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LAUNCHES DATA STORAGE COMPLIANCE SERVICES Contoural launches services that enable companies to ensure their data is archived in compliance with regulations. LOS ALTOS, CA (January 13, 2003) - Contoural Systems, Inc., an independent provider of storage consulting and education services, today formally announced the launch of a set of services that enable companies to ensure that their data is archived in compliance with regulations in the most cost-effective manner. Companies in all industries are facing both new, and stricter regulations, and increased enforcement of existing regulations that are requiring them to save more electronic documents and information for longer periods of time. This information ranges from e-mail to clinical data to financial data in specific industries such as financial services and health sciences. Additionally, all publicly-traded companies face new regulations requiring them to save and archive electronic documents and e-mail. Contoural’s services help companies both determine what information needs to be archived, and once that is determined, how should this data best be archived. As an independent supplier of services that sells no products Contoural provides independent objective advice that helps companies reduce risks, reduce costs and ensure compliance. “Companies face a patchwork of compliance regulations both in their specific industry and also as publicly-traded companies,” according to Mark Diamond, President & CEO of Contoural. These regulations include SEC 17a-4, FDA Rule 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. “There is a great deal of confusion in terms of what the regulations are and what it requires to be in compliance,” says Diamond. “Our approach is to help our customers understand how these regulations apply to them.” Contoural has Contoural launches services that enable companies to ensure their data is archived in compliance with regulations. Contoural has expertise both in industry-specific requirements such as financial services, and general compliance regulations faced by all publicly-traded companies. Contoural’s approach is not limited to understanding regulations. Contoural helps customers balance both regulatory needs along with liability and end-user best practices. Contoural brings together compliance officers, message administrators, application administrators and storage administrators and help companies build a consensus on the best data archival policy. Contoural’s approach is to straddle both the business and compliance issues with a deep understanding of storage technology and best practices. “While there is significant uncertainty and even fear about compliance, with the right approach this is a very solvable problem,” says Diamond. Once the appropriate archival policy has been developed, Contoural works with its customers to develop the best storage architectures and processes for implementing the policy at the lowest possible cost. . “Once an organization understands what to save, implementing compliance is an 80% storage problem,” says Diamond. As an independent supplier of services that sells no product, Contoural can provide objective advice. “We know what does and does not work, so we reduce the risk of the complex deployments.” Furthermore, achieving compliance need not be expensive, and our services actually save money by putting in processes to utilize a more cost-effective storage solution. Contoural offers a number of Compliance Services. These include  Compliance
Assessment ServiceData
Compliance MAP™ ServiceDocument
and E-mail Repository Deployment Service.All services utilize Contoural Storage Route™ Methodology. This proven approach captures business and compliance requirements, and drives lower costs and reduces risk. About Contoural Editorial contact: DLD Communications (650) 322-9090 dld@contoural.com |
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