| Asigra Files Lawsuit Against Robobak |
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| Friday, 15 August 2008 | |
  
Claim Seeks Damages for Libel and Misleading Advertising Against Robobak and its Representatives TORONTO – Asigra Inc., the leader in agentless information recovery management, empowering service-oriented business continuity for the real-time enterprise, today filed a lawsuit against RoboDRS LLC, its president and CEO, Ron Roberts, and MMI Communications Inc., for libel, misleading advertising, intentional interference with economic relations and injurious falsehood. The action, filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Canada, alleges that RoboDRS LLC, distributors of Robobak software, its CEO Ron Roberts, another RoboDRS LLC officer and its public relations agency of record defamed Asigra’s award-winning Asigra Televaulting™ software in two press releases. Among the allegations in the suit: • In a press release published on its website and through industry newswire services in July 2008, RoboDRS LLC and the other defendants made false and misleading statements disparaging Asigra’s products and services; • In the same press release, RoboDRS LLC and the other defendants made false and misleading statements about Asigra’s relations with its customers; • RoboDRS LLC and the other defendants allegedly acted with malice toward Asigra Inc.; • RoboDRS LLC refused to remove the offending press releases even after Asigra Inc. gave notice of its intention to sue for libel. Ron Roberts, CEO of RoboDRS LLC, is a former distributor of Asigra Inc.’s software products. RoboDRS LLC introduced Robobak software into the backup market just over a year ago, in June 2007. Robobak software is produced under white label by Visionworks Solutions Inc., a Canadian company in Windsor, Ontario. Asigra’s lawsuit makes no claims against Visionworks Solutions. In a further July 2008 press release issued to software industry analysts and the public, Robobak and its public relations agency allegedly aggravated the defamation of Asigra by falsely announcing that “a top executive at Asigra” had recommended Robobak software. Asigra’s Televaulting™ software is the leading information recovery management platform for service providers. Asigra Inc. does not recommend the competitors’ software. In the lawsuit, Asigra is demanding retraction of the press releases from all websites and an injunction against further defamatory statements; a written apology; judgment against the defendants for damages to be determined; punitive and aggravated damages, as well as lawyers’ fees and costs, typically awarded to successful litigants by Canadian courts. None of the allegations in the lawsuit have yet been proven in court. “It is regrettable that some companies and individuals resort to such tactics,” said David Farajun, CEO of Asigra. “We have worked for 22 years to develop Asigra software with innovation, quality, service and honesty. We are committed to aggressively defending Asigra’s brand and reputation and its leading position in the backup and recovery industry.” About Asigra Asigra is the award-winning leader in agentless information recovery management empowering service-oriented business continuity for the real-time enterprise. Asigra Televaulting™, the company’s service-oriented information recovery management platform, is in use by hundreds of IT outsourcers who deliver managed backup and recovery services and enterprises to protect more than 50,000 locations internationally. Televaulting provides simple, centralized management of the information recovery process, ensuring information availability while eliminating the capital and operational expenses associated with agent-based solutions. Founded in 1986, Asigra is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with partner offices around the world. For more information, visit www.asigra.com ### Asigra, the Asigra logo and Televaulting are trademarks of Asigra Inc. All other brand and product names are, or may be, trademarks of their respective owners Hits [ 136 ] |
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