technology isn't going anywhere. We're sticking around to keep offering you the best online backup on the market. We'll be here to help you promote your service, support your service, and expand your service when, led by Imation's scalable storage team, Powered By Nine® adds new features and keeps getting better.

Our CEO Tom Gelson and CTO Alex Stoev are going to be joining the Imation team to keep working on Powered By Nine®, so as announced a few weeks ago I'll be running the day-to-day operations here at Nine. Our marketing, support and sales teams are staying here with me, so if you ever need anything from us to help you with your service, let us know.

If you have any questions about the acquisition or about how Nine Technology will support you in the future, don't hesitate to ask.