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Overview of the latest information from
the major companies serving the business continuity market plus
general BC industry updates.
SunGard has reported that revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $1.30 billion, an increase of 17 percent compared to the same period in 2007. Organic revenue grew 13 percent. Income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $124 million, an increase of 9 percent compared to the same period in 2007. Read the full statement
•Date: 13th May 2008• Region: World •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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SunGard will leverage VMware virtualization solutions to help create a suite of simple, fully-managed AdvancedRecovery services.
Read article•Date: 7th May 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Neverfail has announced that the company grew by 61 percent during the company's fiscal year ending March 31 2008.
Among the company's highlights this year was:
- Signing of a partnership with Vodafone UK, part of the world's leading international mobile telecommunications group, to offer a co-branded service for BlackBerry Enterprise Server customers
- Worldwide expansion into the Middle East, Australia and Asia Pacific
- Significant growth in verticals such as financial services, technology, government, healthcare and manufacturing.
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•Date: 1st May 2008• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Dell has announced the completion of its $155 million acquisition of MessageOne, Inc., the provider of enterprise-class e-mail business continuity, compliance, archiving and disaster recovery services.
Read article•Date: 25th April 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Catalysts Ltd have teamed up with Solcara in a deal to develop a range of new products for the business risk management market. As part of the partnership, Solcara will licence its Solcara Communications Centre and Solcara Crisis Control Centre to Catalysts on an OEM basis, for integration into Catalysts’ business risk management application suite, FutureActive. www.solcara.com
•Date: 25th April 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Kroll Ontrack, a provider of data recovery and legal technologies products and services, has announced the opening of new offices in Singapore and Hong Kong. These are equipped to provide data recovery and computer forensics solutions through their in-lab and cleanroom services, remote service, on-site service, custom service and do-it-yourself software. “Singapore and Hong Kong's strategic geographic locations as regional business hubs in the Asia Pacific region paired with growing data recovery needs in these areas makes them very critical and significant markets,” said Todd Johnson, vice president of operations for Kroll Ontrack. www.ontrackdatarecovery.ca•Date: 24th April 2008• Region: Asia Pacific •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Certification was carried out by BSI Management Systems Japan K.K.
Read article•Date: 16th April 2008• Region: Japan •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Globes has reported that IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Israeli company FilesX Inc. FilesX develops data recovery and back-up solutions for business continuity. IBM intends that the FilesX technology will become part of the Tivoli Storage Manager family of products. Read the full story.
•Date: 11th April 2008• Region: Israel •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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EMC Corporation and Iomega Corporation have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for EMC to acquire San Diego-based Iomega in a cash tender offer of $3.85 per outstanding share, or approximately $213 million. The addition of Iomega’s products, brand name, route to market and industry expertise will enhance EMC’s reach and focus in the rapidly-growing consumer and small business markets. EMC intends to commence the tender offer in the next two weeks, with completion of the tender offer expected in the second quarter of 2008, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
•Date: 11th April 2008• Region: World •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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AmeriVault is celebrating its 10th year as a leader in remote online data backup, offsite storage, and recovery services. In 1998, AmeriVault pioneered disk-based online backup, founded on the idea that backup needs to be automatically secured offsite with the highest reliability. Over the past ten years, AmeriVault has remained committed to its core competency of data protection and recovery while expanding its service portfolio to include solutions that complement its original online backup offering, including advanced virtual recovery, high availability, email archiving, file archiving, and professional services. Since its inception, AmeriVault has experienced double-digit growth year-over-year which has resulted in honors by both the Boston Business Journal and Inc. 5000 for their lists of Fastest Growing Companies. www.amerivault.com•Date: 8th April 2008• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Double-Take Software has announced that it has received an ‘outstanding’ level Investor in Customers (IIC) award. This award is designed to reward excellence in customer service as well as to serve as an independent benchmark of achievement. The IIC recognises organisations that create long-term relationships with customers by understanding and consistently exceeding customer expectations of the services provided. www.doubletake.com•Date: 2nd April 2008• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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The board of Phoenix IT Group plc, parent company of the ICM and NDR business continuity companies, has issued a statement saying that trading for the year to 31 March 2008 has been in line with the board's expectations. The company also announced the appointment of Jeremy Stafford as chief executive of the Group.•Date: 31st March 2008• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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TeleContinuity, Inc. has announced that it has been granted a Type II Carrier License from the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Read article•Date: 20th March 2008• Region: Asia Pacific •Type: Article •Topic: Tel continuity
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According to Cisco study.
Read article•Date: 11th March 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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International SOS and Control Risks have announced the formation of a strategic alliance. The two companies will create a joint operating unit to provide clients with an enhanced portfolio of travel and expatriate security services, which will be progressively introduced from July 2008.
www.internationalsos.com www.control-risks.com
•Date: 7th March 2008• Region: World •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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2007 revenues up 16 percent to $2.73 billion while OIBDA grows 14 percent to $704 million. Quarterly revenues increase 19 percent supported by acquisitions, strong service revenue growth and the 76th consecutive quarter of increased storage revenues. Read the full results
•Date: 29th February 2008• Region: World •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Iron Mountain has announced that Bob Brennan, the company's president and chief operating officer, will succeed Richard Reese as Iron Mountain's chief executive officer. Reese notified the company's board of directors of his intention to step down as CEO, a position he has held since December 1981. The succession is set for June 2008.
•Date: 29th February 2008• Region: World •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Regional business continuity company Singapore Computer Systems Limited (SCS) has announced that the Group has achieved a net profit of S$17.6 million for its full-year ended December 31, 2007 (FY2007), compared to a net profit of S$7.3 million in FY2006. www.scs.com.sg
•Date: 28th February 2008• Region:SE Asia •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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SunGard Availability Services has appointed Steve Lea as UK finance and administration director. Mr. Lea will be responsible for providing the financial expertise to drive SunGard’s position in the information availability industry and he will also oversee SunGard’s ongoing investment in its staff and facilities, including its nationwide portfolio of workplace recovery centres. Mr. Lea is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and began his accountancy career with Bristol Meyers Squibb followed by various finance director roles with leading US based technology companies including Silicon Graphics and Sun Microsystems. Prior to joining SunGard, Mr. Lea spent 10 years at RealNetworks Inc, most recently as general manager of finance and operations for Europe. Mr. Lea will report to SunGard Availability Services’ UK managing director and senior vice president Europe, Keith Tilley. www.sungard.co.uk•Date: 26th February 2008• Region:UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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First of a planned network of recovery centres across India.
Read article•Date: 22nd February 2008• Region: Asia •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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•Date: 22nd February 2008• Region: US/UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Marsh has established a Global Supply Chain Risk Management Practice under the leadership of Gary Lynch. It has also set up Supply Chain Consulting and Supply Chain Risk Intelligence subpractices to be led by Ann Grackin and William McBeath, respectively.
•Date: 22nd February 2008• Region: US/UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Higher growth expected from host-based and network/appliance-based replication: IDC.
Read article•Date: 20th February 2008• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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The acquisition, for approximately $155 million in cash, has been approved by the board of directors of each company and is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Read article•Date: 18th February 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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VMware has announced major enhancements to the VMware VIP Partner Program, which includes nearly 10,000 partners worldwide. The enhancements, effective immediately, help make it easier for partners to quickly establish or expand their virtualization practices and offer their customers increased value through VMware's virtualization solutions. The enhancements include benefit enhancements for partners participating in the ‘advantage +’ program, additional training options to build their VMware virtualization expertise, and new and improved marketing tools. More details
•Date: 18th February 2008• Region: World •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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NEC Corporation of America has announced that the editors of TechTarget's Storage magazine and SearchStorage.com have recognized its NEC HYDRAstor HS8 grid storage system as the ‘Product of the Year’ in the award’s Backup and Disaster Recovery Hardware category. www.necam.com
•Date: 7th February 2008• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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A new family of business continuity services for UK voice networks.
Read article•Date: 5th February 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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Will now be integrated into the Business Continuity and Resiliency Services (BCRS) business unit in IBM Global Technology Services.
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•Date: 5th February 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Mideast Data Systems will design and construct the facility.
Read article•Date: 31st January 2008• Region: M.East •Type: Article •Topic: BC marlets
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Initially providing 2,500-seats, the 25,000 sq ft facility has the potential to increase capacity up to 3,500 seats.
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•Date: 31st January 2008• Region: Asia •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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John Mills joins ICM from Capgemini.
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•Date: 31st January 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Receives Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award in the field of hosted VoIP solutions for telecom disaster recovery.
Read article•Date: 25th January 2008• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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56,000 sqft facility offers work-area recovery seats and data center space.
Read article•Date: 17th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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BakBone Software has announced that its flagship data protection software has won DoSTOR's 2007 Product of the Year Award for Backup and Recovery Software. This annual awards program is hosted by China's leading online storage publication, DoSTOR.com. DoSTOR's online readers, media editors and industry analysts chose NetVault: Backup 8.0 as the winner ‘for its unparalleled ease of use, flexibility and ease of operation’.www.bakbone.com
•Date: 17th January 2008• Region: SE Asia •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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New division being led by Raymond A. Jean, formerly of IBM Global Services.
Read article•Date: 15th January 2008• Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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•Date: 15th January 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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Pays $20 million for disaster recovery and business continuity services provider.
Read article•Date: 8th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Extends Double-Take customers' recovery options with ‘any-point-in-time-recovery’ capabilities.
Read article•Date: 3rd January 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Eze Castle Integration, Inc., a leading provider of technology and IT services to hedge funds and investment firms, has announced a partnership with Iron Mountain Digital to offer ‘Eze Vault’. This combines Eze Castle's IT management services with Iron Mountain Digital's award-winning and secure data backup and recovery infrastructure, allowing firms to easily backup and protect critical information.
www.eci.com •Date: 11th Dec 2007• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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SAVVIS has won a £3.5 million contract from Augustus Asset Managers Limited, an independent investment manager of segregated accounts and hedge funds, in a four year IT infrastructure outsourcing deal to support business continuity of Augustus’ critical IT infrastructure. The SAVVIS business continuity offering includes mirrored, dual data centres and an off-site business continuity suite.
•Date: 11th Dec 2007• Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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Will become part of the Business Continuity and Resiliency Services (BCRS) business unit.
Read article•Date: 7th Dec 2007• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Philadelphia-based Ixilix has announced that it has completed its transition to a stand-alone business unit dedicated to serving the hosting, business continuity, and disaster recovery needs of the Mid-Atlantic marketplace. Ixilix, a division of Fastech Integrated Solutions LLC, offers application hosting and hot /cold site disaster recovery.
http://www.ixilix.com
•Date: 4th Dec 2007• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Xiotech Corporation, a US-based provider of data storage and business continuity solutions, has announced that Steve Luczo, chairman of the board for Seagate Technology, was elected to Xiotech's board of directors. Xiotech also announced it has completed an investment round, led by Luczo, in excess of $40 million. Xiotech recently announced that it had acquired Seagate's Advanced Storage Architecture (ASA) group. Under the agreement Xiotech acquired certain assets of the ASA business and acquired a license to the associated technology, which Xiotech plans to incorporate into its existing storage solutions. Xiotech will use the new funds to bring these new technologies from Seagate to market. http://www.xiotech.com •Date: 28th Nov 2007• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Describes how the UK’s large business continuity providers will maintain their service during a pandemic.
Read article•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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ICM, the business continuity division of the Phoenix IT Group, has announced that Roland Mann has joined the company as its new business continuity sales director.
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•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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- Revenue up 87.1 percent to £101.9m (2006: £54.4m)
- Like-for-like revenues, excluding the effect of acquisitions up 7.7 percent to £58.6m (2006: £54.4m)
- Profit before tax down 18 percent to £7.5m (2006: £9.2m)
Read the results statement.
Phoenix has also announced that, from 1 January 2008, Nick Robinson will step down as chief executive and will become non-executive deputy chairman of the group.
•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Will provide 250 syndicated work area recovery seats.
Read article•Date: 22nd Nov 2007• Region: Asia •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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•Date: 22nd Nov 2007• Region: Asia •Type: Briefing •Topic: IT continuity
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SunGard Availability Services and TDG plc break new ground.
Read article•Date: 21st Nov 2007• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Amcom Software, the provider of mission critical communications software, and XTEND Communications, a long-time provider and innovator in telecommunications, have announced that they have reached an agreement to combine the two companies. The company will offer an expanded product suite to a broader market. Going forward, Amcom will support and enhance both companies' product lines. www.xtend.com www.amcomsoftware.com •Date: 20th Nov 2007• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Revenue well up on the same period last year.
Read article•Date: 13th Nov 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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The first-ever Asia Business Continuity Awards were presented last week at the Seventh Annual Business Continuity Management Conference in Singapore.
Read article•Date: 6th Nov 2007• Region:Various •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Company has extended and upgraded its recovery centre in Midrand, South Africa.
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•Date: 6th Nov 2007• Region:S.Africa •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Iron Mountain Incorporated has bought Datastroy, an Irish secure shredding company. The acquisition enables Iron Mountain to offer its customers a complete chain of custody service in Ireland, collecting records in the first instance, through to securely shredding and recycling them at the end of their lifecycle. Iron Mountain will now be able to offer its complete range of records management, data protection and secure shredding services to more than 1,500 customers across the region. www.ironmountain.com
•Date: 6th Nov 2007• Region:W.Europe •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Following an extensive review, Rochester Institute of Technology has officially selected the combination of 3n’s InstaCom 5.0 mass notification solution and Recovery Planner’s RPX business continuity software to expand RIT’s continuity planning and emergency communications capabilities. www.3nonline.com www.RecoveryPlanner.com•Date: 2nd Nov 2007 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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SCS is Business Continuity Provider of the Year (Recovery Site).
Read article•Date: 1st Nov 2007• Region: SE Asia •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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FalconStor Software has announced that its IPStortechnology has been chosen by IntelliStorage and I-Tech, to power Continuity Solutions B.V., their newly formed joint-venture, whose aim is to provide data protection services targeting both enterprise and small and medium-sized businesses in The Netherlands. By incorporating FalconStor technologies into Continuity Center, its SLA delivery platform, Continuity Solutions will automate delivery of its broadband, virtual server and storage infrastructure services, branded under the 'Flexi' and 'Sure' service marks. Read press release.
•Date: 1st Nov 2007• Region: W.Europe •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Diversified Business Communications Canada acquires the event.
Read article•Date: 30th October 2007• Region: Canada/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Open invitation to retirement party issued; Counting House pub, Cornhill, City of London on Thursday 6th December – 12 noon.
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•Date: 30th October 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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PlanREADY, provider of an integrated solution for risk mitigation and emergency preparedness, has announced that Dennis Evans has joined the company as chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Mr. Evans is the former CEO of Data Transit Corporation, and prior to that the executive vice president, chief financial officer and secretary of Computer Access Technology Corporation. PlanREADY is a privately-held Delaware corporation, headquartered in Morgan Hill, California.
http://www.planready.com/ •Date: 26th October 2007• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Eric Berg becomes group chief executive officer.
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•Date: 23rd October 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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AIG Small Business has announced the addition of Agility Recovery Solutions to the roster of companies participating in The AIG Edge. The AIG Edge is a compilation of services designed exclusively for small business owners and their employees. Agility's business recovery solution, ReadySuite, was chosen to be a part of The AIG Edge because of its proven reliability in business continuity plans across North America. www.aigsmallbusiness.com
•Date: 19th October 2007• Region:N.America •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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New sites to be developed in Shelton, CT and Duluth, GA.
UK business continuity company up for ‘The Cable & Wireless Award for Customer Focus’.
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•Date: 13th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Well known independent UK business continuity consultancy company bought out.
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•Date: 13th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets and companies
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