Mac users looking for off-site backup can get it from EMC, which announced Thursday that its MozyHome for Mac is now available. EMC described it as “the industry’s first unlimited online backup service” for Macs.

EMC said other versions of Mozy, including enterprise PCs, have about 700,000 users worldwide and about 6.2 billion files backed up.

Two Gigs Free

Mac users can get two gigabytes of online backups free, or they can pay $4.95 per month for unlimited backups. The service automatically backs up info, and thus provides protection against hard-drive crashes, accidental deletion, natural disasters, or theft.

Mozy’s safety measure protection includes a 448-bit Blowfish encryption for files, and file transfers are protected by a 128-bit SSL connection. EMC said the transfer encryption is the same as that used for online banking.

Following a first backup, only incremental changes are backed up, making them faster. Mozy stores 30 days of older file versions as well as

the most recent backup. For recovery, files can be downloaded from Mozy’s Web site or ordered on a set of DVDs.

Brad Shimmin, an analyst with industry research firm Current Analysis, noted that off-site self-moving backup “caught on with enterprise a few years ago,” and now it’s becoming more popular among consumers.

He added that the MozyHome for Mac service is similar to a .Mac detail available through the Mac OS. The difference, he said, is that the user is getting a secure connection and the storage is most likely in the same notes center as Mozy’s enterprise service.

Other Mac Services Coming

EMC is a major provider of knowledge infrastructure technology known for products such as EMC Retrospect. Mozy was acquired by EMC in 2007, when it bought Berkeley notes Systems, and it is part of the EMC Cloud Infrastructure and Services Division.

MozyHome for PCs is already available, and…

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