RealTime Shredding Introduces Business Access Codes for Self-Service Shredding Kiosk

Audit trails help companies integrate shredding into operations, comply with HIPAA, FACTA, SOX

Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB) April 27, 2006 --RealTime Shredding, developer of the first self-service shredding kiosk to help fight identity theft, has added business access codes to the kiosk’s functions.

The new feature makes it easier than ever for retailers and corporations to incorporate the shredding kiosk into their standard operations and comply with HIPAA, FACTA, and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations, says Amanda Verrie, RealTime Shredding president. Companies and other organizations can assign and control up to 253 codes. By assigning codes to individual departments, divisions, offices, or other units, businesses can track usage or implement an internal chargeback system. Retailers, such as business and copy centers, can assign codes to individual business or consumer customers, making routine shredding more convenient.

Additional features of the business access code function include:
• LED display indicating time used for each user;
• Ability to program shredding sessions of designated maximum length;
• Customizable usage reports citing date, user, location time of day, time used, and amount collected (for retail models).

RealTime Shredding’s kiosk gives users the ability to shred documents and other material they want to destroy quickly, simply, and securely. The company’s industrial-quality Level 3 cross-cut shredder can destroy up to four pounds, or about 400 sheets of paper, in just two minutes, and also can shred cardboard, credit cards, paper clips, staples, CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks.

Business access codes spell good news for corporations and retailers alike, says Verrie, with the introduction of the codes and corresponding management reports setting “a new standard in shredding.” Users can see their material being shredded in real time, create an audit trail, and produce management reports. “These qualities are critical to help businesses comply with HIPAA, FACTA, and Sarbanes-Oxley,” she explains.

In addition, because the receptacle for the shredded material is located behind a locked window, users can see the material being shredded, but cannot dispose of it themselves. This feature, says Verrie, eliminates some of the problems that have arisen in recent corporate finance scandals. “It’s no longer enough just to shred,” she says. “Companies must take responsibility for ensuring the proper handling of the shredded material, and the RealTime Shredding kiosk can go a long way toward facilitating that level of responsibility.”

RealTime Shredding, Inc. (www.realtimeshredding.com), develops and markets the first self-service shredding kiosk designed specifically for consumers and businesses. RealTime Shredding kiosks provide a fast, convenient, inexpensive way to shred documents and other materials that must be destroyed. Based in Colorado Springs, the woman-owned and
-operated company offers multiple kiosk models and options, with purchase, revenue-sharing, and lease plans available.

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