BURLINGTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/17/09 -- For business owners, being prepared can mean staying in business following a disaster. An estimated 25 percent of businesses do not reopen following a major disaster, according to the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). Acronis, a global provider of affordable, scalable storage management and disaster recovery software, will host a free webinar on the steps required to improve a business' disaster recovery ability on Thursday, April 23 at 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. For more information and to register, please click here.

The webinar will feature Kelly Urbizu, Institute of Business & Home Safety, who will present actionable insight to empower overall business resilience. IBHS is an independent, nonprofit, scientific and educational organization that works to reduce the business, social and economic effects of natural disasters and other risks to residential and commercial property.

Joining Urbizu will be Ryan Kidney, Acronis Principal Solutions Architect, who will demonstrate the award-winning Acronis True Image Echo backup and disaster recovery solution.

About Acronis

Acronis is a global provider of storage management software that enables corporations and individuals to move, manage and maintain digital assets. Acronis sells innovative solutions for disaster recovery, server consolidation and virtualization migration, which allow users to maintain business continuity and reduce downtime in computing environments. Acronis's award-winning software products are sold in more than 180 countries and are available in 13 languages. For additional information, please visit www.acronis.com or contact media@acronis.com.