The City of Mission Viejo Implements World-Class Disaster Recovery Plan

Irvine, Calif. (PRWEB) August 19, 2009

The city of Mission Viejo recently implemented a new disaster recovery plan using cutting-edge technology to reduce costs, without sacrificing performance and efficiency.

Public safety and disaster preparedness being primary goals for the city, and wanting to continue to provide the most consistent and proficient service to city residents and customers, Mission Viejo city officials decided to employ a new state-of-the-art disaster recovery plan.

Reducing energy consumption and cost, without sacrificing performance and effectiveness, were priorities for Mission Viejo officials. Additionally, in order to optimize their infrastructure, they wanted to consolidate two data centers, which were managed at the same location, and create an environment capable of providing IT staff with the flexibility to accommodate their swiftly growing and changing services.

With the need for an innovative cost efficient solution, the city worked with Govplace for the creation and execution of an improved disaster recovery plan. Govplace, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., has extensive experience with similar challenges at other public sector organizations. Due to their exclusive public sector focus, Govplace was an ideal choice to be able to assess and develop a solution based on the City’s unique needs.

The ultimate solution included consolidating physical servers, upgrading the storage area network (SAN) and establishing a main VMware ESX server farm. Utilizing a combination of virtualization, disk-to-disk backup with de-duplication, and replication technologies, the city of Mission Viejo virtualized 80% of their servers, and now boasts 50% reduction in its data center footprint. The fully replicated environment at the disaster recovery site outside of Orange County will allow the city to continue providing necessary services to citizens and ensure critical taxpayer needs are met in the event of a disaster or emergency.

“Govplace was a great partner, who came up with the right innovative solution for Mission Viejo’s unique needs,” said Jackie Alexander, Director of Information Technology for the city of Mission Viejo, “Their exclusive focus on the public sector was a definite asset to understanding our needs and in designing a solution that best suits us.”

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The City of Mission Viejo Implements World-Class Disaster Recovery Plan

Cassidian Communications Awarded Contract by City of Billings for P25 Land Mobile Radio System

Frisco, TX (PRWEB) August 08, 2011

Today Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America company, announced that it has finalized an agreement with Billings, Montana to provide the City with a digital, trunked P25 Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system. The multi-year agreement supplies Billings with a turnkey radio communications solution for public safety, including hardware, software, system engineering, installation and maintenance through 2021. Additionally, Cassidian Communications will upgrade the Citys current emergency 9-1-1 call processing solution the VESTA Standard system to a next-generation NG9-1-1 Sentinel Patriot call processing solution.

With more than 30 years of continuous growth, the City of Billings is the largest city in Montana and the financial, medical, agricultural and cultural center of a four-state area serving more than 300,000 people. The new, digital trunked CORP25 network will improve spectral efficiency, increase user capacity and provide the enhanced coverage necessary to support the Citys growth and take Billings to the next level of mission critical public safety communications.

Our agency was looking for solutions that would meet our present and future needs, as well as work seamlessly with our existing systems and equipment, said Christina Volek, city administrator, Billings, Montana. Cassidian Communications responded to our request for bids with the CORP25 radio system, and we look forward to working with them now and into the future.

100% standards-compliant, CORP25 is the industrys only true non-proprietary P25 solution. The open design of CORP25 enables full interoperability and supports true choice in both vendors and hardware allowing agencies to select best-in-class components through competitive procurements and ultimately lowering the total cost of network ownership.

“We are delighted to bring a best-value, P25 radio solution to Billings, Montana, said Rich Cagle, vice president of sales, Cassidian Communications Land Mobile Radio. The addition of the interoperable and flexible CORP25 network, combined with the upgrade to the Sentinel Patriot 9-1-1 call handling system, will ensure that the City of Billings can provide its first responders with the best tools available to keep the community of Billings safe, and the taxpayers with the cost-savings they deserve in these challenging economic times.

The Sentinel Patriot solutions IP architecture, designed expressly for NG9-1-1 applications, is based on current and evolving critical communications technologies and standards. This provides Billings with sophisticated backup, disaster recovery and overflow operations with the assured ability to provide reliable service under unexpected conditions. The deployment model provides maximum system survivability and the efficient network design minimizes data traffic and bandwidth usage for ongoing cost savings.

About the City of Billings (http://www.ci.billings.mt.us)

Billings is Montanas city. Shaped by the Yellowstone River and sheltered by the Rims. Billings is the cradle of progressive regional commerce providing healthcare, transportation, diverse educational opportunities, cuisine, arts and culture. A city full of growth and development, it is leading the country in the look of future communities.

About Cassidian Communications (http://www.CassidianCommunications.com)

As the largest and most trusted source of mission critical communications solutions, Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America company, is leading the way in standards-based NG9-1-1 call center applications, notification solutions and services and P25 land mobile radio systems. Headquartered in Temecula, California.

About EADS North America (http://www.eadsnorthamerica.com)

EADS North America is the North American operation of EADS, a global leader in aerospace, defense and related services. As a leader in all sectors of defense and homeland security, EADS North America and its parent company, EADS, contribute over $ 11 billion to the U.S. economy annually and support more than 200,000 American jobs through its network of suppliers and services. Operating in 17 states, EADS North America offers a broad array of advanced solutions to its customers in the commercial, homeland security, aerospace and defense markets.

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Cassidian Communications Awarded Contract by City of Billings for P25 Land Mobile Radio System

CarterEnergy Selects CoSentry To Provide Secure Colocation Services In Kansas City Data Center Facility

Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) October 11, 2011

Utilizing CoSentrys North Kansas City Data Center, CarterEnergy has partnered with one of the Midwests most secure and reliable data center providers. The upgrade will ensure the uninterrupted availability of their critical systems and the information-driven, quality service they provide to their customers.

Doug West, Vice President and General Manager of CoSentry KC Data Center operations, commented, “We are pleased to partner with CarterEnergy to provide the data center facility, and services they require to support their business objectives. CarterEnergy has a rich tradition of serving the petroleum industry, and we take our responsibility to support their critical IT Systems and information very seriously.

Kerry Oliver, Executive Vice President and General Manager for CarterEnergy stated, We were very impressed with the CoSentry Kansas City facility and their commitment to security. The overall resiliency and redundancy of their data center infrastructure was a major factor in our decision to partner with CoSentry. We are very confident in their ability to deliver the levels of security that we require.

CarterEnergy will actively operate both corporate as well as backup environments, and thereby ensure that critical systems and data are always available. Mark Dodds, Solutions Consultant with CoSentry in Kansas City stated that CarterEnergy was very thoughtful in their approach to designing a Disaster Recovery program, and we look forward to continuing to be a part of their planning processes moving forward.

About CoSentry

CoSentry serves as a one source provider of data center, cloud computing and managed technical services. For over 10 years, CoSentry has been helping clients create and protect technology platforms to compete in todays ALWAYS ON business environment. Business leaders depend on CoSentrys world-class capabilities including colocation, virtual server and storage platforms, high-capacity internet and technical help desk services to keep their businesses running. CoSentry has facilities in Kansas City, MO, and Sioux Falls, SD, Papillion, NE and Omaha, NE.

For more information about CoSentry, please visit http://www.cosentry.com

About CarterEnergy Corporation

CarterEnergy serves as a leader in the marketing and distribution of transportation fuels, distributing 141 different energy products within the Midwest and Gulf regions. The Complete Energy Source, CarterEnergy has provided sensible end-to-end business solutions to its customers for over 50 years. Our expertise spans both retail and commercial businesses of varying sizes and scope. From chain store operators to small business and first-time owners, our insights and strategies help convenience store and truck stop retailers develop and improve their operations.

CarterEnergy also provides fleet and commercial fueling services in and around the Kansas City metropolitan area as well as Dallas, and operates a fleet of transports in four major metropolitan markets.

More information about CarterEnergy and its services can be found at http://www.carterenergy.com, as well as on Facebook and Twitter.

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City of Centennial Contracts Greystone Technology Group To Manage IT Services

Centennial, CO (PRWEB) June 13, 2012

Greystone Technology Group, Inc., has secured a five-year contract with the City of Centennial to provide maintenance of the citys enterprise network and general IT services, support and operation. The agreement goes into effect this week.

We are extremely excited that the City of Centennial selected us to manage their technology needs, said Greystone CEO Jesse Armstrong. Over the last 10-plus years, weve developed a unique approach to IT that will ensure the citys infrastructure is running as efficiently as possible so their staff can continue to concentrate on constituent services while we take care of computer services.

Centennial City Manager John Danielson agreed that Greystone was an ideal match for the city. “Greystone’s unique model of IT support services aligns with the city’s dedication to customer service and responsiveness when serving the citizens of Centennial, said Danielson. We look forward to achieving the highest level of efficiency in managing the citys IT capabilities.”

Elisha Thomas, assistant city manager and director of support services for the City of Centennial, said that they were impressed with the way Greystone focused on its clients. We talked to a lot of references, and they all spoke very highly of Greystone, said Thomas. They particularly emphasized Greystones responsiveness to clients and their impeccable customer service.

Centennial chose Greystones flagship solution, TotalCare, which offers the city complete, 24-7-365 network and user support, system administration, planning, strategy, vendor management, backup and disaster recovery services for a flat, monthly fee.

TotalCare is the total package because it provides tremendous budgetary benefits by stabilizing an organizations IT costs, said Armstrong. We work closely with clients to develop a comprehensive blueprint for supporting users and managing technology, and then deliver whatever services are necessary to make that plan a success.

In all of my years working through technology migrations and transitions, Ive never had a better experience than I did with Greystone, said Dave Zelenok, Centennials director of public works. This project has definitely been the smoothest.

About Greystone (http://www.greystonetech.com)

Greystone Technology Group provides outsourced IT services for small and midsize organizations across Colorado, enabling them to focus on goals and objectives instead of servers and software. As a managed services provider (MSP), Greystone delivers the experience of a full IT department using a proven approach that helps businesses to plan ahead and remove the guesswork from technology management. This unique philosophy results in a true partnership with each client, ensuring that every requirement is addressed at every turn during strategy, planning, support and administration.

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CompuTech City Celebrates 10 Years in the Healthcare Information Technology Business

Lake Mary, FL (PRWEB) June 26, 2012

CompuTech City is celebrating its first decade in business. Founded in Casselberry, Florida by its current CEO and COO, Saurin and Dave Patel, the company has grown to support over 500 medical practices throughout the state, with additional clients throughout the United States.

Given that 50% of companies fail in their first year of business and that 90%-95% fail within their first five years, the fact that were celebrating a decade in business is a phenomenal accomplishment, says CompuTech City CEO Saurin Patel. Ten years in, we still operate like an entrepreneurial start-up. Our company remains extremely agile and were growing faster, performing better and having more fun than weve ever had in our companys history.

CompuTech City set out to provide small to medium-sized medical practices with affordable, convenient and more customized alternatives to traditional IT services that were being offered to the central Florida business community a decade ago.

Within 10 years, the company has grown from its humble beginnings to now offer a full suite of HIT specific solutions for the medical community. In addition to offering managed services, CompuTech City offers EMR solutions and hosting, HIPAA compliance support services, cloud computing, disaster recovery and data back-up, medical transcription and billing services, and IT strategy and consulting for the modern medical practice.

CompuTech City stays on top of emerging technologies to ensure its clientss receive the most reliable, secure, and high-speed HIT solutions currently available. The company offers its clients affordability with fees that are among the lowest in the industry.

Saurin Patel says, Were very grateful to our clients, partners and employees for the tremendous success we continue to experience. Looking back from where we started to where we are now and where were headed, our goals and targets may have changed but our values and philosophies have remained constant.”

Mr. Patel added, We continue to work tirelessly day in and day out on taking our company to the next level. Were committed to growing our business, our employees and our customer base while we stay true to our basic principles of delivering excellence and exceeding our physicians expectations. We are very excited and are looking forward to the next 10 years.

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