VERIFICATION SERVICES

Ensure escrow deposits are successfully completed

Even when you have an escrow agreement in place, there’s no guarantee that the materials deposited in escrow will be complete and functional. Iron Mountain’s proprietary data shows that 66 percent of analyzed technology escrow deposits were incomplete, while 92 percent required additional input from developers in order to be compiled.

Adding verification services to your escrow arrangement helps minimize these risks and ensure that, in the event of a deposit release, authorized users will be able to quickly and effectively read, recreate, and maintain critical technology assets.

With these services, you can:

• Ensure deposited technology assets are complete and in working order
• Duplicate the original development environment with information on utilities, compilers, operating systems
• Strengthen escrow value by enabling a fast, successful deployment of deposit materials
• Choose your level of service, based on the level of risk

The electronic equivalent of a deposit receipt

Iron Mountain verification services provide a complete examination of the composition of escrow deposits and identify any missing components. They can also recreate the technology for testing, and provide comprehensive reports that you can use to maintain mission-critical software.

You can choose from five types of verification services, based on the level of risk associated with the technology being licensed:

• File Listing validates the ability to read the media and provides a listing of the files contained in the media placed in escrow.
• Level 1 - Inventory Test identifies the tools and system needed to maintain the technology placed in escrow
• Level 2 - Compile Test assembles the product and builds the executable code which is the computer-readable machine code.
• Level 3 - Binary Comparison tests the functionality of the compiled deposit materials by comparing the files built from the Deposit Compile test to the actual licensed technology on the customer's site to ensure a full-match in file size.
• Level 4 - Full Usability confirms that the files built from the Binary Comparison work properly when installed.