| Guard-IT
Expands International Escrow Services to Toronto,
Canada AUSTIN, TEXAS (September 12, 2002)
– Austin, Texas-based Guard-IT Corporation,
a leading innovator in software escrow and
verification services, has announced a formal
expansion into international software and
intellectual property escrow services by and
through its newly registered agent in Toronto,
Ontario.
“Our
expansion will not only accommodate Canada’s
vibrant IT sector, but also appeal to other
international clients who would prefer to escrow
their source code or other materials in
Canada,” said Jim Ford, Guard-IT’s
founder and CEO.
Guard-IT has
retained the law firm of Gowling Lafleur
Henderson, LLP to support its international
escrow transactions. Gowlings intellectual
property attorney Brad Limpert is liaison to
Guard-IT.
"Gowlings is
pleased to be supporting Guard-IT as it moves
into the Canadian and international
marketplaces,” Limpert said. “Guard-IT
has demonstrated that it provides excellent value
and attentiveness to customer needs. The senior
management of Guard-IT is providing great
leadership in this critical aspect of the IT
marketplace."
Guard-IT will
offer through its website customizable templates
for escrow agreements to be administered
specifically under Canadian jurisdiction. For its
international clients, Guard-IT will maintain
secured vault deposits of software source code,
data, intellectual property and other escrow
materials in Toronto.
Guard-IT secures
software source code, proprietary data and
intellectual property by implementing and
administering third-party escrow agreements for
technology developers and their licensees.
Guard-IT also provides independent testing and
verification services for escrow materials and
other technology products.
About
Gowling Lafleur Henderson, LLP
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP (www.gowlings.com) is one of the largest and
most diversified law firms in Canada. With
offices in seven Canadian centers and in Moscow,
it provides a full complement of legal services
to national and international clients. In
addition to its pre-eminence in corporate and
business law, Gowlings is recognized for its
expertise in intellectual property, information
technology, energy and infrastructure,
international trade, advertising and media,
professional liability and the environment.
Gowlings is also one of Canada’s leading
providers of government relations and regulatory
affairs at both federal and provincial levels of
government.
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