Ibas signs global agreement with a large Swedish company
Safe erasing is the only way
The job of erasing absolutely all information on a hard disk with
existing operating systems is extremely complicated. Alternatives such as
"Format," "fdisk" and normal erasing commands do not remove information that
is stored on your computer. These commands only change the structure on the
disk, so it is still possible to recover the data with available program
tools. The agreement with Ibas guarantees that the thousands of customer's
computers to be scrapped annually will not pose a security threat for the
company.
Breakthrough in Sweden
"The agreement represents a breakthrough for our data erasure concept in
Sweden, and we think that the agreement will serve as a solid reference for
us to influence many Swedish businesses who have not as yet taken the
security risk seriously. The selection of Ibas as supplier takes place after
a thorough evaluation by the customer of a range of alternatives, and we
look forward to a very constructive partnership. The public and private
sectors in Norway have up to now been much better at using reliable data
erasure methods compared to Sweden. Although the security risk is the same,
the explanation may possibly be that the Swedish privacy laws are not as
strict when it comes to erasing personal data as compared to the Norwegian
privacy laws," says Henning Hansen, President and CEO Norman
ASA.
For more information, please contact:
Henning Hansen, President and CEO Norman ASA
cellular: +47 90 88 11 92, e-mail: hha@norman.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