Latest Version of Market Leading PC Backup Solution Delivers Ease-of-Use and
Unmatched Scalability
BOSTON, Storage Networking World, April 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iron
Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in information protection
and storage services, today introduced the latest version of its Connected(R)
Backup/PC solution for automatic desktop and laptop data protection, featuring
secure and reliable data recovery, and unmatched scalability.
With more than 800 corporate clients and 2 million PC's protected, Iron
Mountain's Connected Backup/PC solution is the undisputed No. 1 solution for
automatic desktop and laptop data protection and recovery. The Connected
Backup/PC solution virtually eliminates the risk of PC data loss by
automatically backing up desktop and laptop computers as users go about their
normal tasks. The solution is part of Iron Mountain's comprehensive suite of
products and services that help businesses protect their distributed data that
resides on PCs, laptops and remote servers.
"As an Iron Mountain partner for nearly five years, I consider Connected
Backup/PC elemental to my customers' data protection and recovery
initiatives," said John Barnard, president of Backup Solutions. "Iron Mountain
has further enhanced the value of this service with Connected Backup/PC 8.0.
With enhanced usability, Connected Backup/PC delivers the consistency and the
security my customers rely on with greater overall convenience."
"PC data protection is critical to any comprehensive disaster recovery and
business continuity plan because as PC storage capacity increases, more and
more critical business information is created and saved to the desktop.
Businesses require a secure PC data protection solution with easy, instant
recovery and without disruption or down time," said John Clancy, executive
vice president, Iron Mountain Digital, the Company's technology business unit.
"Connected Backup/PC provides a solution to efficiently backup and recover
distributed data on PCs and laptops to and from a central location, thus
protecting the company from data loss. What we've done in this product version
is make the world's best PC backup solution even better -- by making the
backup process nearly transparent to the user."
Highlights of the new release include:
- Improved Usability: Complete rapid and automatic backup of PC/laptop
data without disturbing the user from going about regular tasks; users
will never notice the program until they need to recover files.
- Anytime, Anywhere Data Recovery: Data recovery can be managed with just
a few mouse clicks and users have access to their data at anytime from
any location through a secure Internet connection with the product's
MyROAM(TM) feature; in addition, the Connected Backup/PC solution gives
IT control of backup and restoration from both inside and beyond
company firewalls.
- Unbeatable Security: Data is encrypted at the desktop, and is kept
encrypted both during transmission and in storage; also, repairs
damaged or corrupted applications without needing Help Desk assistance.
- Unmatched Scalability: Protect and restore data from as few as five to
hundreds of thousands of PCs, using one centrally managed tool; the
product's AUDIT feature gives Help Desk personnel the power to quickly
compare point-in-time changes on PC hardware and software throughout
the enterprise.
Iron Mountain's Connected Backup/PC solution, which earned PC Magazine's
'editor's choice award' for best online backup service in 2005, enhances the
Company's comprehensive data protection solutions that include:
- DataDefense(TM): Iron Mountain's newest solution to protect data saved
on laptops by delivering password lockout protection, encryption and
elimination of data on lost or stolen PCs. A solution complement to
Connected Backup/PC, this combined data security suite offers
enterprises complete control of their vital information with no
reduction in user productivity.
- LiveVault(R) Server Backup: Iron Mountain's complete server backup and
recovery solution for small and medium businesses, as well as remote
offices and sites. Combining proven disk and online technologies,
LiveVault radically simplifies the protection of servers including
file, database, application and Exchange servers, eliminating the
burden of tape backup.
- Media Vaulting: Iron Mountain offers off-site vaulting of backup media
in state-of-the-art facilities that keeps data off-site, off-line and
out-of-reach, yet available when it is needed for data recovery.
- Disaster Recovery Readiness: With tailored disaster recovery plans and
disaster readiness tests, Iron Mountain helps businesses prepare for
the unexpected, to be ready to recover their data and resume business
immediately should disaster strike.
- The Connected Backup/PC licensed software will be available after April
10th, 2006 and the subscription service will roll-out by the end of
May. For more information, contact 1-800-899-IRON or visit
http://www.ironmountain.com.
About Iron Mountain Digital
Iron Mountain Digital is the world's leading provider of data
backup/recovery and archiving software as a service (SaaS). The technology arm
of Iron Mountain Incorporated offers a comprehensive suite of data protection
and e-records management software and services to thousands of companies
around the world, directly and through a world-wide network of channel
partners. Iron Mountain Digital is based in Framingham, Massachusetts with
European headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. For more information, visit
http://www.ironmountain.com/digital.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) helps organizations around the
world reduce the costs and risks associated with information protection and
storage. The Company offers comprehensive records management and data
protection solutions, along with the expertise and experience to address
complex information challenges such as rising storage costs, litigation,
regulatory compliance and disaster recovery. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain is
a trusted partner to more than 90,000 corporate clients throughout North
America, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Rim. For more information,
visit the Company's Web site at http://www.ironmountain.com.
Contact:
Laura Sudnik
Iron Mountain Incorporated
laura.sudnik@ironmountain.com
(617) 535-2907
Amanda Keane
Weber Shandwick
akeane@webershandwick.com
(617) 520-7260
SOURCE Iron Mountain Incorporated
04/04/2006
CONTACT: Laura Sudnik of Iron Mountain Incorporated, +1-617-535-2907,
laura.sudnik@ironmountain.com; or Amanda Keane of Weber Shandwick,
+1-617-520-7260, akeane@webershandwick.com
Web site: http://www.ironmountain.com
http://www.ironmountain.com/digital
(IRM)