Volume 10,2 Disaster Recovery Journal Articles- Spring 1997

Volume 10, Issue 2
Spring 1997

Disaster Recovery Services Survey

Adapt, Inc.
Gene Ackermann
888 Shenandoah Shores Road
AirPac Technology Park
Front Royal, VA 22630
(800) 243-COOL (2665)

ADAPT, Inc. has been in business since 1984 as a distributor and manufacturer specializing in air conditioning products for any emergency situation. Our portable and mobile units range in capacity from 1- to 15-tons. Rugged and reliable, our units feature a state-of-the-art portable design. Their portability and maintenance-free operation allow for easy storage and swift efficient transportation from one emergency site to another...just wheel it around and plug it in. Hot spots are history. Our AirPac PortaPac is designed and built to deliver high powered air conditioning for your toughest cooling problems. Cooling temporary shelters, alternate facilities, disaster recovery centers and corporate contingency facilities is a snap with the PortaPac. Built in the USA with rugged industrial components, the AirPac PortaPac meets the cooling demands of any emergency situation. When disaster strikes, be prepared with cool solutions from ADAPT, Inc. We offer 24 hour nationwide service and have sales and rentals at over 50 locations. Call toll free or visit our website at www.coolestpot.com.

Aeroscopic Engineers, Inc.
Ian Spiszman
5245 San Fernando Road-West
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(800) 950-2376, (213) 245-3024

Aeroscopic Engineers, Inc. offers the following services: Aero De-Watering: Standing water removal, extraction of water; drying of contents and structure; Structure and Contents Cleaning: Customary cleaning of ceilings, walls, furniture floor covering and general contents; Hardware Reclamation: Restoration and repair of electronic, electrical and mechanical equipment, including cleaning, de-rusting and re-working; Corrosion Control: Prevention and control of corrosion damages; HVAC Cleaning and Decontamination: Removal of fire debris, dirt etc. from heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems; Odor and Pollution Control: Abatement of fire-related smoke odor, stink bombs, animal odor, sewage, pesticides and other malodors; and Health and Safety Services: Indoor air quality testing, evaluation and consultation; industrial hygiene monitoring; OSHA compliance audits.

Aggreko, Inc.
John Williamson
4607 W. Admiral Doyle Drive
New Iberia, LA 70560
(800) 443-2447

Aggreko, North America’s Rental Specialist, offers emergency 24-hour service from 33 locations for temporary electrical power, temperature control or compressed air services. This equipment includes diesel generators from 15kw to 2000kw, dehumidification systems, air-conditioners, electric heaters, 100% oil-free air compressors, HVAC and process chillers and load banks. In addition, Aggreko also offers all the accessories needed for a turn key installation. Call for our Emergency Planning Guide.

Arcus Data Security, Inc.
Lezlie Campeggi
P.O. Box 326
Union City, CA 94587
(800) GO-ARCUS, fax (510) 471-9736

Arcus Data Security, Inc. offers offsite data storage, emergency media movement, disaster recovery support services, temporary and contract labor support service, automated media management systems, bar code scanning systems and data products supplies, relocation of media libraries and other customized services from 23 vault facilities throughout the U.S. and one location in the U.K.

Baseline Software, Inc.
Michelle Jungsten
P.O. Box 1219
Sausalito, CA 94966
(415) 332-7763

Baseline Software, Inc. provides information security manuals, consulting services, handbooks for Internet commerce, security and information security policies. The services include information on disaster recovery, contingency planning, and standards and controls.

Bellcore
Diane Rusconi
331 Newman Springs Road
Rm. NVC3X-289
Red Bank, NJ 07701
(908) 758-2450, (800) 830-HELP

Bellcore’s Network Integrity Services provides comprehensive prevention, containment and disaster recovery services for network outages and security intrusions. Our objective is to reduce the frequency, impact and duration of network outages by providing products and services that encompass every facet of Network Integrity. Using our 1-years of experience in network threats, hazards, and vulnerabilities, we can help you develop strategies to avoid business interruptions. Bellcore has the technical expertise and facilities to assist you with your network testing, disaster recovery, interoperability, network security and reliability needs. Bellcore’s web site: http://www.bellcore.com.

BMS Catastrophe, Inc.
Rebecca Cesa
303 Arthur Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(800) 433-2940

BMS Catastrophe, Inc. (BMS CAT) is a leader in the restoration industry, having assisted in such clean-ups as the First Interstate fire, World Trade Center bombing and the Oklahoma City bombing. Our strategically located regional service centers give us the ability to mobilize crews and equipment quickly and cost effectively, nationwide. BMS CAT offers complete fire and water restoration services as well as special technologies such as document freeze-drying, electronics restoration and magnetic media recovery.

Caterpillar Inc.
Chuck Timmes
P.O. Box 610
Mossville, IL 61552-0610
(309) 578-6444

Caterpillar is the world leader inpower. The Cat Rental Power dealer network has thousands of portable generator sets on hand as well as Chillers, distribution equipment load banks and cable. Plus expert technicians to assit in start-up and follow-up support.

CCSI Professional Services
Tom Abruzzo
200 Knickerbocker Avenue
Bohemia, NY 11716
(516) 563-8880, fax (516) 563-5185

CCSI Professional Services provides disaster recovery planning consulting services. They have hot site and cold site in Bohemia, New York. Off-the-shelf and customized recovery planning software are also available.

Computer Conversions, Inc.
Darlene Tydlaska
9580 Black Mtn Rd., Ste. J
San Diego, CA 92126
(619 693-1697

Computer Conversions saves clients time and money by retrieving lost or damaged data from computer backup tapes and cartridges. Data conversion for all media types including diskette, 9 track tape, cartridge tape and opticals is also available. Over 2000 formats supported. We are the Data Recovery and Conversion Experts. Call for free consultation.

CORT Furniture Rental
Paula B. Armercost
4401 Fair Lakes Court, Suite 300
Fairfax, VA 22033
(703) 968-8578

At Cort Furniture Rental, large scale and small scale disaster relief is an important part of our business. We work with corporations to establish parameters for setting up temporary offices if there is a disruption in key facilities. In a large scale disaster, employees often lose their homes as well as their offices. We can often work to help them establish temporary accommodations while we are setting up emergency office space. Cort Furniture Rental is able to locate and transport furniture in the most difficult situations because of our nationwide network of warehouses, and our clout with leading furniture manufacturers. Our relationships with leasing agents and property management firms allow Cort to assist in locating as well as furnishing temporary offices and homes.

CSCI
Ken Bauman
590 Danbury Road
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(800) 925-CSCI, Fax (203) 431-8165

CSCI offers RapidReach, the Windows-based Automated Emergency Notification System. RapidReach ensures that emergency notification goes smoothly, by calling individuals or pre-defined groups of contacts automatically, delivering pre-recorded and ad-hoc messages with information about the incident and instructions. RapidReach is a state-of-the-art, computerized communication system, utilizing the latest voice processing, telephony and multimedia technology for contact via telephone, pager, or facsimile. It is a dynamic, interactive system that records each user's response and it can easily be adapted to each situation.

Data Vault Corporation
Mary Kay Capasso
13860-A Park Center Road
Herndon, VA 22071
(703) 478-0350, fax (703) 478-0607

Data Vault Corproation provides offi\site secure storage for magnetic media and paper records; computer supplies and hardware; disaster recovery planning; certified document destruction; escrow agreements; barcode technology; and expert tape library moves. Business resumption software is also available.

Deloitte and Touche, LLP Information Protection Consulting
Chris Vandenoever
Two World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281-1414
(212) 436-6039, fax (212) 436-5955

Deloitte and Touche, LLP Information Protection Consulting offers consulting assistance for business continuity planning including assessment of current plans, procedures and design and implementation support in developing and deploying high availability business systems. Areas of support include network and process design, backup and recovery, disaster recovery planning and test, awareness programs, training and documentation, assistance on site and vendor selection.

Dialogic Communications Corporation
David R. Zadick
1106 Harpeth Industrial Court
Frnaklin, TN 37064
(615) 790-2882, fax (615) 790-1329

Dialogic Communications Corporation offers an automated emergency notification system, “The Communicator.” This is a personal computer-based system that contacts designated personnel and/or area residents via telephone, pager, and facsimile regarding specific emergency conditions and records their individual responses.

Digital Equipment Corporation
334 South Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
(508) 841-2116, fax (508) 841-2384

Digital’s portfolio of business recovery services includes: contingency planning consulting and software, network-based recovery, fixed and mobile recovery centers, workgroup recovery, PC quick-ship, mobile computer ready recovery centers, priority equipment repair/replacement, electronic vaulting and environmental and power protection products.

Disaster Recovery Service, Inc.
Larry Wood
414 Blue Smoke Ct. W.
Ft. Worth, TX 76105
(800) 856-3333, fax (817) 536-1167

Disaster Recovery Service, Inc. offers fire and water damage disaster recovery and restoration; general structure and contents cleaning; magnetic media recovery; freeze drying of important files, documents and books; mold and mildew treatment of contents and structure; and HVAC cleanup and deodorization.

Disaster Services, Inc.
Karla Torrey
3030 Amwiler Road
Atlanta, GA 30360
(770) 446-5300, (800) 669-1411

Disaster Services, Inc. is a full service catastrophe restoration company. In a catastrophe situation, DSI is dedicated to one purpose: the timely, precise and thorough restoration of facilities and equipment to full productivity. Within 24 hours of notification, DSI is on the disaster site with fully equipped restoration specialists. Working around the clock, DSI will: 1) Assess the damage and take immediate steps to prevent further damage, 2) Establish the scope of damage and determine potential for successful restoration, 3) Identify and prioritize the repairs necessary to reduce business interruption and restore productivity, and 4) implement specific restoration procedures. We offer a range of services including corrosion control, deodorization, soot and smoke removal, water extraction and dehumidification, contents and structure cleaning, and electronic and manufacturing equipment restoration.

ECO Data Recovery
Chuck Roover
4115 Burns Road
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
(800) 339-3412, (561) 691-0019

ECO Data Recovery specializes in data recovery from hard drives, diskettes and removable media from micro computers on an international basis. State-of-the-art facilities, equipment, software and techniques are utilized as well as highly trained personnel to recover data for our clients. ECO Data Recovery has been able to establish a flat-rate pricing schedule based on average labor and material costs as well as experience. You’ll know what to expect when your data is recovered. Give us a call for our latest pricing.

EMC Corporation
James E. Roman
Hopkinton, MA 01748-9103
(508) 435-1000, fax (508) 435-8903

EMC offers high performance, continuous availability storage systems for IBM and PCM mainframes, AS400, and open systems, SRDF, Symmetrix Remote DataFacility, is a value added software feature that provides a real-time image of your production system at a remote location. SRDF is an application independent and host CPU independent solution to real-time disaster recovery based on disk storage. SRDF’s remote mirroring of critical business data allows you to recover your operations in minutes without loss of data. SRDF can also be used as a data mitigation tool for datacenter relocation and datacenter consolidations.

Emergency Lifeline
Kathy Rainey
P.O. Box 15243
Santa Ana, CA 92735
(714) 558-8940

Emergency Lifeline Corp., in the industry since 1985, is pleased to announce the publication of its new Disaster Resource Guide - an annual “one-stop” guide for disaster preparedness, response, recovery and business continuity as well as resources for preparing people, facilities, communications, information systems and much more. Visit our Internet site: http://www.disaster-resource.com. Emergency Lifeline is also a manufacturer of kits for employee support, search and rescue, medical response, classroom support, sanitation and custom needs. In addition, Emergency Lifeline is a provider of food, water, lighting, unique medical supplies, tools, etc. Call for our complete parts catalog or visit our Internet site.

Extend-A-Life, Inc.
Roberta Goldfeder
1010 South Arroyo Parkway, #7
Pasadena, CA 91005
(818) 441-1223, fax (818) 441-1293

As we enter the 21st century, Extend-A-Life, Inc. proudly begins its second decade of service to the survival industry. Our mission began in 1983. We helped to create what has become a burgeoning industry. Prepackaged emergency kits, bulk provisions, first aid supplies and kits, light search and rescue equipment and much more are available through Extend-A-Life, Inc. Our most recent and innovative product is our”inventory Control System”. This one-of-a-kind program provides our end users with a complete means of tracking and maintaining the investment they have made in their future. Whether your needs call for the replacement of outdated merchandise, creating a preparedness program from the ground up, a customized Employee Purchase Program, or preparing your home, we can help. Extend-A-Life, Inc. is a certified Woman Owned Business. Our philosophy follow the thinking of a great mind of our times, Louis Pasteur, “Fate favors the prepared.”

Fastening Solutions, Inc.
April Shepard
34052 La Plaza, Suite 205
Dana Point, CA 02629
(800) 232-7836

Fastening Solutions, Inc. manufacturer of PC Security Systems (LockGuard), and equipment safety fasteners (Thumb Lock). Tested and certified by the government of Japan. Selected by the city of Kobe for earthquake safety. Tested and approved for government and military use, GSA #GS-07F-75560. Excellent for most desktop and rack mounted equipment.

First Federal Corporation
Sandy Swan Gurdera
4910 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 362-9884

First Federal Corporation offers offsite data storage services provided in shielded vaults cleared by the Dept. of Defense to the top secret level.

Floods, Floods, Floods, Inc.
Christopher Copley, Kristine Fragomeni
236 West Portal Avenue, Suite 110
San Francisco, CA 94127
(415) 337-5888, (415) 822-8231, (800) FLOODS-1

Floods, Floods, Floods, Inc. provides fire and water damage cleanup. Services include the following: emergency water restorative drying to residential, commercial, industrial buildings, including walls, flooring, ceilings, carpets and contents; damage extraction/pumping; fire damage cleanup and restoration; earthquake cleanup and debris removal; odor removal; ozone treatment; offsite storage of contents; mud slide cleanup and removal; emergency equipment and drying equipment rentals; lead/toxin abatement and removal; 24 hour hazmat cleanup response teams; and cleanup janitorial crews - 24 hours a day.

The Harris Recovery Group
Diane M. Whittaker
Vice President, Marketing
5890 Sawmill Road, Suite 230
Dublin, OH 43017
(614) 766-5355, fax: (614) 766-5520
www.hdra.com
Harris Recovery laid the foundation of all recovery planning disciplines employed today. This unparalleled experience aided by the latest technological resources will ensure the development of a recovery culture within your organization - a culture comprised of a knowledgeable management tier along with expertly trained personnel who will utilize a customized recovery plan they helped develop. TRUE RECOVERY PLANNING is a process that evolves through utilizing expert leadership in conjunction with your staff in educational, information-gathering, and awareness sessions that create the plan reference document while tailoring your staff to execute a successful recovery. For you see, PEOPLE RECOVER FROM DISASTERS, plans do not. Harris Recovery incorporates a phased approach in Its plan development process that encompasses not only singular departments but the entire business enterprise. Harris Recovery provides security reviews to ensure preventative measures are In place to avert disasters and threats to normal working environments, while its plan and procedural audits test the readiness of your enterprise and your personnel to respond to unforeseen events, Harris Recovery provides plan training, testing/rehearsing, and maintenance/ enhancement to ensure the viability and accuracy of the documented plan tool, as well as the state of readiness of your staff to initiate the recovery effort.
Harris Recovery provides other services, such as:
Business Impact Analysis
Plan Development Project Mgmt
Alternate Site Negotiation & Testing
Plan Outsourcing
Education/Seminars/Publications
Recovery Planning Certification
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JFL Communications, Inc.
Chris Phillips
10404 Cash Rd., Bldg. C
Stafford, TX 77477
(281) 261-0708

JFL Communications, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and services satellite-based, digital communication systems that provide companies with a cost-effective, reliable, and flexible solution to their networking needs. JFL offers complete one-vendor support for voice, fax, data, and video teleconferencing requirements. JFL provides complete end-to-end network design, equipment manufacturing, turn-key network installations to include large aperture satellite earth station antennas, port-to-port transmission services, licensing assistance, site clearance, and a comprehensive network management system and maintenance service for these networks tailored to your needs.

Kodex, Inc.
Gary Korkala
139 Chestnut Street
Nutley, NJ 07110
(201) 235-0041, fax (201) 235-0132

Kodex maintains a database of over 31,000 companies worldwide that manufacture, distribute or provide security equipment, supplies and services. The database is available on CD-ROM or Kodex will provide searches upon telephone request with immediate fax or e-mail response.

Munters Corp - Moisture Control Services
Richard Freund
16 Hunt Road South
Amesbury, MA 01913-4404
(800) 422-6379 (800 I CAN DRY)

Munters offers nationwide dehumidification services utilizing desiccant technology. Munters can recovery structures, contents (including documents) and provide temporary humidity control; 24 hour service; 30 offices in North America.

National Underground Storage, Inc.
Tom Benjamin
P.O. Box 6
Boyers, PA 16020
(412) 794-8474

National Underground Storage, Inc., located 220 feet underground in rural Western Pennsylvania, is a Records Management company offering climate controlled storage for vital records such as: microfilm and microfiche, paper records, computer tape, optical disks, x-rays, radiographs, and aperture cards. In addition to the storage of these items, NUS offers services such as the duplication of microfilm or microfiche, darkroom prints, or aperture cards, daily courier service for the pickup and delivery of your records, private facilities for the storage of your company’s records, and confidential destruction of obsolete records. In addition, NUS provides state of the art technology in computerized tracking and barcoding of your records that provides you with things like automated inventory and destruction reports, billing by cost center or department and many more. NUS personnel are highly trained, professional recordskeeping specialists who are able to accurately file your records and provide you with same day service for your record retrieval requests.

NCR Business Recovery Services
Michael Kurilec
1611 South Main St. SOC-3
Dayton, OH 45479
(937) 445-5031

NCR offers disaster recovery services for Item/Image Payment Systems. Services available for these systems are hotsite, mobile recovery centers and QuickShip NCR provides backup for both check processing and remittance processing. NCR also offers: Call Center Backup and Recovery through hotsites and mobile; Power Protection and Cabling; Data Warehouse Backup and Recovery; High Availability “middleware” - Lifekeeper Top End; and Remote Data Mirroring.

Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc.
Rhonda Restau
525 SW 25th Ave.
Albany, OR 97321
(800) 547-0244

Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc. offers freeze-dried food.

ONTRACK Data Recovery, Inc.
Jennifer Haaland
6321 Bury Drive, Suites 13-21
Eden Prairie, MN 55346
(800) 872-2599, (612) 937-5161

ONTRACK, the world’s largest data recovery firm, specializes in recapturing lost or corrupted data from any hard drive or alternative media that has fallen victim to a natural disaster, user error, virus, electro-magnetic failure, disk crash, computer crime or other cause. Using the most advanced technology in the industry, ONTRACK professionals can retrieve lost information in virtually any operating environment from any type of media. Weekend, priority, and on-site services are available worldwide, with calls answered 24 hours a day.

Pitney Bowes
Chris Spencer
37 Executive Drive
Danbury, CT 06810-4141
(800) 243-7650, fax (203) 790-3596

Pitney Bowes Business Recovery Services provides mail and distribution recovery services and business continuity planning to companies who must continue to print and mail in the event of a business interruption. This service is offered to high volume mailers on a subscription basis. The firm can also provide high volume laser printing, mail inserting and recovery planning.

ProClean
Imelda Hood
10411 Mammoth Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70814
(504) 927-0375, (800) 737-2718
Fax (504) 927-0356

ProClean provides commercial fire and water damage restoration, computer restoration, document restoration, indoor air quality, duct cleaning, and dehumidification.

Q-Safety, Inc.
Tom Rundberg
1760 Evergreen St.
Duarte, CA 91010
(818) 305-0881

Q-Safety, Inc. designs, manufactures, and installs fasteners that keep objects from falling over during an earthquake. They also provide anti-vibration and anti-shock mounts for sensitive equipment. Their products are used in offices, homes, and hospitals throughout the Western United States and Japan. Q-Safety fasteners secure non-structural items such as computer equipment, mainframes, file cabinets, furniture, storage racks, and laboratory equipment.

Quake Hold! By Trevco
Dran Reese
129 E. Colorado Blvd. #462
Monrovia, CA 91016
(818) 301-0891, fax (818) 303-1847

Manufacture and install earthquake fastening products for home and office. These items include securing computers, equipment, furniture, appliances and can be custom designed to specific needs. Leading brand names include Quake Hold!, Museum Putty, Museum Wax, and the A-Maze-ing Picture Hook.

Relectronic-Remech, Inc.
Andrea Oliveri
60A Commerce Way
Totowa, NJ 07512
(201) 812-1940, (800) 388-8059

Relectronic-Remech, Inc., a Siemens Corporation affiliate, specializes in the restoration of electronic equipment and machinery after being damaged by fire, smoke, water, or environmental contamination. We also provide consulting services and assessment of damage. Our Remetronix division provides medical equipment installation and de-installation, and consulting in cost control and loss prevention.

Restoration Technology Incorporated
3695 Prarie Lake Ct.
Aurora, IL 60504
(800) 421-9290

RTI restores the following types of equipment:
Telecommunications/telephone, Tool & die, Computer and LAN/WAN systems, Process manufacturing equipment, Machinery & CNC controllers, Medical equipment, Printing equipment, Clean room/chip manufacturing equipment, Television & radio broadcast/recording equipment, and Electrical control panels. In short if it needs electrical power, we have restored it! RTI's expertise covers damages from fires, floods, transportation and environmental contamination. Founded in 1983, we do warrantee restoration for over 8 manufacturers of telephone and electronic equipment.

RestorX International
Cliff Zlotnik
1135 Braddock Ave
Braddock, PA 15104
(800) 332-6037

RestorX International offers complete fire and water damage restoration services including: document and book restoration, restoration of electronic equipment, dehumidification and dry-out services, and guaranteed odor removal. They have over 40 offices worldwide.

Rothstein Associates Inc.
The Rothstein Catalog on Disaster Recovery
Philip Jan Rothstein
13 Spring Pond Road
Ossining, NY 10562-2000
(914) 923-4636, fax (914) 923-4118
e-mail info@rothstein.com

The Rothstein Catalog on Disaster Recovery is the industry’s principal resource for hundreds of books, software tools, research reports and videos, since 1989. The extensive catalog can be accessed at http:/www.rothstein.com, along with other valuable business continuity resources.

Safe, Inc.
Tom Heide
20 Crescent St.
Stamford, CT 06906
(203) 348-4202, fax (203) 348-3421

Safe, Inc. offers national and international disaster recovery offsite media library recovery facilities with 24-hour/seven day week/365 days per year availability. All types of media stored and retrieved. Telecommunications to facilities by dial up. Bar-code front end compatibility with CA, TMS, etc. the firm interfaces with all major hot/cold sites. IBM Business Partner, introduced “RDR” (Remote Data Repository) spring 1996 offering electronic vaulting services for all platforms.

Safesite Records Management Corp.
Charles E. Estes
96 High Street, P.O. Box 330
N. Billerica, MA 01862
(800) 255-8218, fax (508) 670-5406

Safesite is one of the nation’s largest information management corporations with locations in most principle cities coast-to-coast.
Schwab Corp
3000 Main St., P.O. Box 5088
Lafayette, IN 47903-5088
(800) 447-7233

Schwab Corp. manufacturers products designed to provide fire protection for vital corporate and personal records. All products are tested to meet or exceed Underwriters Laboratories strict fire protection standards. Products are available to protect all forms of records from paper to computer media. Styles range from vertical and lateral fire files to safes to cabinets.

Strand Earthquake Consultants
Carl Strand
1436 S. Bentley Ave., #6
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(800) 978-7263, (310) 473-2316
Fax (310) 473-1366

Now in its 10th year, Strand Earthquake Consultants distributes seismic gas shutoff valves, seismic switches, and accelerographs. Our valves satisfy Los Angeles’ law requiring installation on new construction, remodels over $10,000, and transfers of ownership. Our switches meet the laws of Santa Clara County’s cities to seismically control toxic gases. Our accelerographs monitor highrises, bridges, dams, tunnels, and nuclear plants, and can provide alarms for adjustable seismic levels or an equipment fault. They can dial-out automatically, trigger data analyses, and compare a building’s seismic performance to its seismic-design standard.

Subterranean Data Storage Company
2033 3rd Avenue North
Lewiston, ID 83501
(208) 746-2188
www.sdsvaults.com

An underground data storage vault with above ground access, almost impervious to most disasters. Installed inside a steel casing, cemented in place and topped with a solid steel seal cap. When accessed, the vault rises into an above ground extension chamber, it has redundant electrical and hydraulic systems. Electronically controlled.

Survivor Industries, Inc.
Robert E. Strotz
551 Azurite Circle
Newbury Park, CA 91320
(805) 498-6062 ext. 104, fax (805) 499-3708

Worldwide leader in emergency preparedness/disaster recovery, Survivor Industries, Inc. manufacturers the Mainstay Emergency Food and Water Rations. Emergency blankets, a new, conveniently small packaged sleeping bag and attractive pre-designed/personal care units are available for emergency preparedness, as safety awards, gifts and employee purchases. These products are used by corporate/governmental/humanitarian agencies worldwide.

TAMP Computer Systems Inc.
Thomas Abruzzo
1732 Remson Avenue
Merrick, NY 11566
(516) 623-2038, fax (516) 223-2128

Recovery planning consulting and research services. In addition, the industry standard Disaster Recovery System (DRS) product, which is a PC-based product that provides users with a formatted Recovery Plan document and the tools to complete recovery planning projects. Also, Recovering Your Business, which is a how-to-plan resource book (188 pages) for business recovery planning.

Tech*Plan Associates
Steven B. Goldman
P.O. Box 617
Olney, MD 20830
(301) 570-3588

Tech*Plan Associates is a full-service Crisis Management and Crisis Communications consultant. Services include crisis plan audits; crisis plan procedures development, review or revision; training for all levels of crisis responders; realistic drills/exercise development and conduct; department, facility, management and corporate response planning; business continuity; and disaster recovery. Additionally Tech*Plan provides procedures and training on how to deal successfully with the news media and public, including setting up and operating a press center; government/public/employee interface and response; and rumor control. Spokesperson Training is offered for novice, experienced or Executive spokespersons. Tech*Plan clients are fully prepared to successfully combat all aspects of a crisis.

Vanguard Vaults
Todd Sperber
P.O. Box 254575
Sacramento, CA 95865
(916) 686-8286

Vanguard Vaults offers off site storage of computer media microfiche, microfilm, video in 14” solid concrete vaults on 10 acre compound, which is outside the flood zone and earthquake zone, destruction of media, scanning of media to CD Rom.

Vital Records Inc.
Ron Riemann, Steve Tomlinson
P.O. Box 688
Flagtown, NJ 08821
(908) 369-6900

In addition to providing off-site media protection services, VRI is a leader in item, critical tape library relocations. VRI has relocated libraries cross country and across the room for some of largest, most active data centers in the world. VRI also develops and supports barcode library management systems with hundreds of licensed in installed users, VRI’s barcode systems are industry standards. The same resources, all VRI employees and systems are also used to conduct tape library inventory in audits. VRI provides full reconciliation and reporting.

World Wide Drying, Inc.
Kathy Zoll
24 Weir Avenue
Taunton, MA 02780
(800) 442-1911

World Wide Drying is a disaster recovery company specializing in commercial dehumidification services, following natural disasters (hurricanes/tornadoes/windstorms/heavy rainfall/catastrophic floods) and burst pipes, sprinkler system malfunctions, etc. World Wide is one of the largest holders of moisture removal dehumidification equipment in the USA, and our certified technicians will travel to where the disaster is.

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