Marc Sherman, chairman and CEO of WindsorTech Inc. in Highstown, N.J., a used IT equipment reseller, charges companies a flat $8.75 fee for performing a basic audit of used computer equipment and $10 to $30 for erasing disk arrays, depending on the disk's size.
"As the business developed over the years, we've gone into a world where data security is critical," he said. "The whole thing now is we're in a situation where we're reluctant to buy equipment unless we're fully indemnified. Otherwise, it puts us in a very dangerous situation.
"It's been an educational process for IT users. The information on a computer doesn't belong to the company. It belongs to the customer," he said.
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