DataSpan Press Releases
Dallas, TX. June 21, 2006—Media Recovery recently became the first Datacenter products and services company to achieve SAS 70 Type II Certification, after a rigorous and extensive audit of their data eradication and tape disposal services. With heightened data security concerns creating challenges for Datacenter professionals across the country, and the passage of legislation, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, the Financial Modernization Act of 1999, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Media Recovery sought to provide documented assurance to customers regarding the safety and reliability of their product and service offerings.
The SAS 70 audit, a “Statement on Auditing Standards” by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), is an international standard used to measure the internal controls of a company’s services. Media Recovery’s SAS 70 Certification, completed by the firm Weaver & Tidwell, demonstrates well-documented controls at every level of their data eradication and tape disposal processes. The certification also provides assurance to customers who sell their used tape to Media Recovery for the creation of the signature product Media Recovery 100% Certified Tape. From on-site auditing and transportation to their secure Operations Center to the use of a propriety code during processing to render any previous data completely unreadable, Media Recovery’s processes are rigidly controlled for complete confidentiality and security. SAS 70 Certification also may provide measurable cost savings to Media Recovery customers, as they might otherwise need to expend their own resources to demonstrate compliance with recent legislation.
“Our SAS 70 certification sets a new standard in our field in terms of quality and security, and is just one more example of Media Recovery’s ongoing commitment to helping our customers meet the complex array of emerging regulatory mandates,” said Gerard Smith, President and CEO of MRI, Media Recovery’s parent company. “With over 35 years of experience working in Datacenters across the country, we are dedicated to offering the most comprehensive selection of products and services in the industry, providing our customers with best-in-class solutions to meet all their requirements.”
In addition to their SAS 70 compliant data eradication and tape disposal services, Media Recovery also offers a broad range of Datacenter services, including Datacenter cleaning and tape library relocations and audits, as well as an extensive line of Datacenter products, such as server racks, power management systems, and cooling products, among others.
For more information, contact Media Recovery at 1111 W. Mockingbird
Lane, Suite 1050,
Dallas TX, 75247; phone (214) 638.4512; email: moreinfo@dataspan.com,
or visit them on the Web at www.dataspan.com.
Contact: Debbie Hicks
Director of Marketing
Phone: (214) 630-9625
Email: dhicks@dataspan.com
