Iron Mountain's LiveVault(R) Server Backup Service Named 2006 CODiE Award Winner

June 5, 2006

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

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