CAPS Successfully Completes SAS 70 Type II 2009 Audit; Shelton and Duluth Facilities" Audit Schedule Established

Shelton, Conn. (PRWEB) September 17, 2009

The successful completion of its 2009 service auditor’s review, commonly known as a SAS 70 audit, of its General Controls Supporting the Remote Backup and Recovery Hosting Solutions, by a nationally recognized independent auditing firm, was announced by Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc., a leading provider of first class total IT solutions for small and medium businesses (SMB) and enterprise organizations.

This is part of CAPS’ continued commitment to maintaining a high level of internal control. CAPS’ management understands the ever increasing importance of corporate governance, as well as the relationship between the IT services offered by CAPS and our clients’ internal controls. Along with the conclusion of its 2009 SAS 70 Type II audit, CAPS has established a consistent audit plan moving forward. The company also has engaged its service auditor to a long-term contract, whereby its secure facilities in Shelton, Connecticut and Duluth, Georgia will undergo an annual Type II audit.

SAS 70 is an acronym for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement on Auditing Standard (SAS) No. 70, titled “Reports on the Processing of Transactions by Service Organizations”. SAS No. 70 defines the professional standards used by a service auditor to assess the internal controls of a service organization and issue a service auditor’s report.

In order to complete the audit, CAPS management developed control objectives for the significant areas of internal control that support the General Controls Supporting the Remote Backup and Recovery Hosting Solutions. The control objectives in the Year report addressed each of the following areas:

CAPS Successfully Completes SAS 70 Type II 2009 Audit; Shelton and Duluth Facilities" Audit Schedule Established

CAPS Shelton CT Data Center and Work Recovery Facility Successfully Completes SAS 70 Type II 2010 Audit

Shelton, CT (PRWEB) June 23, 2010

Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc., a leading provider of first class total IT solutions for small and medium businesses (SMB) and enterprise organizations, today announced the successful completion of its 2010 service auditors review, commonly known as a SAS 70 audit, of its General Controls Supporting the Remote Backup and Recovery Hosting Solutions, by a nationally recognized independent auditing firm.

This is part of CAPS continued commitment to maintaining a high level of internal control. CAPS management understands the ever increasing importance of corporate governance, as well as the relationship between the IT services offered by CAPS and our clients internal controls. The 2010 SAS 70 Type II audit is part of an ongoing audit agreement, begun in 2009 with its service auditor, guaranteeing that CAPS secure Shelton, Connecticut facility will undergo an annual Type II audit.

SAS 70 is an acronym for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement on Auditing Standard (SAS) No. 70, titled Reports on the Processing of Transactions by Service Organizations. SAS No. 70 defines the professional standards used by a service auditor to assess the internal controls of a service organization and issue a service auditors report.

In order to complete the audit, CAPS management developed control objectives for the significant areas of internal control that support the General Controls Supporting the Remote Backup and Recovery Hosting Solutions. The control objectives in the Year report addressed each of the following areas:

Physical Security
Environmental Protection
Network Monitoring, Problem Escalation and Support
Data Communications
Client Setup
CAPS service auditor performed extensive testing of the control activities that have been implemented by CAPS to help ensure that our control objectives are met.

CAPS management recognizes that Sarbanes-Oxley legislation has placed an increased focus on the internal controls of valued business partners. The SAS 70 audit report is designed to provide clients with a certain level of assurance regarding the controls that are maintained by CAPS management.

The SAS 70 report addresses all five components of internal control outlined in the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, namely the control environment, risk assessment activities, control activities, information and communication systems, and monitoring activities. The reports structure is intuitive; its design enables it to be incorporated well with clients Sarbanes-Oxley compliance programs.

Our dedication to our clients is best illustrated by CAPS commitment to an ongoing SAS 70 Type II audit plan. CAPS is an integral part of their team. Therefore, it is imperative that we insure that they can fully rely on our fluency in compliance regulations and that CAPS systems meet and / or exceed our clients internal governance needs, said Peter J. Messina, senior vice president and chief operating officer of CAPS.

The CAPS Shelton CT SAS 70 Type II data center serves the northeast states forming the Boston-New York metro business corridor. CAPS supports clients, from SMB to large enterprises, with colocation, managed services, data backup, workstation facilities, failover and notification communication systems, mobile disaster recovery and DR / BC services.

About Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc.:

CAPS, an IT infrastructure total solutions provider, has flexible, scalable solutions for the entire enterprise. SMB and large cap clients house real-time production or backup, disaster recovery and business continuity operations at our first-class data centers and workstation facilities. CAPS facilities offer custom colocation packages, various levels of managed services, disk-to-disk data backup / archiving / storage, failover and notification systems, mobile recovery support, secured 7×24 access, carrier / vendor-neutral access to top telecom vendors, SAS70 Type II compliance and a best of breed data center infrastructure for ongoing operations. CAPS serves the Boston-Hartford-Stamford-New York corridor. Please visit us at http://www.capsbrs.com.

Media Contact:

Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc.

Michael Vallone, BlueEyes Marketing

P: (646) 643-9081

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Athens Group Announces Hurricane Preparedness Audit and Remediation Service

Houston, TX (PRWEB) June 28, 2010

Today, Athens Group, an independent consulting company that specializes in risk mitigation and problem remediation for control systems on all types of drilling and production assets, announced the availability of the companys Hurricane Preparedness and Remediation Service. The new offering is a combination of the companys proven Alarm Management, Software Configuration Management and Operational Failures Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis Services. It is specifically designed to quickly identify high-risk operational areas and rapidly resolve issues which could significantly delay disaster recovery efforts, such as malfunctioning, missing and buried alarms; loss of power; and untested and out of date system backup files.

If the predictions of recognized organizations such as The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State are correct, 2010 could be one of the strongest hurricane seasons on record. Drilling Contractors and Operators, always concerned about the safety of their workers and the environment, are taking additional precautionary steps this year, especially in the area of mission-critical control systems software now prevalent on late generation assets. This new technology assurance service, executed by third-party consultants with the most industry experience in this highly-specialized area, will help assure workers, the public, lender groups and stockholders that everything that can be done to decrease risk has been done.

About Athens Group

The high rate of non-productive time (NPT) and project delays on todays highly-automated offshore assets is unacceptable! Drilling Contractors and Operators rely on Athens Group to help them reduce NPT, improve safety and safeguard the environment through the prevention of software-related equipment failures. Our Drilling Technology AssuranceSM Services were developed specifically for highly integrated control systems and are tailored for each phase of the asset lifecycle. Athens Group has more expertise in this specialized area than any other vendor. Our Proven PracticesSM Methodology; software, hardware, and network topology experience; and vendor equipment experience speed risk identification and mitigation. This is why the cost ratio of our services to NPT savings typically exceeds 1:100. Our customers, industry-leading companies such as BP, Chevron, ENI, ExxonMobil, Maersk, Marathon, Noble Drilling, Pacific Drilling, Shell, Stena Drilling, Total and Transocean, to name just a few, are all referenceable.

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CAPS Shelton CT Data Centers and Work Recovery Facilities Successfully Complete 2011 SAS 70 Type II Audit

Shelton, CT (PRWEB) April 25, 2011

Today, Connecticut-based Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc., an IT infrastructure total solutions provider to large enterprise organizations and small and medium businesses (SMB), announces the successful completion of the 2011 service auditors review of its General Controls Supporting the Remote Backup and Recovery Hosting Solutions. A nationally recognized independent auditing firm handled all phases of the review, commonly known as a SAS 70 audit, encompassing the April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011 period.

The annual SAS70 Type II audit is part of CAPS corporate responsibility to provide a consistent high level of internal control. Our clients expect our systems and internal controls to meet and / or exceed their own internal governance specifications, said Peter J. Messina, senior vice president and chief operating officer of CAPS. This need takes on even greater significance, with the many governance changes on the horizon. Clients come to CAPS for the reliability and stability we offer them, as well as the accompanying peace of mind.

SAS 70 is an acronym for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement on Auditing Standard (SAS) No. 70, titled Reports on the Processing of Transactions by Service Organizations. SAS No. 70 defines the professional standards used by a service auditor to assess the internal controls of a service organization and issue a service auditors report.

In order to complete the audit, CAPS management developed control objectives for the significant areas of internal control, which support the General Controls Supporting the Remote Backup and Recovery Hosting Solutions. The control objectives in the Year report addressed each of the following areas:

CAPS Shelton CT Data Centers and Work Recovery Facilities Successfully Complete 2011 SAS 70 Type II Audit

Smart Fog Clean Room Humidifier Sets New Standard In Precise Humidification and Data Logging Meeting All Audit, Inspection and Certification Requirements

RENO, NV (PRWEB) May 17, 2012

Smart Fog, Inc. announced this week an enhancement in its clean room humidifier with a wide range of control and data logging accessories.

Recently we have seen a growing demand for accurate and flexible humidification data logging,” explains Ido Goldstein, director at Smart Fog.

Clean rooms and manufacturing facilities require data logging in order to maintain a record for customer audit, certification and quality control. The first priority in logging the correct data is to maintain the required levels in the clean rooms. Engineered to eliminate the humidity fluctuations, Smart Fog ES100 clean room humidifiers provide precise relative humidity with no wet spots. Smart fog de-correlation technology and control algorithms provide highly accurate and uniform readings throughout the targeted area even in high air exchange environments.

For clean rooms, laboratories and manufacturing data logging is the key for maintaining accurate records of production parameters and maintaining the correct environment 24/7. From build-in display graphs, memory chips to network or PC software, Smart Fog offers a wide range of data logging options to meet the requirements of the process and facility.

Smart Fog provides truly unique automation and control offering, says Goldstein. Smart Fogs in-house IT professionals, programmers and engineers are always available to customize the solution at no additional cost to the system.”

Smart Fog PCS or PC Connection Software is standalone desktop software, which requires no installation. The low resources and flexible software package allow monitoring and control of any Smart Fog CPLC controller via Ethernet or RS485/RS232 communication. All Smart Fog CPLC10 controllers have a build-in memory bank providing data validation and ensuring the most reliable and accurate data logging in any specified intervals. With simultaneous multilocation data collection capabilities, the data can be collected from unlimited zones, and multiple facilities then stored in a central server in the preferred format for easy access to the data 24/7.

“With all the new capabilities Smart Fog still maintains the shortest lead time in the industry,” says Goldstein. “Smart Fog manufactures all clean room humidifiers in the United States.”

About Smart Fog

In business since 1980, Smart Fog Inc. is the recognized world leader in the industrial and commercial humidification systems industry. Smart Fog Engineers and Manufactures all products in the U.S.A.

For more information, visit: http://www.smartfog.com.

Smart Fog Clean Room Humidifier Sets New Standard In Precise Humidification and Data Logging Meeting All Audit, Inspection and Certification Requirements

Cibecs Releases App to Address Risk Assessment on the Back of Failed Government IT Audit Reports

(PRWEB) January 26, 2012

The latest auditor-general report (on National Audit Outcomes) cited the lack of adequate IT systems across government as a key obstacle to service delivery.

Cibecs Marketing Manager Brandon Faber believes that “this issue should be top of mind for all large organizations in 2012, and more specifically for Government Departments and Municipalities where data protection and Corporate Governance Compliance are paramount.”

The recent Auditor General report illustrated how 90% of South African Government Departments have inadequate information security controls.

Failings highlighted include:

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Print Audit and Supplies Network Partner to Reduce Cost of Premier Subscription

Calgary, Alberta and St. Louis, Missouri (PRWEB) November 02, 2012

Print Audit, the print management company, and Supplies Network, the largest privately-owned wholesaler of IT consumables in the United States, have partnered to provide Managed Print Services providers with access to a wide range of MPS-related solutions and services, as well as an opportunity to reduce the subscription cost of Print Audit Premier.

Supplies Networks MPS program mpsSELECT includes the fundamental building blocks for dealers to build their own MPS portfolio from the ground up. The services include Data Collection Service, Supply Management Systems, Service Monitoring, Service Desk, Supply Routing Labels, and Cost Per Image Service. Now dealers can enjoy Supplies Networks full portfolio not just supplies replenishment with this refreshed plan from the partnership.

Print Audit Premier is a new subscription program that gives dealers virtually unlimited access to a full array of print management capabilities including remote meter reading, cost recovery, rules-based printing, in-depth print assessment, as well as secure print release and pull-printing.

With the new integration between the two companies, supplies, service and meter information captured by Print Audit Facilities Manager can now be automatically imported into Supplies Networks patent-pending 360 Plus

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