Connected Releases Enhanced Version of Scalable, Secure and Easy-to-Use Data Protection Solution for Desktops and Laptops.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- DataProtector/PC 7.5 Completes Comprehensive Business Continuity and Enterprise-wide Information Lifecycle Management Strategies

Connected(R) Corporation, a subsidiary of Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE IRM), and the leading provider of automated data protection, archiving and recovery solutions for distributed data, today announced the availability of its newest solution for automated and efficient enterprise PC data protection -- Connected DataProtector/PC(TM) version 7.5. This enhanced solution automatically protects, secures and manages all enterprise PC data in an organization. Companies ranging from the world's largest corporations to small and mid-sized businesses can use DataProtector/PC 7.5 to help comply with data storage regulations and achieve a comprehensive Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) strategy, while also substantially reducing their storage requirements and IT costs.

This news follows on the heels of the recently completed acquisition of Connected by Iron Mountain Incorporated. One of the primary benefits of this acquisition is the ability of Connected DataProtector/PC 7.5 to bring Iron Mountain data management solutions closer to the point of data creation and ensure secure protection, access, availability and compliance throughout the information lifecycle. By providing comprehensive data protection solutions that span a company's entire information infrastructure - through creation, use, archival and disposition - the combined companies can meet customers' needs for security, regulatory and business continuity compliance.

Important Corporate Data is No Longer Centralized

With mobile computing on the rise, corporations today are steadily moving critical applications and data from mainframes to servers, and now to desktop and mobile PCs. As a result, key revenue-generating employees are increasingly reliant on PCs as a primary tool for productivity and are constantly creating information assets on those PCs. In fact, companies from the Global 2000 to the smallest SoHo store as much as half of vital data on individual PCs, with little or no formalized protection. This has resulted in increased pressure on IT departments to provide solutions that protect, secure and manage critical distributed data for employees whose productivity is dependant on their ability to access vital information in a timely fashion.

"Despite the explosive growth of corporate data now stored on desktops and laptops, and new challenges, such as addressing regulatory requirements set forth by government regulations including Sarbanes Oxley and HIPAA, most companies today still lack an automated data protection and recovery program for their employees' desktop and laptop PCs," said Peter Gerr, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "Protecting this type of distributed data should be a priority for every CIO or VP of IT, as it is a vital component of any company's complete Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) strategy and definitely impacts an organization's ability to comply with government regulations or its own corporate governance mandates. By not extending backups beyond the perimeter of the enterprise data center, companies are setting themselves up for disaster, lost productivity, increased risk of sanctions or fines for non-compliance, and a reduced ability to generate incremental value out of corporate data assets."

"It's clear that without PC availability and data integrity, employees are unproductive and companies lose money," said John Clancy, COO of Connected Corporation. "If companies don't have a PC-centric disaster recovery plan in place, a simple corrupted file or virus strike could mean the loss of months of work as well as lost revenue. For this reason Connected continues to enhance our proven PC data protection and recovery solution so that our customers can ensure business continuity, and add distributed data to their ILM strategies."

Key Backup and Recovery Features

Connected DataProtector/PC 7.5 automatically and efficiently protects all data on every PC in the enterprise, while dramatically reducing corporate storage requirements and costs associated with protecting knowledge worker-generated data. As a result, companies can safely leverage PC hard drives for critical data rather than always deferring to a file server-based approach for retrieval and backup. In addition, when licensed with Connected EmailOptimizer(TM) functionality, customers also benefit from a data reduction process for ultra-efficient handling and centralized storage of users' locally-stored Microsoft Outlook (.pst) and Lotus Notes (.nsf) email files and archives. An overview of customer benefits includes:

--Best-in-class scalability - DataProtector/PC is a fully scalable data protection solution that supports up to 20,000 PCs on a single server pair, with scalability to more than 100,000 users. Customers also have the option to employ a hierarchical storage manager (HSM) to provide lower cost data availability and support an ILM strategy.

--Ease-of-use - DataProtector/PC provides fast, easy and fully automated disaster recovery and data protection. Users benefit from automated data file selection, which distinguishes user data files from operating system and application files. As a result, users don't have to remember where all of their data files are stored. DataProtector/PC also ensures that open files are protected, and allows users to retrieve multiple past versions of a file, not just the most recently backed-up version.

--Impenetrable Security and Protection of Corporate Data - DataProtector/PC ensures that all data is encrypted with the 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) before being transmitted over the network and is stored encrypted at the Data Center. Users can also set special passwords for file recovery to protect against data loss in the event of a laptop or desktop PC theft.

With the release of DataProtector/PC 7.5, Connected introduces features that enhance functionality and overall management, adding substantial value to previous versions. Some of these enhancements include:

--Web Service Interface (Management API) - This programmable Web Service Interface provides Connected partners with a set of tools to automate Support Center tasks, including creating, canceling and validating accounts, changing passwords, moving accounts into new communities, and running reports.

--Automated Email Alerts - Because entries in a backup event log are often numerous and complex, it can sometimes be difficult to determine when a Data Center problem needs addressing. DataProtector/PC 7.5 alleviates this complexity and reduces IT support requirements by allowing the Data Center Administrator to select a set of event log IDs for which email alerts will automatically be sent whenever particular events are logged.

--SSL Support - SSL based protocol enhancements to address security parameters during: registration, upgrade, backup and retrieve.

--Comprehensive Localized Agent Versions - New language support for Simplified Chinese, Korean, Italian, Dutch and Hungarian will be added to existing support for English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish languages.

--Enhanced EMC Centera Support - The combination of DataProtector/PC 7.5 with EMC Centera offers customers a scalable, secure storage solution for high performance and low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

Flexible Delivery Model

Connected DataProtector/PC 7.5, available now as licensed software, can support an individual's or an enterprise's needs, from one PC all the way up to the largest networks in the world. For more information and pricing, please contact Connected Sales at 1-800-934-0956 or [e-mail].

About Connected Corporation

Connected Corporation, a subsidiary of Iron Mountain Incorporated, is the leading provider of storage software for automated protection, archiving and recovery of distributed data. The company's powerful, yet easy-to-use solutions help customers protect and centrally manage data from PCs, Windows servers and email systems, while eliminating costs and burdens associated with capturing and recovering highly distributed data. Customers range from mid-size businesses to more than 600 of the world's largest corporations, including Boeing, Deloitte & Touche, Deutsche Telekom, EDS, Hewlett-Packard, SAP, Schlumberger and Toyota. The company's solutions are offered as a subscription service or as licensed software. Connected is based in Framingham, Massachusetts, with multiple U.S. and international offices. For more information, visit (http://www.connected.com) or call 1-800-934-0956.

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