FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, May 22, 2009 - Douglas Associates announced today that they have been granted a Registered Trademark by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for their product name "Backazon."

"We are very pleased the USPTO has granted this Registered Trademark, " said Doug Clutter, president.  "It is crucial that we protect our brand and this Trademark will help us do that."

Receiving the Trademark enhances their increasing prominence in the online backup market.  "As more and more consumers and businesses gain access to truly high-speed Internet connections, the online backup market has grown dramatically, " said Clutter.  "Once a computer user has a high speed connection, they quickly realize that backing up critical files online is fast, secure, and easy."

Douglas Associates, founded in 1983, is a Michigan corporation that provides software and services to consumers, businesses, government, and not for profit organizations.  In addition to their Backazon backup software, they offer vertical market systems to support United Ways and other fund raisers.

For more information, please call (888) 965-2285 or (269) 965-2200 or visit their web site at http://backazon.com.

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Press contact:
Doug Clutter
(269) 965-2200 ext 207
dougc@douglas-associates.com