i-SIGMA’s Virtual ARMA Presentation Signals Opportunity for Proactive Outreach
i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson was one of several speakers at a virtual conference held October 21 by the Western Michigan Chapter of ARMA, where he spoke on the emerging relevance of NAID AAA Certification as an element of Data Controller vendor selection due diligence. “It says a lot about these professionals that they continue to […]
Read more »2021 NAID & PRISM International Conference Moves to a Virtual Event
The health and safety of i-SIGMA members and the communities they serve continues to be a top priority for the association. It is with their best interest in mind that the i-SIGMA Board of Directors has decided to move the 2021 NAID & PRISM International Conference from a live event, originally scheduled for March 18-21 […]
Read more »Board Appoints Industry Veteran to Chair Complaint Resolution Council
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Bowman Richards, CSDS of Nashville, TN-based Richards & Richards, LLC as Chair of the Complaint Resolution Council (CRC). Prior to the appointment Richards served as a member of the CRC for several years. Commenting on the appointment, i-SIGMA President Pat DeVries, CSDS spoke of the […]
Read more »September Member Sentiment Survey: Steady as She Goes
The Percentage of Customers Refusing Services The number of service providers reporting 10% or Less of their current customers are still refusing service has increased to 53%, continuing the steady growth. In other words, for the first time, more than half of respondents say they are doing business with 90% or more of their pre-shutdown […]
Read more »MEMBER News: Vecoplan’s PT24 Mobile Shred Truck Marks Significant Milestone
ARCHDALE, N.C. – Vecoplan, LLC*’s North Carolina assembly line is building the 50th PT24 Mobile Shred Truck since its “reintroduction” last year with an important new feature: a smaller, more efficient hydraulic cyclone tank. The tank operates the shredder on significantly less hydraulic oil, resulting in nearly 350 pounds less weight than the standard hydraulic […]
Read more »In-Person 2021 Annual Conference Planned for March
UPDATE. Please read our update to move the 2021 Conference virtually Many members have wondered if the association will be hosting an in-person conference this coming spring. The answer is yes! i-SIGMA is moving forward with plans for an in-person event as usual at this point, understanding that things may need to change should data […]
Read more »Board Approves New & Revised Committee Guidelines
During a strategic planning session of the Board of Directors earlier in 2020, the then Board Presidents, Angie Singer Keating and Christopher Jones, had requested an audit of the association committees to determine which would be kept and which may need to be retired. During the assessment that followed it was found that while some […]
Read more »MEMBER News: Stellar Releases BitRaser®, a Data Erasure and Diagnostic Tool, Enabling Users to Permanently Erase Data From Storage Devices
METUCHEN, NJ, Sep 01, 2020: Stellar announces new release of BitRaser®, an i-SIGMA Associate Member. BitRaser is a simple, powerful data erasure and diagnostic tool which enables users to permanently erase all data from storage devices. The technology guarantees permanent wiping of data from hard drives, SSD, PC, laptop, Mac, Servers & Mobile Devices to […]
Read more »Board Approves Annual Budget
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved a $2.2 million operating budget for the association’s 2020/21 fiscal year. According to i-SIGMA President Pat DeVries, the present economy required the board to anticipate many unknowns. “After decades of steady growth and solid financial performance,” said DeVries, “we had to trim both revenue and expense expectations. Financial […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Members Agree: Not as Bad as First Feared but Not Over Quickly Either
The results of the fifth Member Sentiment Survey reflect the reality that first appeared last month. As readers will remember, when the lockdown orders first appeared around the world, most service providers felt the impact on revenues would be devastating, while thinking (perhaps wishfully) at the same time that it would only last a few […]
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