Data Protection Specialist NovaStor Launches eLearning and Certification Program NovaStors new eLearning and certification program

provides IT-resellers with the technical knowledge, product positioning, and tools for maximizing sales growth of data protection products. Agoura Hills, CA, February 27, 2013 -- Hamburg / Germany, February 26, 2013 - Da ta protection specialist NovaStor introduces an eLearning and certification prog ram for resellers in EMEA and the USA. The program is designed to reinforce Nova Stors partner support in both regions and provide resellers with the technical kn ow-how and convincing sales arguments for increasing revenue with NovaStors SMB b ackup software products. By successfully passing the test following the online t raining, resellers qualify as certified ValueCREATE! Partners and benefit from t he numerous advantages included with NovaStors ValueCREATE! partner program. Better Margins and Major Advantages Although relatively new, in Germany alone, over one hundred IT-resellers have co mpleted NovaStors local partner training and are realizing the benefits. With the new eLearning module, resellers in EMEA and the US now also have the opportunit y to learn from NovaStors backup and restore expert knowledge. The clear and concise training focusses on best practice recommendations for bac kup and restore using NovaBACKUP SMB products for PCs and servers with Microsoft SQL and Exchange and virtual machines (Hyper-V / VMware). The course also provi des valuable technical information and supporting material for sales managers an d representatives, backup administrators and product managers. With successful p articipation and completion of training, resellers obtain the status as NovaStor Certified Partner. They benefit from personal assistance, attractive margins, r egular webinars on current topics, lead generation, marketing support and more. Certified NovaStor Partners Enjoy Premium Support NovaStors strategy focusses on a powerful reseller network to achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction. As part of NovaStors partner program ValueCREAT E!, NovaStor Certified Partners benefit from unlimited support from NovaStors hig hly qualified technical engineers either in California, USA or Hamburg, Germany. NovaStor support teams assist resellers by phone, e-mail, and even by connectin g to customer systems remotely when necessary. "Backup projects are a matter of trust. Thats why we are particularly pleased tha t resellers choose NovaStor as an alternative to other international software ve ndors that do not provide the same level of personal technical support, comments Stefan Utzinger, NovaStor CEO. In the reseller community we score high marks with our stable products, local presence and quick management decisions as well as e nabling resellers to manage all their installations with central remote manageme nt." CeBIT 2013 Appointment and Free Tickets To speak with NovaStors team personally and to hear about product news, visit Nov aStor s website at www.novastor.com/cebit2013 for submitting a free ticket reque st, and to book your personalized presentation. Related Links NovaStors eLearning and Certification Program: www.novastor.com/eLearning NovaStors partner program ValueCREATE!: www.novastor.com/en/channel/welcome CeBIT 2013 Tickets and Schedule: www.novastor.com/cebit2013 Datacenter and network backup and restore with NovaBACKUP DataCenter 5.0: www.no vastor.com/en/software/data-center-backup Public cloud and managed service platform NovaBACKUP xSP: www.novastor.com/en/so ftware/online-backup Private Cloud Backup platform NovaBACKUP Remote Workforce: www.novastor.com/en/s

oftware/remote-workforce NovaBACKUP for single PCs, servers, and small networks: www.novastor.com/en/soft ware About NovaStor: NovaStor (www.novastor.com) is a leading international provider of software solu tions for data protection and availability. NovaStor provides software, SaaS sol utions and services for local and online backup, restore and retention of busine ss-critical data. Clients include home, mobile, and SMB users, service providers as well as international corporations. NovaStor s cost-effective solutions are platform- and hardware-independent and ensure that optimal technological and eco nomical use is gained from the customer s existing and future IT environment. No vaStor is headquartered in Switzerland (Zug), has offices in Germany (Hamburg) a nd the USA (CA, Agoura Hills), and is represented in numerous other countries th rough partnerships. For Further Information: US NovaStor, Mike Andrews, 29209 Canwood Street, Agoura Hills, CA 91301, Tel.: +1 ( 0)805 579, 6700, Fax: +1 (0)805 579 6710, E-Mail: mike.andrews@novastor.com, twi tter.com/novastor. EMEA NovaStor Software, Tatjana Dems, Neumann-Reichardt-Str. 27-33, D- 22041 Hamburg, Tel.:+49 (0)40 638 09 0, Fax: +49 (0)40 638 09 29, mailto:tatjana.dems@novastor .com, www.novastor.de, twitter.com/novastor Contact: Mike Andrews NovaStor 29209 Canwood Street Agoura Hills, CA 91301 +1 0 805 579 6700 +1 0 805 579 6710 mike.andrews@novastor.com http://www.novastor.com/