SafeData's Disaster Recovery and Managed Networking Solutions Selected by Xerium Technologies

WARWICK, R.I., Sept. 10 -- SafeData, LLC, a technology company focused on helping companies protect their data, minimize downtime and recover and restore data quickly, today announced that the Xerium Technologies, Inc., a leading global manufacturer and supplier of paper products, has selected its SafeData/DR disaster recovery and SafeNet managed network monitoring solutions to further ensure its business continuity.

"Our Windows-based computer network is connecting more than 3,800 employees at 33 manufacturing facilities in 14 different countries," explained Norman Sturdevant, vice president, Information Technology - North America for Xerium Technologies. "Our operations rely significantly on our IT systems and therefore, it is critical that we have the proper systems in place to protect our data and systems and ensure maintained productivity if system failures occur. We are taking advantage of a number of SafeData's solutions in an effort to mitigate risk. SafeData/DR's electronic vaulting capabilities provide us with access to our data within hours of a system failure - ensuring our business continuity and the SafeNet managed network helps us optimize the security of our technology infrastructure."

"Xerium is taking all the right steps to protect its data," said Peter Briggs, president at SafeData. "By integrating our data recovery, vaulting, managed network and co-location services, Xerium is able to leverage our state-of-the-art infrastructure and managed support to ensure stability and disaster recovery capabilities.

SafeData/DR is a lower-cost alternative to data replication for companies with a recovery time objective of 10 hours or less. Leveraging the latest in electronic vaulting technologies, SafeData's service includes disk-to-disk backup and restoration capabilities. Its vaulting solution eliminates the potential for lost, damaged or obsolete tapes. It also offers anytime, anywhere secure access to files via a standard web browser. Furthermore, SafeData/DR's restoration capabilities enable clients to use their data whenever they need it.

The SafeNet network monitoring solution consists of four key services: a Network Security Assessment, Network Analysis and Design, Network Maintenance and Monitoring and Network Management Practices.

About SafeData, LLC

SafeData, LLC is a technology company focused on helping businesses protect their data, minimize downtime and recover and restore data quickly. Offering Business Continuity Hosting Services via its data centers, SafeData provides cost-effective, subscription-based data protection services to support and protect businesses during a man-made or natural disaster, a technology failure, a power or utility outage or routine maintenance. SafeData's suite of high availability and disaster recovery offerings allows companies to choose the solution that matches their specific needs. Some of SafeData's clients include: The Calvin Klein division of Warnaco, Nypro, Inc., Ocean State Job Lot, Quaker Fabric Corporation, Symmons Industries and Wachovia. Founded in 2005, SafeData is headquartered in Warwick, R.I. For more information on SafeData, visit www.safedata.net.

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