Face it, Register.com is not really known for any services outside of domain name registration. Well, that might all soon change as it rolls out its new data backup service.

“The statistics are overwhelming: 1 in 4 PC users suffer data loss each year, costing businesses billions of dollars in lost information and productivity and too many small business owners aren’t taking the necessary steps to protect themselves against costly data loss,” said Peter A. Forman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Register.com. “Manually backing up computer files is one of those tasks that everyone knows they should do better – but don’t. For as little as $25 a year and in less than 5 minutes, with Register.com’s Data Backup service, customers can schedule regular, unattended backups of their data without the hassle. They simply have no more excuses for not protecting their mission critical and valuable data.”

The bottom line is great. Help small businesses and companies get a better handle on their data backups. The installation of the software end takes around five minutes to install, then you are ready to go.

Everybody and their grandmother needs to back up their data, so why not try to make it easier for folks? Security issues aside, it is about time more companies started to roll out this sort of service.

Register.com offers a free 30-day trial for those of you who want to try before you buy, as well.