▁currently ▁emp lo ys ▁ 2 5 ▁people ▁and ▁has ▁offices ▁in ▁Middle bor o , ▁Gu ang z hou , ▁China , ▁and ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁In ▁December , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁they ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁Im ation . ▁ ▁In ▁July , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁N ine Te chn ology ▁sent ▁out ▁emails ▁to ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁partners ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁dis continu ing ▁all ▁service ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 5 . ▁ ▁Account s ▁would ▁not ▁stay ▁active , ▁or ▁be ▁switched ▁over ▁to ▁Im ation . ▁ ▁Product s ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁N ine ▁Technology ▁has ▁three ▁products ▁ ▁Power ed ▁By ▁N ine ® ▁ON E ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁back ▁up ▁individual ▁PC s ▁and ▁la pt ops . ▁Power ed ▁By ▁N ine ® ▁PRO ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁back ▁up ▁servers . ▁Power ed ▁By ▁N ine ® ▁Platform ▁is ▁the ▁software - based ▁product ▁designed ▁to ▁allow ▁data ▁center ▁man agers ▁and ▁managed ▁service ▁prov iders ▁to ▁host ▁their ▁own ▁back - end ▁infrastr ucture . ▁ ▁Product s ▁including ▁local ▁storage ▁app li ances ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁Apple ▁and ▁Linux ▁operating ▁systems ▁are ▁expected ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Technology ▁ ▁N ine ▁Technology ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁pat ent ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁for ▁its ▁two - stage ▁block - level ▁global ▁ded up lication ▁process , ▁which ▁dram atically ▁reduces