Iron Mountain Digital and Envisional bring together brand protection, anti-counterfeit and intellectual property management services
Reseller deal broadens Iron Mountain IP portfolio and creates catalyst
for Envisional's US expansion
BOSTON, MA and CAMBRIDGE, UK - March 16, 2009 –
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.