And quite possibly that is exactly what will happen

7 /PRNewswire/ ROBOBAK(TM), the leader in agentless dataprotection software designed for remote and branch offices, today reportedrecord growth in new customer generation and revenues for 2008.The companysaid it had registered an increase of more than 300 percent in new customersover 2007, and noted that it is cashflow-positive.ROBOBAK said that 2008 was the best year in the company's history, pointing toa wide range of significant achievements, including:The introduction of ROBOBAK v9, a new version of its software thatcutsthe time required for full remote backups of Microsoft Exchangedatabases by up to 90 percent or more. Italso provides them with the assurance that their email databases,containing multiple terabytes of corporate-critical information, canbeeasily and reliably backed up offsite;Significant expansion of its reseller channel across four continents,including North America, Europe, Pacific Rim and Australia; andAnnounced the formation of the ROBOBAK certification labs, whichtestedhardware and software products from STEC and other leading vendors forcompatibility with ROBOBAK's software."The market evolved in our favor in 2008, with companies across a wide rangeof vertical industries understanding the need to centrally protect data fromtheir multiple locations," said Ron Roberts, ROBOBAK's President and ChiefExecutive Officer."2009 is shaping up as an even better year; our salespipeline is filled with prospects, resellers and managed service providershave approached us, and our awareness is growing in the marketplace," headded."ROBOBAK's approach fits well with the requirements of distributed offices forenterprises both large and small," said Eric Burgener, senior analyst at theTaneja Group."It's a well architected product that requires no hostfootprint, incorporates newer technologies like data de-duplication and "thinbackup" for bandwidth and storage savings, and allows disk-based dataprotection for far-flung offices to be centrally managed.Backup and restoreis a problem every company must address, and ROBOBAK's past success is a clearindicator that they are hitting the mark for their customers."ROBOBAK's v9 Data Protection Suite software is available exclusively throughits worldwide channel of resellers and managed service providers.Moreinformation can be obtained at , or by calling 404.ROBOBAK.About ROBOBAKROBOBAK(TM) () is a complete suite of network-based dataprotection software for the Remote Office/Branch Office (ROBO) marketplace.The ROBOBAK v9 Data Protection Suite provides companies and their customerswith the perfect data protection solution, coupling advanced features likeeasy installation, powerful administration and scalability. More information about the company and itsproducts is available from the company's website, or by dialing 404.ROBOBAK.SOURCEROBOBAKRon Roberts of ROBOBAK, 1-404-ROBOBAK, ; or Steve Friedbergof MMI Communications for ROBOBAK, 1-610-518-7474,. I am an Iowa fan and I am pleased as punch to be going to the Orange Bowl to play Georgia Tech. I admittedly was hoping to go to the Fiesta Bowl to play Boise State, but for me, it is no matter.However, I must admit I was shocked to see the Fiesta pass up either of their choices for the at-large Big Ten team (Iowa or Penn State), both known cash cows, to sign up TCU against Boise State.

Both of these teams are extremely worthy, but hardly a dreammatch-up for bowls that are historically andprimarily interested in how much money they can bring to their fair cities.So, I was left to ask myself what the reasoning behind the Fiesta Bowl's surprising choices could possibly be and I came up with two potential options.The first is that the Fiesta Bowl selection committee are not too bright, and don't realize their intellectual limitations. Thus, as none-too-bright people they have made the fatal error of thinking too much. Theintrigue of such amatch-up would draw in television viewers and the schools' fans would be thrilled to get a chance at being crowned the best non-BCS team.I agree that the intrigue of such amatch-up will bring in a nice TV share, especially when one considers there will be no competition with any other games that day.The problem, I would think, comes in when one considers BSU and TCU's fans No, neither of them are known as travelling juggernauts. With an enrollment of just under 10,000 for TCU and about 19,000 for Boise State, it is something of an impossibility.However, more importantly than that, if I were a TCU or BSU fan, I would be furious at thismatch-up.

After all, what is to be gained The champion of the non-BCS schools Number two or three in the final BCS poll for the winner Yes, there is plenty of money to be procured by playing in a BCS bowl, but what of the specificmatch-up After all, TCU was guaranteed a BCS spot and once Oklahoma State lost it was fait accompli for BSU.If I were a TCU or BSU fan I would want to play a BCS schoolany BCS schooland make a statement, much as Utah did last year against current number one in the country Alabama. I would want to let the country know that we can compete with any team in the country, on any field and in any game.Personally, I don't think one game quite proves that, but it's a start. Furthermore, I think it's something that both TCU and BSU deserve In my opinion, thismatch up is demeaning. It's almost second tier Jim Crow-ish (yes, I realize that is a stretch, but abstractly speaking...).If I were a TCU or BSU fan I would boycott travelling to Fiesta. Under those circumstances, I'd rather sit at home and watch on TV.And, quite possibly, that is exactly what will happen.Oh, and the second possibility Collusion. The Fiesta took one for the team and picked two lemons (financially speaking) so that the BCS would not get embarrassed again and have not one, but two of their teams get manhandled by a supposedly "lesser" opponent.Either way, I think it's a sham.