July 10, 2007 —mindSHIFT Technologies, a leading provider of managed IT services, VoIP, compliance and professional services to small and medium-sized organizations, announced it has achieved third-party validation under the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) Type II. The SAS 70 certification is an internationally-recognized standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
Internationally recognized as a mark of service quality, a SAS 70 certification demonstrates that a service organization has been through an in-depth audit and third-party certification of its control activities, including IT processes.
“mindSHIFT is committed to providing world-class security and industry-leading uptime and availability to our customers,” said Mona Abutaleb, Chief Operating Officer of mindSHIFT. “Our SAS 70 certification provides credible proof that our operations meet or exceed best practice standards. This operational excellence assures customers the highest standards for security and reliability in managed processes and data management.”
Publicly traded companies use SAS 70 Type II audits as proof of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley's Section 404 regulations, which require the design and test of operating effectiveness of service organization controls. This certification can help mindSHIFT customers save time and money because they may use the report created as a result of the examination process during audits of their own financial statements.
mindSHIFT’s SAS 70 Type II certification audited significant areas such as network security, change management, patch configuration, user management, and other key operations.
Type 1 certification reports on a company’s controls in operation, while Type II certification also tests an organization’s operating effectiveness over a period of time. mindSHIFT was audited over a nine-month period from August 2006 through April 2007.
The audit was completed by Rogers & Company PLLC, a leading independent certified public accounting and consulting firm which specializes in SAS 70 compliance audits.
About mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc.
With operations in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C., mindSHIFT is a leading Managed Services Provider (MSP) offering managed IT services, software-as-a-service (SaaS), VoIP, compliance and professional services to small and medium-sized organizations. The company’s portfolio of managed services provides a comprehensive solution which includes such critical services as email management and administration, electronic backup for servers and desktops, virus and spam protection, desktop support, and server management – either at the customers’ premises or completely off-site. Managed services customers are supported by both a 24-hour Network Operations Center for proactive management support and a call center which diagnoses and resolves all end-user desktop issues. For advanced and larger businesses, the company provides business application migrations, storage area network upgrades and complex hosting applications. Additionally, mindSHIFT has superior expertise and experience in meeting the compliance requirements of financial services firms, as well as the complex demands of the legal community for the integration of applications such as document management. For additional information, visit www.mindSHIFT.com <http://www.mindshift.com/> .