Traditionally, we think of information as stored text. That era has past. Most of us already store extensive amounts of digital information in the form of digital images, drafts or presentations on our computers, at our net-based photo-developer or at work on a weekly or even daily basis. And as the familiar adage goes, a picture is worth more than a thousand words.

The amount of e-mail, cell phones and text messaging has exploded, and telecommunications suppliers are constantly looking into new ways to communicate and sell their products. So-called image messaging, or MMS, makes it possible to receive and send digital images in an instant, to anyone, anywhere in the world. The expanding rate of mega pixel capacity has been dramatic, and directly transmitted TV via cell phones is the next natural progression.

The direction and pace of digital developments is not limited by any geographical boundaries and is being welcomed. The demand for lightning-fast, thin devices is world-encompassing, driven by our need to communicate in a world in which time is increasingly becoming a scarce resource.

At the same time as electronic data is becoming more and more prevalent, we are all becoming more exposed and vulnerable. In the instant information is transformed from being a physical entity to becoming digitalised, the possibilities for both use and misuse increase dramatically. And with the Internet, the world has literally opened itself up to mass copying and transfer of digital files. All this copying and transmitting leaves telltale traces, however, and the electronic paths reveal much more about you and your business than George Orwell could ever have imagined in his famous description of the "big brother" effect in his book "1984". The reality is surpassing the boundaries of the wildest and most prescient imagination.

Ibas is positioned at the leading edge of technological developments in this field. The company is among the world's leading companies in the field of data recovery, data erasure and computer forensics, evidenced by the countless contracts the company has entered into in Norway and abroad the past years. From our base in Norway and through our subsidiaries and agents in 20 countries, we help our customers recover data and digital images, which as a result of damage, erasure, theft or misuse were assumed to be lost forever.

With its unique expertise and more than 25 years' experience in the field of data recovery and data erasure, Ibas is in a position to solve the most complex assignments, and to give hope to those who might otherwise have despaired in ever seeing their data again. The company's position has been bolstered in light of the fact that Ibas assists Norwegian and international military and police authorities with everything from erasing top secret and confidential information to uncovering and recovering critical evidence for use in criminal cases.

This shows perhaps more than anything else that Ibas is a world-class company supplying advanced expertise in an increasingly more digital world.

Ibas technicians have a solid technical knowledge base on all levels. The company consists of highly educated technicians and engineers with in-depth product know-how and a fundamental understanding of the theory behind the different storage devices, operating systems and applications. Such expertise must cover the very smallest detail about each individual model or version.

The company's experience base consists of having carried out thousands of recovery jobs on hard disks the past ten years -- an incredible range of imaginable and unimaginable problems. As a customer, one can feel secure that your storage medium is in the best of hands at Ibas.