Digital Information Security

Columbus, Ohio-based Redemtech, a provider of "Technology Change Management" (TCM) services, has announced the opening of a new 115,000-square-foot processing facility in Richmond, Va.

According to Redemtech, the facility, which employs 80 people, expands its network of regional processing centers, bringing it closer to operations in the Eastern United States.

The Richmond processing facility includes an automated pallet flow conveyor system, wireless batch picking, climate-controlled integration and advanced packing machines to streamline workflow and speed asset turnaround, according to Redemtech.

"We have engineered this facility to provide faster, more efficient processing of assets," Eric Vetrano, Redemtech senior vice president of operations, says. "By building on best practices from our other facilities and implementing new systems, we are able to reduce asset handling and more easily scale to handle peak volumes."

Robert Houghton, president and founder of Redemtech, says, "Asset redeployment and disposition programs, which are essential components of TCM, are often fragmented across multiple suppliers to reduce transportation costs. That increases risk and prevents the full benefits of TCM from being realized." He adds, "Our network of facilities enables national or international organizations to implement TCM in a way that speeds the deployment, reutilization or final disposition of assets while keeping transportation costs low."

Redemtech processing centers prepare new and used technology assets for deployment and manage disposition at end of life. Its processing facilities are equipped with Retrac, Redemtech’s process automation system for processing incoming technology assets using a set of rules that are established for each of the company’s clients, according to Houghton. Incoming computing devices are routed through the processing center for imaging, configuration, data security and asset tagging, while assets targeted for retirement undergo data security management and compliance reporting prior to remarketing or recycling.

The company also offers Datasure Lock-IT, an encryption system that prevents unauthorized access to data stored on a computer’s hard drive while the unit is in transit or in storage. Redemtech stresses that this is not an alternative to data destruction but is designed to control access to data until stronger measures can be taken.

Redemtech has processing centers in Columbus and in Reno, Nev.; in Montreal and Calgary, Canada; and in Slinfold, U.K. It is a subsidiary of Micro Electronics Inc., a technology company based in the Columbus area.

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