Aftermath of plane crash in Milano:Ibas to recover data from computers in Pirelli Tower

With the Milano assignment, Ibas has received its largest single assignment in the field of data recovery ever. The employer awarding the assignment is Regionale Lombardia, which is a regional authority comparable to a Norwegian county-municipality. Ibas was chosen as the best among a field of international competitors, involving several other data recovery companies.

Technically complicated
The scope of the assignment is not yet fully known. This week Ibas will begin recovery of 23 PCs from attorneys' offices on the 26th floor. The data on the computers in these offices are considered to be the most valuable in the building, and this is the floor where the plane crashed. Because of significant water damage to the floors below, Ibas may also be receiving computers from lower floors as well in the weeks to come. The computers will be transported to Kongsvinger for washing and cleaning before the data recovery work begins in Ibas' laboratories. From experience we know that computers damaged by water, fire and smoke pose a technically complicated challenge. It is therefore still not clear when the work will be completed.

- Strategically important agreement
With more than 20 years experience in data recovery, Ibas has built up world-leading know-how in the field. The company was earlier involved in a number of assignments where computers have been subjected to considerable water and fire damage, the most famous of which being the Sleipner wreck in November 1999.
- The Pirelli job is a strategically important assignment for Ibas. The fact that the regional Italian authorities are showing such confidence in us in this very important case, strengthens our position as a leading supplier of data recovery in Europe, says Arve Saghaug, Managing Director of Ibas AS.

Facts about plane crash
A 67-year-old Swiss pilot was flying the light aircraft when it crashed into the Pirelli Tower in Milano on 18 April this year. Three persons died in the accident. The circumstances surrounding the event and the reasons for the plane crash are still not known. The building is 127 metres high and is considered to be the world's largest building made of concrete. The building has 30 floors, and the plane crashed into the 26th floor. The office building houses regional Italian authorities and is an important financial centre.

For more information, please contact:
Arve Saghaug, Managing Director Ibas AS,
phone: +47 62 81 01 00, cellular: +47 92 88 27 44
e-mail: arve.saghaug@ibas.no
Tormod Nymoen, Marketing Manager Ibas AS,
phone: +47 62 81 01 00, cellular: +47 95 88 61 91,
e-mail: tormod.nymoen@ibas.no

Facts about Ibas AS
The data security company Ibas, established in 1978, is one of the world's leading companies in Data Recovery and Data Erasure with Computer Forensics as an emerging business area. The Group's Head Office is located in Kongsvinger, Norway, with subsidiaries, distributors and partners worldwide. For more information, please visit www.ibas.com