1-Vault in SAS 70 Type II Certification

1Vault Networks (http://www.1vault.net/), a Category 5 hurricane-rated data colocation facility in Fort Lauderdale, today announced it has met the rigorous requirements for the Statement of Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) and has achieved the highly-sought-after SAS 70 Type II certification.

SAS 70 Solutions, a nationally recognized independent auditing firm, performed the extensive audit, covering April 15 to October 15, 2008.

SAS 70 is an acronym for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70 titled "Reports on the Processing of Transactions by Service Organizations." SAS No. 70 defines the professional standards used by a service auditor to assess the internal controls of a service organization and issue a service auditor's report.

In order to complete the audit, 1Vault management developed objectives for the significant areas of internal control, including control environment, physical security, environmental protection, computer operations, information security, application development and maintenance activities, data communications and application controls.

"We are excited about completing the SAS 70 II certification process," said Kevin Bly, Vice President of Business Development for 1Vault Networks. "1Vault's top priority is to mitigate our customer's risk and provide the services necessary to keep their business in business. Because our clients range from financial institutions to medical firms and government agencies, the SAS type II compliance is a requirement and the 1Vault controls put in place make it easier for them to focus on their primary business."

In addition to data colocation, 1Vault offers businesses and governmental agencies hosted IT services and disaster recovery suites. The high-tech facility provides a fully redundant infrastructure with utility power feeds backed by maximum-load generator support, A/C chillers for environmental control and a raised floor data center with full 9' ceiling height.

The state-of-the-art data center, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida can withstand disruption caused by natural disaster, system failure or human intervention. The company's comprehensive plan covers business continuity, disaster recovery suites and seats, high-speed IP connectivity, self-contained power supply, support services, Iron Mountain SAN backup and recovery and SAS 70, Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA audit compliance certifications.