Volume 10,3 Disaster Recovery Journal Articles- Summer 1997

Volume 10, Issue 3
Summer 1997

News Briefs

Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services Changes Name
Rosemount, IL— To better reflect the range of services it provides to businesses, Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services, a division of Comdisco, Inc., announced it will change its name to Comdisco Continuity Services, effective immediately. The name changes for Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services’ foreign operations are in process in accordance with local business regulations and will be completed by June 1, 1997. For further information contact Comdisco’s website at www. comdisco.com.

Cliffside Software, Inc. & PPBI announce Business Alliance
Portland, OR— Cliffside Software, Inc. and Private & Public Businesses Inc. (PPBI) announce a business alliance to provide training for users of PLAN AHEAD. Private & Public Businesses Inc., (PPBI) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to bridging the gap between private and public organizations when it comes to disaster recovery and emergency response. PLAN AHEAD - All Hazard Exercise Administration and Development, developed by Cliffside Software, is the world’s first commercially available software application to assist in the development, conduct, evaluation, and after-action reporting of management plan exercises. For further information contact Michael Frishberg, President, Cliffside Software, Inc.; phone: (888) 752-6489; fax (503) 777-1890; email: frish @cliffsidesoftware. com.

KCI, Inc. Offers Channel Extension Solution
Ramsey, NJ— KCI, Inc. announced that it had passed a major milestone with the sale of its 1,000th pair of mainframe channel extenders. Established in 1982 KCI, Inc. has been the nation’s leader in sales of pre-owned channel extension and channel switching equipment ever since. KCI, Inc. offers pre-owned mainframe attach products which have been refurbished and tested at its modern reconditioning center and then unconditionally guarantees these products for a period of ninety days. For more information contact Linda DiJohnson at (201) 934-6500 ext.22.

Data Base, Inc. Expands Nat’l Network
Seattle, WA— Data Base, Inc., one of the nation’s largest off-site information security firms, announced it has acquired Fortress For Valuables, Inc., Milwaukee’s leading off-site data security provider, effective immediately. The combined entity will operate under the Data Base name and become the company’s 10th office nationally.

BMC and Unison Software Integrate Products
Houston, TX— BMC Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: BMCS) and Unison Software (Nasdaq: UNSN) has announced the integration of Unison Maestro and BMC Software’s PATROL Management Suite of products. BMC Software and Unison have aligned to take enterprise management to the next level by integrating critical distributed systems management functions into one system. The result is an integration Knowledge Module (KM) for Unison Maestro, a new software solution that will enable companies to combine distributed job scheduling and application management — all from the PATROL Console with easy-to-use, graphical icons, for total system reliability. For more information contact Unison Software; (408) 988-2800; fax: (408) 988-2236; email: info@unison.com; web: www. unison. com.

Intelligent Information System Offers Additional Features
Houston, TX— Intelligent Wireless Solutions has announced two additional features to the “Entouch” Early Warning Event Monitoring Server. Site Specific Weather such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorm warnings can now be viewed and dispatched via the “Entouch” voice callout and paging engine. For more information call Intelligent Wireless Solutions at (281) 356-5689; website: www.inwireless.com.

Liebert Global Services Changes Name
Worthington, OH— In a move to communicate a growing worldwide presence, Liebert Customer Service and Support (CS&S), the largest service organization in the critical space support industry, has changed its name to Liebert Global Services. For further information contact Liebert Global Services at 250 E. Wilson Bridge Rd., Worthington, OH 43085; or visit their website at www. liebert.com.

Arcus Changes Name
Pleasanton, CA— Arcus, Inc., a recognized leader in total business continuity and technical staffing solutions, announces a name change in its Staffing Division from Arcus Data Staffing, Inc. to Arcus Staffing Resources, Inc. ( The name change will also apply to Arcus’ recent staffing acquisitions of Wolf Advisory International, Ltd. and Trinity Partners, Inc). For more information visit the Arcus home page at www. arcusds.com or call (800) GO-ARCUS.

SunGard Recovery Services Introduces Mobile Data Center
Wayne, PA— SunGard Recovery Services Inc., the premier provider of total business recovery solutions, announced the addition of a new Mobile Data Center to its fleet of custom-designed recovery units used to assist customers during a disaster. For more information on SunGard Recovery Services, the company’s home page can be accessed at www. recovery. sungard.com.

IBM Announces Business Relationship With Arcus
Miami, FL— IBM and Arcus Data Security, Inc. announced a business relationship at an IBM conference. Under the agreement, Arcus, through its nationwide sales force, will market the complete line of IBM’s business recovery service offerings. Current customers of IBM and Arcus will now be able to draw from the combined resources of both companies. For further information visit the business recovery services home page at www.brs.ibm or call (800) 599-9950.

Business Protection Systems Opens CA Office
London, England—Business Protection Systems has announced the opening of a North American office to coincide with the latest release of their business continuity planning software, Business Protector for Windows. The new office will offer technical support, software sales, business continuity training classes and business continuity consulting services.

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