IBM drives cloud computing

IBM is set to introduce a programme for cloud computing applications and services, says Market Watch.

The company aims to assist its customers to identify trustworthy providers that have passed a rigorous evaluation, enabling them to more quickly and confidently reap the business benefits of cloud services.

IBM's new Resilient Cloud Validation programme will allow businesses that collaborate with IBM on a rigorous, consistent and proven programme of benchmarking and design validation, to use IBM's Resilient Cloud logo when marketing their services.

Richard Fleischman and Associates (RFA), a provider of outsourced technology and IT services, is growing its business continuity planning and disaster recovery organisations, reports Market Watch.

RFA welcomes industry veteran Dwayne Bethea, formerly of UBS, Morgan Stanley and AIG, who joins the firm in the newly-created role of business continuity manager.

Bethea will assist RFA clients in developing comprehensive crisis management and business continuity processes and procedures.

Cypress Communications, a US telecommunications provider, is offering multiple failover solutions for its C4 IP hosted VOIP and hosted unified communications solution, according to PRWeb.

Delivered through a robust private network that's built to ensure business continuity, C4 IP has been enhanced with three failover options: failover, public data network failover and private data network failover.

In the event of a voice access disruption on the network, the failover solution is designed to redirect voice traffic to a separate data access line, without dropping active calls.