Ibas' Degausser DG.02 has been adapted for use on tomorrow's storage devices, and replaces DG 0.1. The Degausser allows customers to erase data on devices that have been physically damaged, when software alone cannot be used. The Degausser reliably erases all the data on a storage device by exposing it to a tremendously powerful magnetic field, which will erase any and all data stored on the device. By using DC power, the DG 0.2 generates a tremendous magnetic field (11,500 gauss). Operating the machine is simple and efficient --four seconds is all you need to reliably erase all the data.

Re-using storage devices
The new version is designed not just to erase hard disks, but other magnetic storage devices as well, such as tapes, diskettes, VHS and Zip cassettes. While many data storage devices may be reused, hard disks may not because the servo and maintenance information is stored magnetically. To re-use working hard disks, you will have to use Ibas' professional erasure programme ExpertEraser. A hard disk erased using ExpertEraser may be re-used after re-partitioning and re-formatting the disk.

Reliable erasure - your only option
Increasing focus has been put on the unprofessional and sloppy handling of discarded computer equipment practiced in some fields, and a number of companies and organisations have let highly sensitive information get into the wrong hands. The mistake many companies and organisations make is to format the hard disk and assume that all the data is erased; but this is the equivalent of tearing out the table of contents in a book - all the other pages are still intact. Erasing all the information found on modern hard disks -- with their complex operating system structure -- is a very complicated procedure. Format, fdisk and erasure commands do not erase information stored on computers; these commands simply change the structure of the disk, leaving most of the data intact for anyone with easily available software tools to reconstruct.