Nortel`s BCS 3000 aims for consolidation

Nortel has introduced the Business Continuity System (BCS) 3000, designed to enable enterprises to simplify and consolidate the networking infrastructure, computing infrastructure, IT support and storage requirements of branch offices, IT News Online reports.

By providing these benefits in a single platform, the BCS 3000 enables enterprise customers to migrate to an "IT-thin" branch office architecture that reduces computing and network infrastructure total cost of ownership by as much as 55%.

The BCS 3000 enhances monitoring and management features, providing global visibility and control of the entire network from a single centralised location.

The majority of UK-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are ill-prepared for getting back online in the event of a major disaster, according to the findings of a survey commissioned by Mitel Networks, Silicon reports.

Of businesses surveyed, 68% admitted it would take at least two working days to become operational again in a worst case scenario. Twelve percent said they have no idea how long it would take.

However, 18% believe they could ask staff to log on remotely while 10% would instruct their staff to work from another premises.

Neverfail for SharePoint has won the Best of Tech Ed 2006 Award in the productivity and collaboration category, at Microsoft`s largest annual customer conference, reports TMC Net.

The product, a disaster recovery and high availability solution, helps ensure high productivity for SharePoint users by protecting physical server hardware, operating systems, and any other attached network infrastructure components.

"It takes corrective action when necessary while remaining completely transparent to the user. The product also protects all servers that produce SharePoint content, such as SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange Public Folders, or file servers," said Jason Bovberg of Windows IT Pro.