Maxitech.biz invited to present to representatives of City firms at an environmental best practice event hosted by The London Stock Exchange

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Monday the 17th of November was a milestone in Maxitech.biz history as Peter Paduh Maxitech.biz Managing Director (right) made a presentation to over 50 representatives of city firms at the Environmental Best Practices event hosted the London Stock Exchange and organized by the Corporation of London. The subject was "Secure Data Removal to enable Re-use of IT Equipment"

Mr Paduh said at the event "Our research and test trading has shown that fear of sensitive information stored on old PCs being used maliciously is one of the biggest obstacles preventing environmental disposal and re-use of old IT equipment."

Mr Paduh explained how Maxitech.biz technicians permanently remove data from hard drives using software tools that comply with government defense standards for data removal. This standard is called DoD 5220.22-M and requires that all storable locations on hard drives or other storage devices are overwritten several times with zeros and random characters and it then verifies that no data is recoverable.

Mr Paduh added "We are pleased at the positive response we have had from companies at this event" "However, we cannot rest until all of London and the UK is aware of WEEE and acting responsibly to prepare themselves."

In 9 months, the EU Directive on electrical and electronic waste (WEEE) will come into effect. Despite this, most companies are still not prepared to meet the strict requirements on the disposal of unwanted electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste). As a result, they risk facing fines and other punitive measures.