Iron Mountain Expands Government Services Organization to Better Support the Growing Needs of its Public Sector Clients
Company Taps Jeff Johnson to Lead Government-focused Business Unit
BOSTON, MA and DULLES, VA, May 8, 2006 – Iron Mountain
Incorporated (NYSE:IRM), the global leader in information protection
and storage services, has expanded its Government Services group to
better address the unique needs of its public sector customers in
federal, state, local and international governments worldwide. As part
of the expansion, the Company appointed Jeff Johnson as senior vice
president and general manager for the government-focused business unit,
with new headquarters located in Dulles, Virginia.
“Over the past 50 years, Iron Mountain has built a solid track
record as a trusted partner to government customers, and is a leading
provider of records management and data protection services to more
than 1,500 government accounts in the U.S. and around the world," said
Johnson. “The expansion of this specialized business unit underscores
our commitment to serving government organizations by providing
integrated solutions that enable them to better achieve their missions
while reducing total cost of ownership.”
As the senior vice president and general manager for the Government
Services business unit, Johnson brings more than 20 years of
outsourcing expertise from leadership roles at EDS, Accenture and
VeriSign. Previously, Johnson held the role of senior vice president of
Iron Mountain’s Intellectual Property Management business unit, where
he was responsible for leading the business unit worldwide. Johnson
came to Iron Mountain through the 2004 acquisition of Arcemus, a
records management company for which he served as president and chief
executive officer.
Iron Mountain offers its government clients a comprehensive set of
information protection and storage solutions. These solutions help
government agencies improve service to citizens; control and reduce
costs; increase staff productivity; support compliance requirements;
and reduce the risk of data loss, theft, and operational interruptions.
Iron Mountain Records Management, Data Protection and Recovery, and
Information Destruction solutions are available through the GSA
schedule GS-25F-0066M and include the following:
- Records Management Consulting: The Company’s professional service
organization helps agencies implement compliant and legally credible
records management programs. Engagements are customized to each
client's needs and include: records retention program development and
implementation for both paper and digital records, inventory cost
reduction, records management gap analyses, benchmarking, and business
process re-engineering.
- Records Management Services: Records have strategic and monetary
value and yet they also represent significant risk and cost to an
organization if not managed properly; in addition to administrative
expenses, there are a growing number of regulations that require
agencies to protect information from loss and unauthorized access. Iron
Mountain helps government agencies expertly store and protect their
records – both paper and digital.
- Document Management Services: For every government agency, fast,
reliable access to information is critical to successful support of
federal statutes such as the Freedom of Information Act. Iron Mountain
helps to create a comprehensive, fully integrated document management
program that provides timely access to all government records.
- Secure Shredding: Iron Mountain is well equipped to help agencies
comply with the growing number of mandatory shredding and information
disposal laws, such as FACTA (Fair & Accurate Credit Transaction
Act), and to establish a secure, consistent, and comprehensive document
disposal solution.
- Offsite Tape Vaulting: Iron Mountain offers best-in-class
infrastructure, global reach, and unmatched expertise to ensure an
agency’s most valuable information assets are protected off site, off
line, and out of reach in order to recover operations in the event of a
disaster or other business disruption.
- PC Data Protection: PC data protection services from Iron Mountain
make it possible to automatically back up data, encrypt sensitive files
to thwart unauthorized access, enable users to quickly restore lost or
damaged files following a disaster, and automatically eliminate
sensitive data from PCs that are lost or stolen.
- Server Data Protection: Iron Mountain helps protect remote servers
that may not be protected by central IT staff by providing managed
online services for backing up data securely, automatically, and
consistently – and enabling the rapid recovery of lost or damaged files
following data loss or disaster.
- Email Continuity Services: Iron Mountain’s email continuity service
provides a standby email system that can be activated in less than 60
seconds following a network interruption, facilities outage, or other
event that disables email.
For a complete list of government solutions available from Iron Mountain visit http://www.ironmountain.com/gov.
Iron Mountain will also exhibit at NARA’s 18th Annual Records
Administration Conference (RACO) at the Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center in Washington, DC on Tuesday May 9 (Booth
21); and at the GSA Expo on May 15-18 at the Henry B. Gonzalez
Convention Center in San Antonio, TX (Booth 1312).
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 the Pacific
Rim. For more information, visit the Company’s Web site at www.ironmountain.com.
Contact:
Laura Sudnik
Public Relations
Iron Mountain
Phone: 617-535-2907
laura.sudnik@ironmountain.com
Sara Steindorf
Weber Shandwick
ssteindorf@webershandwick.com
(617) 520-7259