Burlington, Mass., —
September 21, 2010 —
Carbonite®, a leading
provider of online
backup, has been
named a finalist in
the 13th Annual Mass
Technology
Leadership Council
Award program for
three categories
including Privately
Held Company of the
Year; Product of the
Year, Carbonite Pro;
and Emerging
Executive of the
Year, Swami
Kumaresan.
“We’d
like to congratulate
Carbonite for being
named a finalist in
this year’s awards
program,” said Tom
Hopcroft, President
and CEO of the Mass
Technology
Leadership Council.
“We received more
nominations than
ever so this year’s
finalists are truly
the crème of the
crop when it comes
to driving
innovation and
growth in our
sector.”
The Mass
Technology
Leadership Awards
are designed to
shine a spotlight on
the companies,
people, and
technologies that
exemplify the best
and the brightest in
the Massachusetts
technology
community. Finalists
were announced at a
reception last
Wednesday and
winners will be
named at a Gala
Awards Banquet on
November 3rd at the
Seaport Hotel in
Boston. Details at
http://www.masstlc.org/2010awards.html.
“We’re honored to
have Carbonite named
a finalist by the
Mass Technology
Leadership Council
for not one, but
three categories,”
said David Friend,
CEO and co-founder
of Carbonite “From
day one, the
Carbonite mission
has been to provide
a superior online
backup solution by
attracting the
highest caliber
talent we could
find, so it is
particularly
gratifying that the
Mass Technology
Leadership Council
has recognized our
brand, products and
leadership team.”
Carbonite
launched its online
backup service in
2006 and has raised
more than $67
million in several
rounds of venture
financing. The
company has received
numerous accolades
in 2010 including a
No. 9 overall and
No. 1 in IT Services
Inc. 500 ranking and
the Tech Awards
Circle Gold Award
for consumer/small
office, home office
(SOHO) service
category.
Additionally,
Carbonite was
selected as a
finalist in the Red
Herring 100 North
America list, and
CEO David Friend was
named as the Ernst &
Young Entrepreneur
of the Year winner
for New England in
the Consumer and
Small Business
Emerging Technology
category.
