Reseller deal broadens Iron Mountain IP portfolio and creates catalyst for
Envisional's US expansion
BOSTON, and CAMBRIDGE, UK, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iron
Mountain Digital, the technology arm of Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:
IRM), today announced a reseller agreement with Envisional, a leading provider
of brand protection and anti-counterfeit services.
As part of its Intellectual Property Management services, Iron Mountain
will now offer managed brand, logo, anti-counterfeit, and domain name
monitoring services powered by Envisional's unique, patented search
technologies. Iron Mountain will also offer a comprehensive range of managed
intellectual property consulting services to complement the Envisional
solution.
The innovative brand protection services developed by Envisional will
provide new levels of protection for trademarks and intellectual property (IP)
assets belonging to Iron Mountain customers.
"The alliance with Envisional will supplement Iron Mountain Digital's
expansion into brand protection," says
Frank Bruno
, Director of Sales for Iron
Mountain's Intellectual Property Management services. "The addition of
Envisional's services positions Iron Mountain Digital to further guard against
new and escalating threats to customers' brands from online fraudsters and
e-crime."
The agreement will also enable Envisional to extend its influence to
sectors, territories and organizations where Iron Mountain is already a valued
supplier.
"This partnership with a top IP management provider gives us an excellent
opportunity to work with a large group specializing in protecting IP assets
and providing technology escrow services," says
David Franklin
, General
Manager for Envisional. "Combining our patented brand protection and logo
monitoring technology -- which is seeing surging demand in both Europe and the
US -- with Iron Mountain's proven managed IP offerings will offer customers
unparalleled brand and IP protection."
About Envisional
Envisional is part of the London listed Group NBT (LSE: NBT), alongside
internet companies such as NetNames, Europe's largest domain name management
specialist, and NetBenefit. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in
Cambridge, UK.
Envisional works with a client list of global banks, movie studios and
blue chip brand owners, helping protect them from the dangers of brand abuse,
fraud, phishing, counterfeiting and digital piracy. Envisional's patented
technology provides new and powerful tools for intelligent, selective
searching across the whole Internet, going far beyond the World Wide Web, and
for automated visual searches for company logos. For further information,
visit www.envisional.com.
About Iron Mountain Digital
Iron Mountain Digital is the world's leading provider of
Storage-as-a-Service solutions for backup and archiving. The technology arm of
Iron Mountain Incorporated offers a comprehensive suite of data protection,
archiving and intellectual property management solutions to thousands of
companies around the world, directly and through a world-wide network of
channel partners. Iron Mountain Digital is based in Southborough, Mass. with
European headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. For more information on Iron
Mountain Digital's Intellectual Property Management services, visit
www.ironmountain.com/ipm.
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 120,000 corporate clients throughout North
America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. For more information, visit
the company's Web site at www.ironmountain.com.
Media Contacts:
David Franklin
General Manager, Envisional Ltd.
+44 (0) 1223 372 400
David.franklin@envisional.com
Maria Doyle
Public Relations for Iron Mountain
(781) 964-3536
maria@doylestratcomm.com
SOURCE Iron Mountain Incorporated
CONTACT:
David Franklin
, General Manager of Envisional Ltd.
+44 (0)
1223 372 400
David.franklin@envisional.com
or
Maria Doyle
Public Relations
for Iron Mountain
+1-781-964-3536
maria@doylestratcomm.com
Web Site: http://www.ironmountain.com