HostReview.com Wednesday, November 26, 2003; 12:00 AM
Englewood, CO, November 26, 2003 - Verio, a subsidiary of NTT Communications
and a leader in global IP solutions, today announced that its NTT/VERIO
PowerPlatform Hosting Solutions have achieved third party validation under
the Statement of Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS70) Type II certification.
The PowerPlatform Hosting Solutions encompass a set of managed hosting
and colocation products designed to meet the unique requirements of midsize
and large enterprise customers.
SAS70, a
widely recognized auditing standard established by the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), is the authoritative guidance
demonstrating that Verio has undergone an independent in-depth audit,
including testing of Verio's control activities over its Enterprise Hosting
services.
"The
SAS70 continued endorsement helps provide credible proof to our customers
that their critical data is secure using our hosting services," said
Isabel Ehringer, president of Verio's Enterprise Hosting business unit.
"The recognition of Verio's world-class PowerPlatform solutions supports
our ongoing commitment to provide operational excellence with the highest
levels of security and reliability. With each new independent endorsement
of our
products and services, we continue to reassure our customers that we can
scale businesses operations with the highest levels of performance, and
are committed to keeping our services at the forefront of industry best
practices."
NTT/VERIO PowerPlatform Hosting Solutions incorporate three distinctive
areas:
·PowerPlatform RapidRollout Solutions serve the entry-level dedicated
market with a simplified menu of products and services from which to rapidly
build solution architecture and service plans.
·PowerPlatform Modular Solutions target the mid-to-high end market,
allowing customers to create unique computing infrastructures that best
meet their business needs while using NTT/VERIO standardized server configurations
and services.
·PowerPlatform Colocation Solutions provide premier, highly resilient
data center hosting space and bandwidth.
SAS70 certification
for the NTT/VERIO PowerPlatform Hosting solutions was conducted by Ernst
& Young, LLP and applies to Verio's Premier Data Centers in Sterling,
VA and San Jose, CA.
For more information about SAS70 certification, please visit www.sas70.com.
About Verio
Verio Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications (NTT Com),
which provides long distance and international telecommunications reaching
over 200 countries worldwide. Verio is the world's largest operator of
Web sites for businesses and a leading provider of global IP solutions.
NTT Com and Verio market their global IP solutions under the NTT/VERIO
brand. The
company offers businesses a broad range of Internet services, including
Web hosting, dedicated access, virtual private networks, and managed service
offerings, among other enhanced services. Verio supports its operations
with highly reliable and scalable global infrastructure and systems including
the NTT/VERIO Global IP Network, and provides Web hosting services to
customers
in more than 146 countries. The combination of Verio and NTT Com offers
services to meet the growing and diverse needs of all businesses, including
small to medium businesses, large global enterprises and multi-national
corporations. More information can be found at www.verio.com
and www.ntt.com/index-e.html.
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