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Iron Mountain Launches SaaSProtect Escrow Service™

Iron Mountain Protects both SaaS Applications and Data with new Escrow Service
Iron Mountain has announced the general availability of SaaSProtect Escrow Service to safeguard Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, the data that runs those applications, and the associated customer data.
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	Ask The Expert: Frank Bruno
	Frank Bruno is Iron Mountain's Executive Sponsor for SaaSProtect, a new escrow service for Software as a Service applications. Question: As an emerging provider of Software as a Service applications, how do I answer concerns about my company's future? Answer >

SaaSProtect Resource Center
With the launch of SaaSProtect Escrow Service, Iron Mountain has new information to share:

New White Paper from THINKStrategies
While a new generation of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions is delivering measurable business benefits, it also creates new vulnerabilities that require a new level of business discipline to mitigate these risks. Learn more by downloading a new white paper from THINKStrategies on “Leveraging Escrow Agreements to Safeguard Your Business from the Risks Associated With Software-as-a-Service.”

Customer Case Study
Find out how The Common Application and AY Software Services are working together to develop a new face for the Common App Online®, and how SaaSProtect Escrow Service will help protect customers. Read the case study >>

ComputerWire article: Iron Mountain Stirs Escrow into SaaS
Iron Mountain is offering itself as a form of backstop for online service providers, with a package of its own software escrow and online backup services. … Our view: Iron Mountain's offer makes a lot of sense. More >>

Data Sheets
For detailed information about Iron Mountain's new SaaSProtect Escrow Service and LiveVault backup and recovery, download the service data sheets.
>> SaaSProtect
>> LiveVault Data Sheet

January 2007
ITAK: Protect your Investment: What is Technology Escrow, and Why Should I Care?
By Christopher Perkins, Iron Mountain

January 2007
Risk Factor: Defending Corporate Identity Online
By David Strouse, Iron Mountain

March 1, 2007
Solutions Daily: Protecting Software Assets as a SOX Compliance Strategy
By Saul Marcus, Iron Mountain

New White paper on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
Until now, domain names have required English characters, even though most Internet users in the world don't speak English. Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) now allow non-English characters of local languages as part of the domain name. Enterprises can strengthen their online presence internationally by registering local-language versions of their domain names. More >>

.ASIA update
DotAsia Organization Limited (DotAsia), the sponsoring organization and eventual registry operator of the new .ASIA domain name, expects that it will be made available this summer. .ASIA will be aimed at individuals or organizations based in Asia. For more information and to start planning for .ASIA top-level domain names, please contact your Iron Mountain representative.

Software as a Service Video
eWeek:  Learn the basics of SaaS with this informative 4-minute video from industry veteran, Stan Gibson. More >>

SMBs Lead, Big Business Follows on SaaS
IT Business Edge:  Enterprise technology trends rarely remind us of Disney flicks, but this is the rare exception. Remember the film “Freaky Friday?” More >>

Automatic domain name checking tool unveiled by ICANN
IT Pro:  Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has launched a new set of tools for webmasters and developers that automatically adds support for new top-level domains (TLDs). More >>