The Start Of A New Era As DRJ Forms
A Strategic Alliance With The BCI
WASHINGTON, DC — The Business Continuity
Institute (BCI) has recently signed a landmark agreement with the Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ),
which will strategically align the two business continuity management (BCM) leaders and expand the
services and offerings to their members, readers and
attendees. For the BCM Community, this is a very
significant move as the alliance will mark the beginning of a relationship that will ensure continued
global influence across industries and create a platform to broaden and deepen discussions and thought
leadership in business continuity and related professions for a more secure and resilient society, domestically and internationally. Essentially, the BCI and
DRJ will leverage each other’s reach, internationally
and domestically, to create an unparalleled knowledge platform supported by the brightest business
continuity minds around the globe.
With well over 60,000 subscribers DRJ offers
unrivalled coverage of Business Continuity across
the global industry. The magazine was established
in 1987 and has become known as a magazine that
delivers the how-to, in-depth knowledge into business continuity planning. The brand has become synonymous with excellence in BCM. With Bob Arnold
holding the roles of President and Publisher, the DRJ
also prides itself on always placing its readers first
and goes by the slogan ‘Uncompromising Integrity
that Builds a Bond’ which speaks to the heart and
ethos of the institution.
Apart from the magazine itself, the DRJ has also
built itself an enviable brand in the area of conferencing; sponsoring and organizing the two largest
BCM conferences and exhibitions in the World. Its
two shows are held in San Diego in September and
Orlando in March each year and boast a total attendance of over 3000.
The BCI, established in 1994, is made up of
6000+ members represented in 100 countries, with
six international chapters. This provides rational justification for its role as a market leader and its position as the global Business Continuity Organization
of choice for professional Business Continuity practitioners worldwide.
As a professional membership organization, the
BCI has become known as an international though
leader on Business Continuity matters, publishing
a major industry magazine, conducting the annual
“Business Continuity Awareness Week,” performing many industry forums and case studies as well
producing the largest annual BCM conference in
Europe. The institute also has established and maintains the gold standard BCM certification (CBCI)
which offers validation of experience and knowledge
in the BCM field.
DRJ President, Bob Arnold states that “the DRJ
is pleased to partner with BCI to continue to promote
our profession and showcase our commitment to providing quality services, shows and information in the
business continuity industry. BCI has shown incredible growth and commitment to the North American
market. We are excited to be able to educate our readers and conference attendees on this global leader in
business continuity certification. The workplace has
expanded to encompass global views and needs. By
entering into this agreement, we are now aligned
with global standards we foresee released in the near
future. With 25 years of business experience, DRJ
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has always strived to provide the best services to our
readers and attendees. Our more than 40 conferences
have been built by choosing quality programs, ser-
vices and sessions that ensure current and accurate
information. We feel that this agreement with BCI
is following that precedent, and are pleased that our
attendees and readers will now have access to the
leader in global certification programs.”
Lorraine Darke, Executive Director of the BCI
commented, “This agreement builds on our recent
expansion in North America where we have wel-
comed 500 new members in the past year. We are
excited by the opportunities there and anticipate con-
tinued significant growth in this market as a result
of this collaboration. As the membership and the
work of the BCI grow in America and beyond, we
expect the simultaneous evolution of a more robust
organization that is even better equipped to articu-
late the message of BCM to a global community. We
are delighted to be working with Bob Arnold and the
DRJ and expect this relationship to continue to blos-
som. We are very impressed by the work, history and
outstanding reputation of the DRJ and are pleased to
be associated with them.”
San Diego-Based MIR3 Returns To
Coveted Inc. 500|5000 List
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Inc. magazine, the premier publication for entrepreneurs and business
owners, named MIR3, Inc., the innovator of real-time
Intelligent Notification and response technology, to
its fifth annual Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Recognized for four consecutive years, this year
MIR3 ranks alongside such innovative companies as
ideeli, LinkedIn and YouSendIt.
The 2011 Inc. 500|5000 list measures companies’
growth from 2007 through 2010. Recognized this
year in the software industry, MIR3 experienced a
remarkable 216 percent growth during the examined
time period. MIR3 provides enterprise software solutions that enable immediate, two-way notification for
business operations, including crisis management,
IT service management, corporate communications,
customer relations, supply chain management, and
event management, among others.
In today’s uncertain economic environment, the
median growth rate of the 2011 Inc. 500|5000 companies is an impressive 94 percent. The companies
on this year’s list report creating 350,000 jobs in the
past three years, and the aggregate revenue among
honorees reached $366 billion, up 14 percent from
last year.
For more information, visit www.mir3.com.
SunGard Availability Services
Launches Cloud-Based Managed
Recovery Offerings
WAYNE, Pa. — Application availability is a key
priority for IT organizations supporting mission-critical business processes. But many companies grapple with identifying the most effective, secure and
efficient solution that fits the complexity of their IT
environments. To help organizations meet this challenge, SunGard Availability Services is augmenting
its portfolio of offerings with Recover2Cloud, a suite
of managed recovery services backed by guaranteed
service levels.
As part of all Recover2Cloud services, SunGard
assumes recovery responsibility on behalf of an orga-
nization, with skilled operations staff driving solu-
tion deployment and performing 24/7 monitoring,
troubleshooting and testing. In case of an outage in
the customer’s production environment, SunGard
also performs the recovery.
ICOR & EPI Partner
with Ingenium to Bring Training to
Australia and New Zealand
LOMBARD, IL —The International Consortium
for Organizational Resilience (ICOR), an international non-profit professional development and credentialing organization and EPI, a global provider
of data center training, audit and certification programs, have partnered with Ingenium Training and
Consultancy, an Australian company providing business continuity, data center, and organizational resilience training and consultancy services throughout
Australia and New Zealand.
ICOR’s business continuity courses are accredited by the America National Standards Institute
(ANSI). Both the business continuity and organizational resilience courses are also taught as part of the
Masters in Business Continuity degree program at
Norwich University in the USA.
The Data Centre courses, which are developed
and owned by EPI, will be delivered by and under
the EPI branding through Ingenium to its customers
in Australia & New Zealand.
For more information, visit www.ingeniumtrain-ing.com.au
Recovery Made Simple with
QUICKBRANCH
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Rentsys
Recovery Services has just launched their
QUICKBranch Recovery Solution, specifically
designed to provide local, simple and efficient business continuity solutions for banks and credit unions.
Disaster can strike at any time and can be caused
by any number of factors, so businesses cannot
afford to be unprepared. The availability of cash and
the ability to conduct transactions at a local bank
or credit union are crucial factors in a community’s
recovery process, which is why Rentsys Recovery
developed their QUICKBranch Recovery Solution.
QUICKBranch is a simply packaged recovery solution custom designed with Bank and
Credit Union local recovery needs in mind. The
QUICKBranch Solution includes a mobile branch,
workspace, communications, technology, testing and
support services all for a simple and cost-effective
fixed low monthly cost.
For more information, visit www.rentsysrecov-ery.com.
IBM Unveils New Hybrid Cloud
Solution for the Enterprise
ARMONK, N. Y. — IBM has announced a new
hybrid cloud solution – building on its acquisition of
Cast Iron – to help clients significantly reduce the
time it takes to connect manage and secure public
