Inflow Managed Services Division Achieves SAS-70 Type II Certification; Charlotte Facility's Security Infrastructure Passes Highest Level SAS-70 Audit.DENVER -- Today, Inflow Inc., the quality leader in IT outsourcing services, announced its new managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality division at Inflow-Charlotte (formerly i-bridge) has successfully achieved SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. 70 Type II certification. The SAS 70 audit was conducted by a nationally recognized CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. firm. The Statement of Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) certification is an internationally recognized standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants With over 330,525 CPA members (in August 2006), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is the largest professional organization of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the United States of America. . This certification means that Inflow-Charlotte has implemented controls and processes to minimize the potential for loss of internal or non-customer related systems and customer related systems (monitoring applications, devices and tools) due to intentional or unintentional events. Inflow-Charlotte pursued SAS 70 Type II certification, the highest level SAS 70 validation, in response to customer demand. Having SAS 70 certification is a key requirement for customers to meet certain mandatory regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley. These regulations require credible proof that a managed security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the provider has processes and controls in place to provide a stable and secure environment to safely monitor and manage customer data. Inflow-Charlotte completed the SAS 70 audit and received its certification in just over nine weeks. "This is a distinction that we are very proud of, as we've worked diligently to prepare for and undergo the auditing process," said Greg Hoogerland, Inflow's director of managed services delivery. "We are proud to say that we are now fully capable of helping our customers meet their regulatory pressures and they can have the confidence that the services they receive are highly secure and disciplined solutions." "Inflow is extremely process-oriented as a company as validated already by our ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 certification, which only 1% of U.S. businesses possess," said Art Zeile, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for Inflow Inc. "Inflow-Charlotte's SAS 70 certification represents our continuing dedication to providing the highest quality service to our customers." Inflow's managed services division at Inflow-Charlotte targets mid- to large-market companies that need critical business application management as well as high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. infrastructure and process specialization. Inflow provides hosting, management and monitoring solutions through this division at a predictable cost. About Inflow Inflow, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Inflow is an ISO 9001:2000 certified provider currently serving more than 950 customers from its network of 13 data centers across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Leveraging its expertise in application, network, and datacenter management, the company is able to deliver reliable, secure, scalable and cost-effective outsourcing solutions. Core services are offered within Inflow's three primary lines of business: Application and Infrastructure Management, Business Continuance/Disaster Recovery, and IT Consulting. Inflow's solutions help customers increase revenues, decrease costs, and enhance productivity. For more information on Inflow, please visit www.inflow.com or call 877-2INFLOW. For more information on Inflow's SAS 70 certification or managed services, please contact Greg Hoogerland, Inflow Director of Managed Services Delivery, at 704-969-2229 or ghoogerland@inflow.com. |
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