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'''Iron Mountain''' is an industry leader in the protection and storage of information, | '''Iron Mountain''' is an industry leader in the protection and storage of information, working with both physical and electronic files. 97% of Fortune 1000 companies use Iron Mountain as their information manager.<ref>[http://www.ironmountain.com/company/about-us.html Iron Mountain About]</ref> | ||
Iron Mountain was selected by [[ICANN]] to function as its Registrar Data Escrow ([[RDE]]) agent in November, 2007.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-13feb08.htm ICANN announcement]</ref> | |||
==Business Scope and History== | ==Business Scope and History== | ||
The company was started when Herman Knaust decided to market the old mine he had purchased to grow mushrooms | The company was started when Herman Knaust decided in 1951 to market the old mine he had purchased to grow mushrooms as a storage facility for important corporate documents.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2002/05/20/daily2.html BizJournals]</ref> | ||
Iron Mountain now has more than 45 million sq. ft. of storage space in more than 1,000 facilities in 37 countries.<ref>[http://www.ironmountain.com/records/management/records-management-and-storage.html Iron Mountain Records Management]</ref><ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2002/05/20/daily2.html BizJournals]</ref> | Iron Mountain now has more than 45 million sq. ft. of storage space in more than 1,000 facilities in 37 countries.<ref>[http://www.ironmountain.com/records/management/records-management-and-storage.html Iron Mountain Records Management]</ref><ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2002/05/20/daily2.html BizJournals]</ref> | ||
They have been growing and diversifying their business since going public in 1996, and | They have been growing and diversifying their business since going public in 1996, and have acquired more than 100 companies throughout their company's history.<ref>[http://www.networkcomputing.com/backup-recovery/consolidation-reshapes-online-backup-market.php?p=2 Network Computing Journal]</ref> In 2001, they invested $25 million in their digital archiving business.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2002/05/20/daily2.html BizJournals]</ref> A year later they acquired Connected Corp. for $117 million and began pushing into the online data backup market.<ref>[http://www.networkcomputing.com/backup-recovery/consolidation-reshapes-online-backup-market.php?p=2 Network Computing Journal]</ref> Much of Iron Mountain's growth has been overseen by former CEO [[Richard Reese]], who ran the company from 1981 until 2008; he was succeeded by [[Robert Brennan]].<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2008/06/27/business-global-brennan-lead-cx_mk_0627qa.html Forbes]</ref> Brennan came to Iron Mountain via its acquisition of Connected Corp. | ||
==Iron Mountain and ICANN== | ==Iron Mountain and ICANN== | ||
[[ICANN]] selected Iron Mountain to be the digital escrow agent for its [[RDE]] program.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-13feb08.htm ICANN announcement]</ref> This program is designed to secure the Internet's domain name system by protecting important data through Iron Mountain's digital department. [[ICANN]] now requires registrars to escrow critical registration data that could then be released to [[ICANN]] should | [[ICANN]] selected Iron Mountain to be the digital escrow agent for its [[RDE]] program.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-13feb08.htm ICANN announcement]</ref> This program is designed to secure the Internet's [[DNS|domain name system]] by protecting important data through Iron Mountain's digital department. [[ICANN]] now requires registrars to escrow critical registration data that could then be released to [[ICANN]], should there be a termination of the registrar's accreditation agreement. Iron Mountain also provides registry data escrow services.<ref>ICANN40 Interview</ref> | ||
At the time of the agreement in 2008, Iron Mountain immediately made itself available to the more than 900 [[ICANN]]-accredited domain name registrars | At the time of the agreement in 2008, Iron Mountain immediately made itself available to the more than 900 [[ICANN]]-accredited domain name registrars, though any registrar could also choose to use a different third party provider as the escrow agent.<ref>[http://www.ironmountain.com/news/2007/impr11282007.asp Iron Mountain News]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: Companies]] | [[Category: Companies]] | ||
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| Type: | Public |
| Industry: | Information Management |
| Founded: | 1951 |
| Founder(s): | Herman Knaust |
| Headquarters: | 745 Atlantic Ave. Boston, MA 02111 |
| Website: | Ironmountain.com |
| Twitter: |  @IronMountain
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| Key People | |
| Frank Bruno, Director of IPM John Boruvka, Vice President of Sales | |
Iron Mountain is an industry leader in the protection and storage of information, working with both physical and electronic files. 97% of Fortune 1000 companies use Iron Mountain as their information manager.[1]
Iron Mountain was selected by ICANN to function as its Registrar Data Escrow (RDE) agent in November, 2007.[2]
Business Scope and History
The company was started when Herman Knaust decided in 1951 to market the old mine he had purchased to grow mushrooms as a storage facility for important corporate documents.[3]
Iron Mountain now has more than 45 million sq. ft. of storage space in more than 1,000 facilities in 37 countries.[4][5]
They have been growing and diversifying their business since going public in 1996, and have acquired more than 100 companies throughout their company's history.[6] In 2001, they invested $25 million in their digital archiving business.[7] A year later they acquired Connected Corp. for $117 million and began pushing into the online data backup market.[8] Much of Iron Mountain's growth has been overseen by former CEO Richard Reese, who ran the company from 1981 until 2008; he was succeeded by Robert Brennan.[9] Brennan came to Iron Mountain via its acquisition of Connected Corp.
Iron Mountain and ICANN
ICANN selected Iron Mountain to be the digital escrow agent for its RDE program.[10] This program is designed to secure the Internet's domain name system by protecting important data through Iron Mountain's digital department. ICANN now requires registrars to escrow critical registration data that could then be released to ICANN, should there be a termination of the registrar's accreditation agreement. Iron Mountain also provides registry data escrow services.[11]
At the time of the agreement in 2008, Iron Mountain immediately made itself available to the more than 900 ICANN-accredited domain name registrars, though any registrar could also choose to use a different third party provider as the escrow agent.[12]