Verizon Business Successfully Completes SAS 70 Type II Audit for Remote IP Application...

Verizon Business Successfully Completes SAS 70 Type II Audit for Remote IP
Application Management Operations Center

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Business announced
Wednesday (Feb. 13) that it has passed the SAS 70 Type II examination for its
Remote IP Application Management (RAM) Operations Center for the third
consecutive year. Through this California-based center, the company remotely
manages its customers' critical, and often geographically dispersed,
infrastructure and applications.
Third-party auditor Moss Adams performed the examination, closely
reviewing and testing the control environment and corresponding internal
controls for the managed application services provided by Verizon Business.
Specifically, Moss Adams examined control objectives in the areas of
organizational structure, governance and administration; physical and
environmental controls; logical access controls; and system availability and
performance.
"We have a laser-like focus on what is best for our enterprise customers,"
said Michael Marcellin, vice president of product marketing for Verizon
Business. "Our customers rely on us to help deliver on their broad -- and
ever adapting -- IT needs. Completing this examination demonstrates that we
have set the bar high on internal controls, and as such are dedicated to
helping our customers meet their own high IT standards."
Verizon Business RAM monitoring and management services are designed to
keep customer applications and infrastructure functional, responsive and
secure. A wide range of services such as systems monitoring, change
management, and problem management and resolution make up the robust offering,
complemented by a suite of security services.
Customers can rely on Verizon Business' RAM Operations Centers round-the
clock, year-round. They are staffed with skilled engineers, advanced
operations platform technology and robust standards-based processes to manage
customers' infrastructure and applications. The framework enables Verizon
Business to manage customers' world-class systems across numerous technology
platforms.
Outsourcing IT responsibilities to Verizon Business enables customers to
benefit from high availability and exceptional performance while harnessing
costs and reducing risk.
Established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, SAS
70 is the authoritative guidance that enables service organizations such as
Verizon Business to disclose their control activities and processes to their
customers and their customers' auditors in a uniform reporting format. A SAS
70 examination demonstrates that an independent accounting and auditing firm
has reviewed and examined an organization's control objectives and activities.
At the conclusion of a SAS 70 examination, a formal report, including the
auditor's opinion, is issued to the organization.
Verizon Business' comprehensive portfolio of IT and hosting solutions
deliver complete, end-to-end, integrated IT and network solutions. From
simple colocation to full IT applications management, Verizon Business serves
as a true extension of a customer's IT organization. Services include Data
Center Colocation, Remote Backup and Restore, Hosted Messaging and Instant
Messaging, IT Service Desk, Akamai Services, IP Application Hosting and Remote
IP Application Management. More information is available by visiting
http://www.verizonbusiness.com/us/itsolutions.
About Moss Adams LLP
Moss Adams LLP is the 11th largest certified public accounting and
consulting firm in the U.S., and the largest firm headquartered in the West.
The Firm provides business assurance, tax, financial, and consulting services
to public and private companies, and governmental/not-for-profit organizations
in a variety of industries.
About Verizon Business
Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), is a
leading provider of advanced communications and information technology (IT)
solutions to large-business and government customers worldwide. Combining
unsurpassed global network reach with advanced communications, security and
other professional service capabilities, Verizon Business delivers innovative
and seamless business solutions to customers around the world. For more
information, visit www.verizonbusiness.com.
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SOURCE Verizon Business

Brianna Carroll Boyle of Verizon, +1-703-886-7093, brianna.boyle@verizon.com