ICANN Deposit Audit Service Application Now Available
BOSTON, Mar 22, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Iron
Mountain Digital, the technology arm of information management
services company Iron
Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), today announced the availability
of the ICANN Deposit Audit Service (IDAS) application for the systematic
analysis of Internet registrar escrow deposits. This new service further
reduces risks for consumers and businesses that have registered domain
names with ICANN-accredited registrars. ICANN
is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the
organization that oversees the allocation and administration of generic
top-level domain names (such as those ending in .com, .net, .org, etc.).
ICANN also governs which organizations can become domain name registrars
for generic top-level domains. Registrars are the entities that sell,
register, and renew domain names for Internet users.
With the ICANN Deposit Audit Service application, Iron Mountain
systematically audits registrar escrow deposits, measures the integrity
of those deposits, and reports the results to ICANN. The new application
supplements Iron
Mountain's Registrar Data Escrow service. With this service, domain
name registrars periodically escrow their registration information
records to safeguard these intellectual property assets. Because the
registration data is placed in an escrow account with Iron Mountain and
verified through the IDAS application, it can be effectively retrieved
by ICANN in the event of a technical, operational, or business failure
of a registrar.
"The goal of the data escrow program is to help ensure the security and
stability of the Domain Name System by protecting the data associated
with registered domain names in a secure escrow account," said Mike
Zupke, ICANN's registrar liaison manager. "Iron Mountain's Deposit Audit
Service is the next step in a full range of programs and procedures that
will work to safeguard registrants and maintain Internet stability."
"By escrowing and verifying the integrity of domain name registration
information records, Iron Mountain is helping to protect consumers and
businesses that have registered domain names with ICANN-accredited
registrars," explained John Boruvka, vice president of intellectual
property management at Iron Mountain Digital. "As a result, they can
retrieve their registration information data, even if the registrar goes
out of business."
In 2007, Iron Mountain was selected by ICANN to provide escrow services
through its Registrar
Data Escrow service, which is available to the more than 900
ICANN-accredited domain name registrars and protects registration data
for the more than 110 million domain names they support. In 2008, Iron
Mountain implemented automated processing for Registrar Data Escrow
deposits.
Now, in addition to escrowing registration information records,
registrar deposits will be periodically audited by the escrow agent to
verify that escrowed data matches publicly available registration
information records. Iron Mountain's ICANN Deposit Audit Service was
developed to meet this need.
For more information, visit http://www.ironmountain.com/resources/services/icann.asp.
About ICANN
ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's
system of unique identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and
country codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet
protocols that help computers reach each other over the Internet.
Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet's
operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly to develop
policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability.
ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non-profit
company. For more information please visit: www.icann.org.
About Iron Mountain Digital
Iron Mountain Digital is the world's leading provider of information
management services for data protection and recovery, archiving,
eDiscovery and intellectual property management. The technology arm of
Iron Mountain Incorporated offers a comprehensive suite of solutions to
thousands of companies around the world, directly and through a
worldwide network of channel partners. Iron Mountain Digital is based in
Southborough, Mass
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 140,000 corporate
clients throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia
Pacific. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.ironmountain.com.
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