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Royal & Sun boosts continuity

By Leanne Tucker, ITWeb portals business developer
Johannesburg, 21 Nov 2007

Royal & Sun boosts continuity

Royal & Sun Alliance is strengthening its business continuity capability by standardising on desktops and rolling out the same continuity management system and IP telephony system across 21 business sites in the UK, reports ComputerWeekly.

"Standardising on worktops and an IP telephony system will mean staff can go to any site and log on to their applications and calls," said Ian Houghton, continuity manager at Royal & Sun Alliance.

The roll-out, which is already underway, is scheduled for completion by mid-2008.

IBM opens new facility

IBM is to establish a multimillion-euro business continuity and resilience services centre in Cork, reports ElectricNews.

The facility will provide customers with support to ensure business continuity and resilience in the event of an interruption to business functions.

IBM already has several operations in Ireland, including five offices in Dublin, and one each in Cork, Belfast and Galway.

Symantec keeps the lights on

New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has standardised on Symantec software and services for data centre automation, storage management and data protection, reports CNN Money.

NYISO relies on Veritas Storage Foundation and Cluster Server to ensure the availability of its critical information and systems.

In addition to increasing data centre utilisation and efficiency, NYISO has been able to bring applications to market six times faster since deploying Symantec software.

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