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Earth Day Message: Don't Scrap That Old Computer!

Posted on: Friday, 18 April 2008, 09:00 CDT

Blancco, the global leader in data erasure and end-of-lifecycle solutions, today announced its participation in an Earth Day computer recycling event with EPC, Inc., an EPA-approved electronics recycler and IT asset management firm. During the April 19 event in St. Charles, Missouri, Blancco and EPC hope to draw attention to the over 50 million computers that become obsolete each year and the fact that there are secure, environmentally sustainable options for destroying sensitive data and recycling or refurbishing old equipment.

"Socially responsible companies are concerned about protecting confidential data and reducing their environmental footprint," said Markku Willgren, North American vice president of business and sales development for Blancco. "As an alternative to physical destruction, full disk overwriting permanently destroys sensitive data, eliminating the fear of data theft, while preserving the potential to refurbish the computer for future use."

Held from 8 am to 2 pm at EPC's headquarters, 3941 Harry S Truman Blvd., the event hopes to draw personal and business users alike. In exchange for free recycling of old equipment, users will receive a disk with Blancco's Data Cleaner + -- the same overwriting software used by EPC for recycling and refurbishing projects. "We have trusted Blancco products since 2006 for our own overwriting and data destruction needs, and we are happy to introduce these same solutions to event participants," said Dan Fuller, president of EPC. "EPC and event sponsors like Blancco are dedicated to helping our environment and will continue to pursue environmentally friendly and socially responsible methods for computer disposal and reuse."

For more information about the event, please visit http://www.epcusa.com.

About Blancco

Blancco is the global leader in professional data erasure and end-of-lifecycle solutions. Blancco's data erasure products are available through the company's website and through resale partners, and are trusted by 41 recycling, refurbishing and remarketing centers across the U.S. More information is available at www.blancco.com.

About EPC

EPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of CSI Leasing, Inc., the largest independent IT leasing company in the United States. EPC offers a wide variety of PC-related services, including new and used PC systems, parts and repair services, and networking design.

Source: Business Wire

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