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Tue, 08 May 2007, 17:30:00 EDT
Edited by Chris Simmons

 DALLAS, Texas – May 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — GEEP International, one of North America’s leading electronics recyclers, has chosen EBAN 2.0 for Mass Drive Wiping as their volume data overwriting utility. The deal is one of the largest licensing agreements yet for the developers of EBAN, Techway Services (www.techwayservices.com), and is expected to cover 400,000 hard-drives over the life of the agreement.

According to Rick Lewis, VP of Techway Services, licensing to GEEP International signals a new marketing direction for the company. In the past, EBAN was sold mainly to major corporations for internal deployment. Now, Techway Services is looking at reverse logistics operations, computer re-marketers, and electronics recyclers as potential clients for EBAN.

The change comes as major corporations outsource more and more of their data destruction duties. Companies seek service providers who will issue third-party verifications of destruction and indemnify their clients against data breaches. These service providers are increasingly computer recycling and re-marketing operations. “We still expect to sell a lot of licenses directly to Fortune 1000 companies, but increasingly our customers will be computer recyclers. Given their drive volumes, they immediately understand the value proposition that EBAN represents,” says Lewis.

About EBAN
EBAN (techwayservices.com/eban-data-destruction) is a Department of Defense compliant mass hard-drive overwriting utility designed for computer recyclers and Global 2000 companies with large-scale electronic data destruction needs. Using the LAN port of the target computers, EBAN can simultaneously overwrite hard-drives on dozens of computers, automatically confirm the wipe against the hard-drive serial number, and then tie the wipe confirmation to a complete hardware manifest pulled from the target computer’s bios. This creates a complete record of data destruction to help client companies with legal compliance issues such as SOX and HIPAA.

About Techway Services
Techway Services, Inc. (www.techwayservices.com) is a leader in electronic data destruction software, and a nationally recognized provider of end-of-life (EOL) IT services for corporations, government entities, universities, and channel partners. Techway Services provides a full range of EOL services that include reverse logistics, computer remarketing, computer recycling, and electronic data destruction solutions.

For additional information, contact Barry Crossno toll free 888-832-4929 ext. 202.

NEWS SOURCE:  Techway Services, Inc.

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Why Use EBAN?

Due to government legislation and concerns for client data protection, data breaches have become unacceptable; therefore, certifying the destruction of client data left on decommissioned computers is absolutely necessary. The challenge is to automate data destruction so it’s both cost effective and provides an audit trail for legal compliance. EBAN does all of this and more.

Product Summary

EBAN 2.0 For Mass Drive Wiping is one of the most effective ways to simultaneously overwrite data on multiple hard-drives. It’s Department of Defense 5220.22-M and NIST 800-88 compliant. EBAN also has advanced reporting capabilities that automatically record pass/fail of the overwrite and harvest a complete hardware manifest. EBAN is a proven product with units of code that have been used millions of times.

The Technology

EBAN runs on a server (a laptop or desktop computer) and sends the EBAN data destruction kernel to each target hard-drive (see Figure 1 on reverse). In this way, it can wipe as many hard-drives as are linked to the server. EBAN can wipe hard drives in the computer chassis (desktops and laptops) or it can overwrite loose hard drives.

Reporting

EBAN will automatically record the make, model and serial number of every operational hard drive and alerts the operator of bad or failing hard-drives. In addition, this information can be linked to the asset tag of the individual computer. EBAN also pulls a full hardware manifest that includes processor, RAM, motherboard, etc (see Figure 2 on reverse). Manifest reports are an excellent tool for asset managers who need to do full reconciliations and computer re-marketers who need to perform equipment valuations. The ability of EBAN to create automated, accurate reports is not only a time savings, but provides crucial documentation that mitigates future risk and liability. EBAN reports can be exported or printed in industry standard formats.

Cost & Licensing

EBAN pricing is volume based. As the volume increases, the price per drive decreases. One year Enterprise and Site licenses are available, as are 14-day free trials.

About Techway Services, Inc.

Techway Services is a leader in electronic data destruction software, and a nationally recognized provider of end-of-life (EOL) IT services for corporations, government entities, universities, and channel partners. EOL services include reverse logistics, computer remarketing, computer recycling, and onsite/offsite electronic data destruction solutions. Techway Services is a Certified Woman Owned Business.

Additional Information

For additional information, please call 1-888-TECHWAY or go to

www.techwayservices.com.

Figure 1– EBAN Process Overview

Figure 2– Hardware Manifest Report

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