Carbon Capital Markets changes IT climate to automated backup
Backup Direct and Iron Mountain Digital partner to safeguard
mission-critical company data

August 9, 2007 – Carbon emissions trader Carbon Capital Markets has opted for an online, automated backup and recovery solution to ensure continuous backup of crucial company information.

The company has selected Backup Direct to provide Iron Mountain Digital's LiveVault® Server Backup and Recovery solution.

The LiveVault service offered by Backup Direct automatically and securely backs up the data on Carbon Capital Markets' systems over the internet to Iron Mountain Digital's data centres - thus ensuring that the business can recover in the event of a disaster, systems failure or data loss. The backup can be performed as often as every 15 minutes thus significantly improving the Recovery Point Objective (RPO) for Carbon Capital Markets.

The move to automatic backup and recovery was driven by the need for a more reliable and accurate approach to data backup and recovery both from a technology and human resources points of view. It is also helping Carbon Capital Markets meet the data retention policies set by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), which regulates the activities of all financial service providers in the UK.

Carbon Capital Markets invited a number of IT backup specialists to pitch for the contract. It selected Backup Direct, in partnership with Iron Mountain Digital, based on their specialist expertise and ability to deliver and support this mission-critical service.

“We found the tape-based system that we were using reliable but we wanted to have a two-level backup policy of using a tape system and an offsite system to safeguard our vital company information,” explained Mark Flitter, Information Technology manager at Carbon Capital Markets. “As a company that has users working from various international time zones, our data is constantly being updated. We needed the additional ability to backup data outside of the scheduled times of a standard backup policy. The service available with Backup Direct / Iron Mountain has enabled us to achieve this,” he added.

About Carbon Capital Markets
Carbon Capital Markets launched in 2005 with €16 million equity, headed by CEO and Founder Lionel Fretz. They are authorized and regulated by the FSA to provide carbon related financial products and services to companies affected by the EU Emissions Trading scheme (EUETS) and wider Kyoto Protocol. Carbon Capital Markets core business areas are carbon emissions trading and carbon finance. The company is headquartered in London and have partners and associates worldwide representing the full spectrum of the carbon market.

About Backup Direct
Backup Direct is a leading supplier of online data backup services for UK business. Backup Direct delivers: automated data backup, secure off-site storage, archiving and guaranteed fast data recovery. Clients receive reliable and secure data protection to maximise business continuity in case of disaster. Backup Direct's combination of business focus, leading technology, operational systems, SLAs and committed support combine to ensure simple, secure and affordable data protection. Founded in 2002, Backup Direct has more than 2000 UK business clients protecting over 30 terabytes of customer data. It is a leading Tier One provider of Iron Mountain Digital Services in the UK. Visit the company's website at www.backupdirect.net or call 0800 0789 437.

About Iron Mountain Digital:
Iron Mountain Digital is the world's leading provider of data backup/recovery and archiving software and services. The technology arm of Iron Mountain Incorporated offers a comprehensive suite of data protection and e-records management software and services to thousands of companies around the world, directly and through a world-wide network of channel partners. Iron Mountain Digital is based in Southborough, Mass. with European headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. For more information, visit: www.ironmountaindigital.co.uk

About Iron Mountain:
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM) helps organisations around the world reduce the costs and risks associated with information protection and storage. The company offers comprehensive records management and data protection solutions, along with the expertise and experience to address complex information challenges such as rising storage costs, litigation, regulatory compliance and disaster recovery. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain is a trusted partner to more than 100,000 corporate clients throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Rim. For more information, visit the company's Web site at: www.ironmountain.com