Phone Carriers and Mobile Operators Have Opportunity to Explore Data Erasure Best Practices from Blancco at MWC

Joensuu, Finland (ots/PRNewswire) -

Data erasure expert and MWC Award finalist Blancco to exhibit at
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, February 25-28; now scheduling
visits with attending phone

carriers

More than one billion new smartphones and tablets will be
purchased this year, creating a market for refurbished or repaired
mobile devices that could contain sensitive data from previous users.
Phone carriers and mobile operators can find ways to deal with this
critical issue at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, where
Blancco [http://www.blancco.com ], the global leader in data erasure
and computer reuse solutions, will exhibit.

"Phone carriers [http://download.blancco.com/Marketing/Material/O
ther/sheet-phone-carriers-web.pdf ] and mobile operators can avoid
liability, negative publicity, brand damage and unhappy customers by
ensuring data is thoroughly erased before releasing their devices to
the market again," said Kim Vaisanen, CEO and Co-Founder of Blancco.
"From February 25-28 at MWC, our exhibit will advise the industry on
how to avoid costly data leaks by erasing data securely and
efficiently from mobile devices. We are looking forward to the event
as an important opportunity to inform phone carriers about our
solutions, which keep sensitive data from getting into the wrong
hands."

A finalist for MWC's 18th Global Mobile Awards
[http://www.globalmobileawards.com ] in the category of Best Mobile
Safeguard & Security Products and Services, Blancco will exhibit in
hall 5 at stand number 5E90. Designed for the secure mass erasure of
data from smartphones, Blancco Mobile is approved by the
internationally recognized testing agency TUEV SUED. It can be used
for Android, Blackberry, Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms, and
recently also gained approval for the Apple iOS platform.

To arrange a meeting with Blancco at MWC, visit
http://campaign.blancco.com/mwc. Booth visitors can obtain a new
white paper [http://www.blancco.com/en/erase-smartphones ] outlining
the advantages of approved data erasure for mobile devices. This
software-based approach for overwriting and fully eliminating all
electronic information offers auditable reports to prove erasure, and
provides many advantages over physical destruction, degaussing,
encryption, re-formatting, and other approaches for eliminating data.

Blancco attends MWC as a member of the Device Renewal Forum (DRF),
an industry group dedicated to expand the global growth of the device
renewal market. Download a fact sheet [http://download.blancco.com/Ma
rketing/Material/Other/sheet-phone-carriers-web.pdf ] for more
information about benefits to phone carriers and mobile operators.

About Blancco

Blancco is the proven data erasure solution for millions of users
around the globe. As the global leader in data erasure and computer
reuse solutions, Blancco offers the most certified data erasure
solutions within the industry. The company serves users across a wide
range of industries, including banking, finance, government and
defense. The company's products are highly valued by IT asset
disposal professionals around the world. Blancco operates from an
extensive network of international offices and partners across
Europe, North America, the Middle East, Russia, Asia and Australasia.
More information is available at http://www.blancco.com.

Media Contact:
Monica Shaw
+1-770-367-9534
mshaw@carabinerpr.com

Blancco Oy Ltd.
Kim Vaisanen, CEO and Co-Founder
+358-50-585-2885
kim.vaisanen@blancco.com

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