Iron Mountain and SAP Join Forces to Help Companies Protect Custom-built Software
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Posted on September 26, 2012 at 9:42:01 AM
Iron Mountain and SAP Join Forces to Help Companies Protect Custom-built Software
LONDON and WALDORF, Germany, September 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Software developed for SAP small business applications will be secured by
Iron Mountain's Software Escrow
[http://www.ironmountain.co.uk/whatwedo/software-escrow-service/?utm_source=Release&utm_medium=NWEN&utm_campaign 120803 ]
Services
Companies commissioning business software from developers are putting their investment
and valuable intellectual property at risk if they fail to protect the source code, warn
global information management
[http://www.ironmountain.co.uk/whatwedo/information-management/?utm_source=Release&utm_medium=NWEN&utm_campaign 120803 ]
company Iron Mountain
[http://www.ironmountain.co.uk/?utm_source=Release&utm_medium=NWEN&utm_campaign 120803 ]
and leader in enterprise application software SAP [http://www.sap.com ], as they announce
a strategic partnership to address this challenge.
Under the new partnership, SAP Business One Group will refer its software solution
partners to Iron Mountain for software escrow services for the add-on solutions they
create for end-users.
"Software escrow is a legal agreement between the developer, the licensee and a third
party, who holds the software source code. It reduces the licensee's exposure to risk,
helping to protect what is often a significant investment in business-critical software
and technology," explained Patrick Keddy, SVP for Western Europe at Iron Mountain. "Under
the terms of an Iron Mountain software escrow account, the developer's software source
code is deposited at one of our secure facilities. The agreement protects the customer
against the risk of the software developer going out of business or failing to support or
maintain the application. Offering escrow helps the software developer build customer
confidence, while maintaining access to the source code for future updates."
The SAP Business One application
[http://www.sap.com/sme/solutions/businessmanagement/businessone/index.epx ] has been
created specifically for small and medium-size businesses. It enables them to integrate
all core business functions across a company - including financials, sales, customer
relationship management, inventory and operations. Approximately 350 add-on solutions have
been built onto the SAP Business One application by SAP's software solution partners. With
these add-on solutions, customers can tailor SAP Business One Group to meet their specific
business and industry challenges.
"With the escrow protection from Iron Mountain, SAP Business One customers can rest
assured that their add-on software solutions are protected," said Patrick Carpreau, Senior
SSP Manager for SAP EMEA and India. "It enables us to put our SAP Business One Group
customers at ease and build their confidence. We will be offering escrow protection
upfront to all customers as a value-added service when they want software solution
partners to create customised Group Business One applications."
ENDS
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain
[http://www.ironmountain.co.uk/?utm_source=Release&utm_medium=NWEN&utm_campaign 120803 ]
Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) provides information storage and management services that help
organizations lower the costs, risks and inefficiencies of managing their physical and
digital data. The Company's solutions enable customers to protect and better use their
information so they can optimize their business and ensure proper recovery, compliance and
discovery. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain manages billions of information assets,
including business records, electronic files, medical data and more for organizations
around the world.
About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies
of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to
storefront, desktop to mobile device - SAP empowers people and organizations to work
together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the
competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 172,000 customers to operate
profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit
http://www.sap.com.
Iron Mountain
CONTACT: For further information contact: Phil Riley, T: +32-(0)470-901-952, E: priley@emea.ironmountain.com or Lauren Wood, T: +44-(0)118-909-0909, E: im@berkeleypr.co.uk
LONDON and WALDORF, Germany, September 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Software developed for SAP small business applications will be secured by
Iron Mountain's Software Escrow
[http://www.ironmountain.co.uk/whatwedo/software-escrow-service/?utm_source=Release&utm_medium=NWEN&utm_campaign 120803 ]
Services
Companies commissioning business software from developers are putting their investment
and valuable intellectual property at risk if they fail to protect the source code, warn
global information management
[http://www.ironmountain.co.uk/whatwedo/information-management/?utm_source=Release&utm_medium=NWEN&utm_campaign 120803 ]
company Iron Mountain
[http://www.ironmountain.co.uk/?utm_source=Release&utm_medium=NWEN&utm_campaign 120803 ]
and leader in enterprise application software SAP [http://www.sap.com ], as they announce
a strategic partnership to address this challenge.
Under the new partnership, SAP Business One Group will refer its software solution
partners to Iron Mountain for software escrow services for the add-on solutions they
create for end-users.
"Software escrow is a legal agreement between the developer, the licensee and a third
party, who holds the software source code. It reduces the licensee's exposure to risk,
helping to protect what is often a significant investment in business-critical software
and technology," explained Patrick Keddy, SVP for Western Europe at Iron Mountain. "Under
the terms of an Iron Mountain software escrow account, the developer's software source
code is deposited at one of our secure facilities. The agreement protects the customer
against the risk of the software developer going out of business or failing to support or
maintain the application. Offering escrow helps the software developer build customer
confidence, while maintaining access to the source code for future updates."
The SAP Business One application
[http://www.sap.com/sme/solutions/businessmanagement/businessone/index.epx ] has been
created specifically for small and medium-size businesses. It enables them to integrate
all core business functions across a company - including financials, sales, customer
relationship management, inventory and operations. Approximately 350 add-on solutions have
been built onto the SAP Business One application by SAP's software solution partners. With
these add-on solutions, customers can tailor SAP Business One Group to meet their specific
business and industry challenges.
"With the escrow protection from Iron Mountain, SAP Business One customers can rest
assured that their add-on software solutions are protected," said Patrick Carpreau, Senior
SSP Manager for SAP EMEA and India. "It enables us to put our SAP Business One Group
customers at ease and build their confidence. We will be offering escrow protection
upfront to all customers as a value-added service when they want software solution
partners to create customised Group Business One applications."
ENDS
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain
[http://www.ironmountain.co.uk/?utm_source=Release&utm_medium=NWEN&utm_campaign 120803 ]
Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) provides information storage and management services that help
organizations lower the costs, risks and inefficiencies of managing their physical and
digital data. The Company's solutions enable customers to protect and better use their
information so they can optimize their business and ensure proper recovery, compliance and
discovery. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain manages billions of information assets,
including business records, electronic files, medical data and more for organizations
around the world.
About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies
of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to
storefront, desktop to mobile device - SAP empowers people and organizations to work
together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the
competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 172,000 customers to operate
profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit
http://www.sap.com.
Iron Mountain
CONTACT: For further information contact: Phil Riley, T: +32-(0)470-901-952, E: priley@emea.ironmountain.com or Lauren Wood, T: +44-(0)118-909-0909, E: im@berkeleypr.co.uk