Memeo
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Memeo is a content management company that provides solutions for data backup, synchronization
, online storage, photo and video sharing, as well as solutions that integrate with Google Docs. Memeo offers software for use on PCs, Macs and various mobile platforms such as Google Android, Blackberry, as well as Apple's iPhone and iPad.
Memeo Believes:
1. You should feel at ease knowing you can reliably sync and access your
data from anywhere and from any device.
2. You – and your grandmother – should be able to use our latest technology
and services with ease.
3. You should feel safe knowing that Memeo will treat your data with the same
care we treat our own family’s data.
Memeo currently partners with some of the largest hard drive and NAS
providers including Western Digital
, Seagate
, Buffalo Technology, Netgear
, and D-Link
. Their software is bundled with the hardware to provide backup and syncing software.
Its Consumer products emphasize simplicity and ease of use. Such brands include:
Its Business brands include:
enterprise productivity software in PC World Magazine.
CTO – Bret Savage most recently ran Technology and Business Development for Seagate's $1B retail products group, where he spearheaded the development of the innovative GoFlex line of storage products and connected home media players. Bret's group also completed deals with Google, Netflix, Paramount, and scores more. Bret came to Seagate via the acquisition of Mirra, where he drove development of the groundbreaking Mirra Personal Server as Chief Architect. Before Mirra, Bret co-founded VoIP pioneer Lipstream Networks, which dominated its market in the dot-com era. Bret also serves on the board of Exablox, Inc.
EVP of Business Development - Steve Owens, was most recently the General Manager/Vice President of the Netscape Internet Service from America Online where he was responsible for the development and successful launch of the value-priced ISP. His background includes 10 years of Internet and software industry experience at top companies including America Online, Netscape, and CompuServe. Steve has held numerous executive positions in operations, development, ecommerce, and marketing.
Vice-President of Operations – Ross Eltherington is an expert in field of networking and advanced data center technologies. Co-founding Lipstream (a pioneering VoIP service provider) in 1998, Ross began building scalable, redundant data centers to lay the foundation of bandwidth and data intensive applications. He is credited for building the Mirra service infrastructure, which was later acquired by Seagate Technology in 2005. Prior to that, Ross held various engineering and management leadership positions at Apple Computer.
Director of Business Development – Ted Sanchez has over 20 years of combined channel sales and channel marketing experience. Ted spent 12 years with Intellisync where he led worldwide channel sales. He was employee number 9 at Intellisync and helped establish Intellisync as the number one personal information management sync solution for PDAs in the market place. Intellisync was acquired by Nokia in 2006. Prior to Intellisync, Sanchez held various marketing positions at Apple USA, Apple Latin America and Hewlett-Packard.
Synchronization
Synchronization is timekeeping which requires the coordination of events to operate a system in unison. The familiar conductor of an orchestra serves to keep the orchestra in time....
, online storage, photo and video sharing, as well as solutions that integrate with Google Docs. Memeo offers software for use on PCs, Macs and various mobile platforms such as Google Android, Blackberry, as well as Apple's iPhone and iPad.
History
Memeo was founded in 2003 by Hong Bui and James Osborne. It is based on one simple principle: create simple products and services for people who are overwhelmed by their rapidly growing digital universe. Memeo is based in Santa Clara, California with a satellite office in Austin, Texas. The company was originally named Tanagra but was changed to Memeo in 2005. Memeo is based on the root word "meme" and means “The transfer of a practice or idea that is transmitted from one mind to another.”Memeo Believes:
1. You should feel at ease knowing you can reliably sync and access your
data from anywhere and from any device.
2. You – and your grandmother – should be able to use our latest technology
and services with ease.
3. You should feel safe knowing that Memeo will treat your data with the same
care we treat our own family’s data.
Memeo currently partners with some of the largest hard drive and NAS
Network-attached storage
Network-attached storage is file-level computer data storage connected to a computer network providing data access to heterogeneous clients. NAS not only operates as a file server, but is specialized for this task either by its hardware, software, or configuration of those elements...
providers including Western Digital
Western Digital
Western Digital Corporation is one of the largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers in the world. It has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company. Western Digital was founded on April 23, 1970 by Alvin B...
, Seagate
Seagate Technology
Seagate Technology is one of the world's largest manufacturers of hard disk drives. Incorporated in 1978 as Shugart Technology, Seagate is currently incorporated in Dublin, Ireland and has its principal executive offices in Scotts Valley, California, United States.-1970s:On November 1, 1979...
, Buffalo Technology, Netgear
Netgear
Netgear is a U.S. manufacturer of computer networking equipment and other computer hardware....
, and D-Link
D-Link
D-Link Corporation was founded in June 1986 in Taipei as Datex Systems Inc. It began as a network adapter vendor and has gone on to become a designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking solutions for both the consumer and business markets.In 2007, it was the leading networking company in...
. Their software is bundled with the hardware to provide backup and syncing software.
Products
The corporation markets specific brand names to different market segments:Its Consumer products emphasize simplicity and ease of use. Such brands include:
- Memeo Instant Backup (simple consumer backupBackupIn information technology, a backup or the process of backing up is making copies of data which may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form is back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup....
software) - Memeo Premium Backup (advanced consumer backupBackupIn information technology, a backup or the process of backing up is making copies of data which may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form is back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup....
software) - Memeo AutoSync (consumer data synchronizationData synchronizationData synchronization is the process of establishing consistency among data from a source to a target data storage and vice versa and the continuous harmonization of the data over time. It is fundamental to a wide variety of applications, including file synchronization and mobile device...
software) - Memeo Send (consumer managed file transferManaged File TransferManaged file transfer ' refers to software solutions that facilitate the secure transfer of data, in flight and at rest, from one computer to another through a network . MFT solutions are often built to support the FTP network protocol...
software)
Its Business brands include:
- Memeo Premium Backup (business backupBackupIn information technology, a backup or the process of backing up is making copies of data which may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form is back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup....
/ online backup software) - Memeo Professional Backup (small business backupBackupIn information technology, a backup or the process of backing up is making copies of data which may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form is back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup....
/ online backup software) - Memeo AutoSync (business data synchronizationData synchronizationData synchronization is the process of establishing consistency among data from a source to a target data storage and vice versa and the continuous harmonization of the data over time. It is fundamental to a wide variety of applications, including file synchronization and mobile device...
software) - Memeo Send (business managed file transferManaged File TransferManaged file transfer ' refers to software solutions that facilitate the secure transfer of data, in flight and at rest, from one computer to another through a network . MFT solutions are often built to support the FTP network protocol...
software) - Memeo Connect for Google Docs (enterprise productivity software for Google Docs)
Memeo Connect for Google Docs
In 2010, Tony Bradley praised the Memeo Connect for Google AppsGoogle Apps
Google Apps is a service from Google providing independently customizable versions of several Google products under a custom domain name. It features several Web applications with similar functionality to traditional office suites, including: Gmail, Google Groups, Google Calendar, Talk, Docs and...
enterprise productivity software in PC World Magazine.
Management team
CEO and President – George Northup has been an entrepreneur, CEO and investor in tech for over 25 yrs with an excellent track record of building market leading technology companies in the software and internet spaces. He has a passion for creating markets, delivering high growth results, and developing teams and businesses that endure. George has been involved in the building of four successful venture backed companies. During his career, he has raised more than $500 million of capital and he has built companies with more than $1 billion of cumulative revenues. He recently served as President & CEO of AuctionDrop, Inc. Previously, he was CFO of LiveCapital, a financial software analytics company that was sold to D & B. Prior to that, George was CFO of Online Resources, an online banking company (NASDAQ: ORCC, Russell 2000) which he took public in 1999. George started his career at Deloitte & Touche.CTO – Bret Savage most recently ran Technology and Business Development for Seagate's $1B retail products group, where he spearheaded the development of the innovative GoFlex line of storage products and connected home media players. Bret's group also completed deals with Google, Netflix, Paramount, and scores more. Bret came to Seagate via the acquisition of Mirra, where he drove development of the groundbreaking Mirra Personal Server as Chief Architect. Before Mirra, Bret co-founded VoIP pioneer Lipstream Networks, which dominated its market in the dot-com era. Bret also serves on the board of Exablox, Inc.
EVP of Business Development - Steve Owens, was most recently the General Manager/Vice President of the Netscape Internet Service from America Online where he was responsible for the development and successful launch of the value-priced ISP. His background includes 10 years of Internet and software industry experience at top companies including America Online, Netscape, and CompuServe. Steve has held numerous executive positions in operations, development, ecommerce, and marketing.
Vice-President of Operations – Ross Eltherington is an expert in field of networking and advanced data center technologies. Co-founding Lipstream (a pioneering VoIP service provider) in 1998, Ross began building scalable, redundant data centers to lay the foundation of bandwidth and data intensive applications. He is credited for building the Mirra service infrastructure, which was later acquired by Seagate Technology in 2005. Prior to that, Ross held various engineering and management leadership positions at Apple Computer.
Director of Business Development – Ted Sanchez has over 20 years of combined channel sales and channel marketing experience. Ted spent 12 years with Intellisync where he led worldwide channel sales. He was employee number 9 at Intellisync and helped establish Intellisync as the number one personal information management sync solution for PDAs in the market place. Intellisync was acquired by Nokia in 2006. Prior to Intellisync, Sanchez held various marketing positions at Apple USA, Apple Latin America and Hewlett-Packard.