March 26, 2007 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Telecommunications provider Verizon Business (verizonbusiness.com) announced on Monday that it has completed the SAS 70 Type II examination of its Premium colocation centers. The company also successfully completed for the sixth consecutive year the SAS 70 Type II examination of its managed hosting centers, entitled Smart Centers, and their operating environments.
Performed by Ernst & Young, the examinations addressed the sustainability of Verizon Business ' design of controls and the operating effectiveness of those controls within the processes of its Premium and Smart data centers, from which the company delivers managed services.
"Verizon Business is dedicated to delivering performance excellence to enterprise customers," says Nancy Gofus, senior VP and chief marketing officer for Verizon Business. "The successful conclusion of our SAS 70 Type II examinations further underscores the Verizon Business commitment to establishing and maintaining appropriate controls over our processes to help us achieve high standards of quality and stringent metrics for security and reliability."
By completing the SAS 70 Type II examinations, Verizon Business can now help Internet colocation and managed hosting customers address control requirements over the processing of financial data and other sensitive company information under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404.
