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Restoring Data For 10 years: CBL Data Recovery Reaches A Decade Of Success

MARKHAM, ON—October 30, 2003— What started as a simple repair depot for computer hard drives has since evolved into a network of cutting edge laboratories around the world, as CBL Data Recovery Technologies Inc. (www.cbldatarecovery.com) marks its 10th Anniversary at its Markham, Ontario headquarters today.

Since its founding in 1993, CBL has expanded its presence to include 10 labs in nine countries, most recently with the opening of a full facility in Singapore. Future plans include expansion into Shanghai, China, in addition to its successful laboratory in Beijing.

“Over the past decade, digital data has become more mission critical to almost every business and an integral part of people’s everyday lives,” says CBL president Bill Margeson. “As electronic information becomes more intertwined with commerce and our day-to-day activities, the impact of damaged or lost data becomes even more significant. In addition, threats to that data have multiplied tenfold.”

Margeson founded the company 10 years ago and it has since grown to employ nearly 50 qualified and highly skilled people in many different fields holding degrees in such fields as Semiconductor Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Automation Control, Telecommunications and Psychology. In addition to its network of labs, CBL also offers data recovery services worldwide through 46 authorized partners, including NexInnovations and Toshiba Canada.

“Working closely with CBL Data Recovery Technologies in the last two years, we’ve focused on providing customers peace of mind with the confidence in our collective ability to recover essential information that is lost in a sudden, catastrophic event or a slow deterioration of performance,” says Domenic Creo, Business Development Director, Technical Services, NexInnovations Inc., Canada’s largest independent technology services provider.

“Over time we have seen growing awareness by organizations of what’s required to maintain a healthy data infrastructure,” adds Margeson. “It’s not just about the technology, but about establishing best practices and creating a culture of healthy data.”

A good example of this evolution, he says, is the recent power outage that hit North America’s East Coast in August. Unlike the crippling data losses and server failures that followed the ice storm that hit the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada in 1998, most of the calls CBL has received have been regarding surge concerns and power supply-related issues. “People and organizations are now thinking about backups. For instance, companies are approaching us proactively for advice and we are able to advise them on simple initiatives – like adding a UPS to backups – that ensures their data is kept safe.”

“As different operating systems and computing platforms continue to evolve and proliferate, the potential scenarios for data damage or loss multiply,” says Alan Freedman, research manager for infrastructure hardware at IDC Canada. “CBL Data Recovery Technologies has found a successful niche in understanding these scenarios and has developed tools and strategies to retrieve data from a wide range storage media for a varied customer base.”

Since opening its doors in Markham, CBL has expanded its headquarters three times to include a Class 100 clean room and research and development lab.

“Markham has proved itself as a favourable location to build a company, particularly for high technology firms like CBL,” says Margeson. “The cost of doing business is appealing and from here we’ve been able to attract the top talent we need and, physically expand our facilities in response to customer demand.”

About CBL Data Recovery Technologies Inc. (www.cbldatarecovery.com)

Founded in 1993, CBL Data Recovery Technologies Inc. is the leading independent provider of data recovery services and software. CBL employs proprietary techniques to recover data from storage devices including hard drives, tapes, RAIDs and external storage media. CBL offers services through its global network of data recovery laboratories, offices and authorized partners. In the United States, CBL has data recovery laboratories in Armonk, New York; Atlanta, Georgia; San Diego, California, and Houston, Texas.

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