Webcast-on-demand now available
BOSTON, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iron Mountain Incorporated
(NYSE: IRM), the global leader in information, protection and storage
services, has developed an educational webcast titled, Protecting Mission
Critical Applications with Technology Escrow, which is now available on-demand
at http://www.ironmountain.com/events/gartner. The webcast features Gartner
Research Director Jane Disbrow and Iron Mountain Vice President John Boruvka.
When licensing software or other technology, the IT, Procurement or Legal
department needs to address increased regulatory compliance pressures to
ensure the protection of strategic assets. Often, these strategic assets are
in the form of software applications that materially affect a company's
business.
Technology escrow is a smart and effective component of a business
continuity strategy that software licensees can use to protect their mission
critical applications in an ever-changing environment.
"It is an insurance policy to make sure you have access to that source
code should that vendor no longer maintain that software for your
organization, so this gives you an alternative," notes Disbrow during the
webcast, emphasizing the need for escrow.
Inherent to every technology license agreement is a level of risk.
Companies that supply and demand technology must adjust to a fast-changing
marketplace, and with such uncertainty, precautions are needed. In the
webcast, Disbrow advises, "It is very important when setting up an escrow
agreement to make sure the contract actually gives the customer the rights it
needs in order to maintain that source code." This webcast from Iron Mountain,
featuring Gartner, will look at how and why technology escrow plays a key role
in any well-crafted technology license agreement.
John Boruvka, vice president of Iron Mountain's Intellectual Property
Management group states, "Today, forces such as regulatory compliance,
outsourcing, and Software as a Service models are creating new dynamics in
software licensing, and technology escrow is one way that companies can
protect software source code and other intellectual property assets."
Speaker Biographies:
Jane Disbrow is a research director at Gartner, where she is part of the
IT Asset Management and Applied Research group. Ms. Disbrow covers software
license agreements, best practices for contract terms and conditions,
negotiation strategy, license metrics and software audits. Ms. Disbrow has
more than 20 years experience in technology procurement.
John Boruvka is the vice president for Iron Mountain's Intellectual
Property Management business unit and has been involved in the technology
escrow field for more than 19 years. His focus is helping companies create
solutions relating to protecting intellectual property assets. Mr. Boruvka is
considered an authority in the field of protecting intellectual property and
has written articles and presented on this topic at associations, conferences
and prestigious law firms across the United States, Canada, South America and
Europe.
Media Note: For interview requests with John Boruvka, please email
dmmkdoyle@comcast.net
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.
CONTACTS:
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