Leading online backup and recovery service for small and medium businesses
recognized by panel of journalists and peers
BOSTON, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iron Mountain Incorporated
(NYSE: IRM), the global leader in information protection and storage services,
today announced that its LiveVault service won the Best Storage Software
Solution category for the 21st Annual CODiE Awards. LiveVault Server Backup
service is a leading disk-based online server backup and recovery solution for
small and mid-size businesses and for corporations with remote offices seeking
secure, set-it-and-forget-it data protection and recovery. The LiveVault
Server Backup service is one of several key services offered by Iron Mountain
Digital, the Company's technology business unit that specializes in
distributed data protection and e-records management software and services.
"We are honored to be a CODiE award winner," said John Clancy, executive
vice president of Iron Mountain Digital. "Iron Mountain's LiveVault solution
has continued to impress our customers, and now the CODiE judges, with its
automatic data protection and ability to recover data wherever, whenever, 100%
of the time."
The LiveVault service offers the first and only solution that seamlessly
couples network- and disk-based backup and recovery to create a complete and
fully automated data protection solution. LiveVault automatically and
continuously backs up business server data via a secure Internet connection,
storing the data offsite in a secure, remote location, where it is available
for immediate recovery in the event of a system failure, virus, human error or
other disaster.
Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards remains the standard-bearer for
celebrating outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital and
education technology industries. Through a unique combination of journalist
and peer review, the CODiE Awards recognize 71 categories of outstanding
products and services, as well as corporate excellence and philanthropy. This
year's winners represent a wide and impressive array of technology and
business excellence, passion and success. They were chosen from more than
1,026 nominations submitted by more than 500 companies -- breaking the
nominations record set in the 2005 awards.
"I applaud all the companies selected as winners or finalists in this
year's CODiE Awards," said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. "The software and
information industry continues to move at a break-neck pace. New technology
and business model innovations are constantly emerging and taking root. Being
recognized by your peers for getting to and staying at the head of the pack in
such a dynamic environment is a major accomplishment, and it is one of the
reasons why the CODiE Awards hold such a special place in our industry."
The 2006 CODiE Award winners were announced at a gala event on May 16 at
the Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA.
About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal
trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides
global services in government relations, business development, corporate
education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading
software and information companies. For further information, visit
http://www.siia.net.
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, Mass. 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 Asia Pacific. For more information, visit
the Company's Web site at http://www.ironmountain.com.
Laura Sudnik
Iron Mountain
Laura.sudnik@ironmountain.com
(617) 535-2907
Derek Delano / Sara Steindorf
Weber Shandwick
ddelano@webershandwick.com
ssteindorf@webershandwick.com
(617) 520-7120 / (617) 520-7259
SOURCE Iron Mountain Incorporated
06/05/2006
CONTACT: Laura Sudnik of Iron Mountain, +1-617-535-2907,
Laura.sudnik@ironmountain.com; or Derek Delano, +1-617-520-7120,
ddelano@webershandwick.com, or Sara Steindorf, 617-520-7259,
ssteindorf@webershandwick.com, both of Weber Shandwick
Web site: http://www.ironmountain.com
(IRM)