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7/09 Crunchgear Review of MediaVault HD with Youtube Video
MediaVault suffers at the hands of a biker with a blow torch. See what happens...
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6/09 FireKing Vertical 4-Drawer Letter File WINS Bestcovery Award
We may eventually live in a paperless society, but today we're all drowning in a sea of paper that the government says we can't throw away for years. Everybody needs a safe, secure way to store forms, receipts, applications, and certificates, as well as passports, and irreplaceable photos and mementos. Most ordinary file cabinets are flimsy and not fire-resistant. The best storage solution is a fire safe, and the best of these is a Fire King Vertical File.
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3-09 MacInTouch.com - Review of MediaVault HD Review
We see using the MediaVault with a server or workstations to store business-critical data that the business cannot operate without. Of course, you should also be rotating backup media off-site; the MediaVault's use of standard portable USB hard drives facilitates this. (You aren't restricted to the drives supplied by FireKing.) MediaVault gives your data a fighting chance...
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2-09 FireKing Security Group Names Phil Bradney Chief Operating Officer

Phil Bradney joins FireKing Security Group in January 2009. Most recently, he was Vice President of Business Development at Stanley Security Solutions, a provider of mechanical and convergent electronic security solutions. Phil was Chief Operating Officer of Stanley...
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1-09 Rothstein Associates Review of MediaVault & MediaVault HD

I am uncomfortable with online backup services - I have issues with shipping my critical data off to a service which could fail to perform, go out of business,  or worse, let someone else access it - especially if I’m not exactly sure where my data is being held. I thought this was good enough - until the FireKing MediaVault/MediaVault HD came along...
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1-09 Gadget Gurus - FireKing MediaVault HD Review

MediaVault HD is a small business answer to how to safely backup "mission critical data." Ideally suited to small medical offices, photographers, family records, or others who simply cannot afford to lose archival data, the Fire King Media Vault can store up to two 2.5" hard...
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12-08 Macsimum News - FireKing MediaVault HD Review

The FireKing MediaVault HD is targeted to businesses that are storing their files electronically. But it's also a useful device for those of us who have a plethora of digital media...
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11-08 Jewish Community Voice - MediaVaultHD Alternative to Online Backup
For businesses that might need to have quicker access to large amounts of backed up data, FireKing has released the MediaVault HD product. This is a fireproof vault-like container housing either a 250gb or 500gb hard drive that connects to your computer by a simple USB...
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8-22-08 Safeguard Records to Save Huge Expense - COFiSCA Loan Lines 8/08
What would you do if your records were destroyed? All businesses protect themselves from potential hazards that can be so destructive as to put your company out of business. Fires, flood, earthquakes, tornadoes, theft, terrorist attacks and several other catastrophies can...
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8-13-08 Community College Journal on Document Protection
Institutions of higher learning in the United States are obligated to protect themselves, as well as the students they serve, from unexpected events and natural disasters. From earthquakes to hurricanes to wildfires, the modern definition of protection goes beyond basic...
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7-2-08 Vital Records Protection for Funeral Directors
Two north Florida communities, Lake City and Combia County, were struck by a tornado that left two people dead, wrecked more than 60 homes and businesses, and caused $3 million in damages. The Caesar Funeral Home, A neighborhood fixture in Lake City since...
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6-17-08 FireKing Introduces “MediaVault HD” Fireproof External Hard Drive
FireKing announces the introduction of the MediaVault HD fireproof external hard drive unit. MediaVault HD’s unique design and construction provides data-security conscious business owners and consumers piece-of-mind, with an industry-leading 5-year limited warranty....
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4-4-08 American School & University - For the Record
The chaotic confusion that follows a fire, flood or other disaster is harrowing for an education institution. Once the danger to human life is controlled, however, the focus must center on recovery. Emergency management plans serve as the main guide to...
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1-18-08 Dental Economics
On Wednesday, July 18, right around the afternoon rush hour, an underground steam pipe ruptured and exploded in Midtown Manhattan, sending a gyser-like stream of steam, street detritus, and water hundreds of feet into the air. The subsequent response and cleanup...
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1-18-08 Practice Manager - Vital Records Protection
A vital records protection (VRP) plan is designed to prevent loss or destruction of records that are essential to an organization's continued operation. It's an essential part of business planning for organizations of all sizes. A VRP plan isn't the same as a records management policy...
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12-14-07 FAQ: What happens to a FireKing file if it goes through a flood?
FireKing files are water resistant.  Water from sprinklers and hoses will not affect the file or its contents. Some minimal moisture may penetrate the outside of the cabinet but not enough to cause any damage to the file cabinet or its contents. Standing water however is a...
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12-6-07 Vital Records Protection - Progressive Rentals
Imagine for a second how you go about recovering customer and store operation information if a natural disaster destroyed your store and all of its contents. If you find yourself breathing a sigh of relief because you and your employees take all the proper...
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10-2-07 Inside Self-Storage: Vital Records Protection - Protecting Data
In today’s rapidly expanding and increasingly competitive self-storage market, one of the best ways to increase revenue and boost sales is to offer ancillary products and services. One often overlooked yet particularly profitable extra is off-site, long-term, archival storage of vital...
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9-18-07 The Heartbeat of the Hospital - Contingency Planning & VRP
Most modern medical practices and healthcare facilities – a category that may or may not necessarily include hospitals – already deploy some sort of digital solution for...
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6-14-07 Houston Business Journal
Picture this: a business owner endures a major disaster, in this case, a fire. After the initial shock subsides, the effort to recover begins in earnest. Temporary headquarters are arranged, whatever assets can be salvaged are put to use, and traumatized...
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5-7-07 Aviation Today - Protecting Your Records Can Save Your Business
Vital Records Protection (VRP) describes the guidelines and best practices whereby an organization will be assured of the protection of its vital records in the event of some...
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3-1-07 Office Furniture and Design - Innovation in the Global Market Place
It is accepted wisdom that the future health of any economy rests on its ability to innovate. Intense global competition and increased consumer sophistication demand...
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8-16-06 Contingency Planning Magazine - Vital Records Protection
An oft repeated corollary in the BC/DR world is that one of the most crucial first steps in contingency planning involves vital records protection. That is, protecting (by various methods) vital and irreplaceable company records...
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7-10-06 Accounting Today
Would your company survive a devastating disaster or business interruption? This is a question that has been at the forefront of most business' concerns for a few years now, and one that needs to be continually asked in the future...
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4-1-06 Disaster Recovery - Confidence in Crisis

An article published in Buildings and available online at buildings.com...
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3-15-06 Pass Christian School District

Vital school records that are categorized as vital may include critical data relating to budgets, student records...
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3-13-06 Service Agreements

When included warranties fall short, service agreements provide the protection end users need...
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