Hay Group Signs Backup and Archiving Deal with IPR International

Conshohocken, PA – May 18, 2006 – IPR International, a leader in data protection and recovery, today announced that Hay Group, a global organizational and human resources consulting firm, has signed a multi-year deal for backup and archiving services using IPR’s DataGuardian On Demand, DataGuardian Rapid Recovery and OptiGuard offerings.  The agreement enables Hay Group to implement state-of-the-art Information Life Cycle Management (ILM) strategy for storage management, short-term back-up and recovery, as well as long-term archiving for its global information assets.

“Hay Group has a  complex distributed computing environment and, like most other large organizations, has see huge data growth at the same time as having more regulations with which to comply.” said Bob Butler, CIO of Hay Group.  “IPR provides us with a scalable, automated solution that will adapt to our data growth and evolving storage requirements. At the same time, by eliminating human intervention in the back-up process the corporate staff based in Philadelphia have peace of mind that data housed in other cities is protected and recoverable.”

Under the agreement, IPR will provide Hay Group with backup and archiving services for the company’s file and print servers at 14 U.S. offices and the U.S. corporate operations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Hay’s IT staff is responsible for overseeing an international IT structure for the services-based organization.  Using IPR eliminates daily administration of backup and the recovery of files, folders and servers so that staff is freed up to focus on deploying technology that helps the business grow.

“We are pleased to have Hay Group join our growing roster of global clients,” said Michael Emmi, Chairman and CEO of IPR International.  “As one of the world’s leading HR consulting firms, Hay Group’s selection of IPR demonstrates the power of outsourcing data backup and archiving.  We look forward to serving Hay Group.”

About Hay Group
Hay Group is a global organizational and human resources consulting firm that helps its clients—Boards, CEO's, Executives, and HR Managers—on virtually all aspects of their people-related business issues. Founded in 1943, Hay Group has over 2,200 employees working from 74 offices in 41 countries.

About IPR International
IPR International, LLC, the leader in data protection and recovery for small-to-midsize to enterprise-level organizations, offers solutions that ensure instant data backup, recovery, archiving, and retrieval, no matter where the data resides. IPR’s comprehensive, best-of-breed products and services – DataGuardian, DataGuardian LT and DataGuardian Message Archive – protect the information assets and the business viability of organizations in today’s highly regulated, and increasingly high-risk 24x7 environment.

In partnership with leading hardware and software vendors, IPR is a trusted source for solutions to protect and preserve data, throughout its lifecycle, providing complete access, the highest level of data security and integrity and disaster recovery best practices—at very competitive prices. From guaranteed backup systems to archiving processes based on today’s most cost effective WORM technology, IPR provides reliable and verifiable data retrieval solutions that are unequalled.

IPR is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania and serves clients worldwide.  For more information, please visit www.iprintl.com.

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Alice Quinn
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