November 26, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — NTT Communications (ntt.com) subsidiary Verio (verio.com) said today that its NTT/VERIO PowerPlatform hosting solutions have achieved Statement of Auditing Standards (SAS70) certification, a widely recognized auditing standard established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
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The company said the third party validation shows that Verio has undergone an independent audit, including testing of its control activities over its enterprise hosting services.
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“The SAS70 continued endorsement helps provide credible proof to our customers that their critical data is secure using our hosting services,” said Isabel Ehringer, president of Verio’s Enterprise Hosting business unit. “The recognition of Verio’s world-class PowerPlatform solutions supports our ongoing commitment to provide operational excellence with the highest levels of security and reliability. With each new independent endorsement of our products and services, we continue to reassure our customers that we can scale businesses operations with the highest levels of performance, and are committed to keeping our services at the forefront of industry best practices.”
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SAS70 certification for the NTT/VERIO PowerPlatform hosting solutions was conducted by Ernst & Young. The results apply to Verio’s data centers in Sterling, Virginia and San Jose, California.
