ServePath Receives SAS 70 Type II Report.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- ServePath, a leading San Francisco colocation and managed service provider, today announced it has received the 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 report, an internationally recognized auditing 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. (AICPA AICPA See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). ). Performed by a major public accounting and auditing firm, the SAS 70 is an independent report on the design of ServePath's business processes. "ServePath obtained the SAS 70 report to demonstrate to regulated and security conscious companies that we have internal controls and procedures related to our data center operations and services," said John Keagy, president, ServePath. "The SAS 70 Type II report is valuable to our customers because they can provide it to their clientele as required to prove the security of their data." The SAS 70 Type II report shows that ServePath's description of certain relevant controls over information technology related to its San Francisco data center and hosting operations is fairly presented and that such controls have been suitably designed to achieve their specified control objectives. ServePath's controls description is broader in scope than many other leading colocation providers. In addition to the physical security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security covered in a typical colocation facility, ServePath's report covers a gamut of information security, network performance, network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. , data back-up, disaster recovery, and other controls such as Service Level Agreements. ServePath's dedicated hosting Typically refers to a single Web site that is hosted on a stand-alone server. See dedicated server. solutions and 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 are immediately available. For more information, please contact ServePath at www.ServePath.com or call 1-866-321-7284. About ServePath ServePath is a leading dedicated server and managed hosting specialist, providing custom services to businesses that need powerful Internet hosting platforms. Thousands of companies worldwide look to ServePath for its reliability, customization, and speed. Its new 10,000% Guaranteed Service Level Agreement is unique in the web hosting industry, promising specific levels of network performance and 100% uptime with a 100x guarantee. ServePath also provides colocation services through its ColoServe division. The employee-owned company has been in business for five years and operates its own San Francisco data center. Copyright 2007 ServePath. All rights reserved. Any trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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