Technology Executive, Kevin McDonald Appointed By Orange County Sheriff - Coroner, Sandra Hutchens To Form New Community Technology Advisory Council

Irvine, Calif. (PRWEB) October 14, 2009

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced today that Alvaka Networks’ Executive Vice President Kevin McDonald has been appointed by Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens to create a new Volunteer Community Technology Advisory Council (CTAC). With McDonald acting as chairman, the CTAC is with providing advice and consultation to Sheriff Hutchens in support of the department’s overall mission. The CTAC will be fully independent and focused on technology, security issues and their related budgetary challenges.

The CTAC will consult with command and review the department’s technology platforms and strategies. The council’s Executive Board will then meet semi-monthly, hold annual strategic meetings, and provide summary reports to the Sheriff. These reports will cover the status of technology at the department and offer general comment, suggest new or potential alternative solutions, cost saving measures and where needed, provide testimonial support.

“We have a terrific staff at the department who are sworn and civilian personnel, however, with the complexity of today’s technology and our reliance on its mission-critical capabilities, it simply makes sense to seek completely independent advice,” said Sheriff Hutchens. “We are delighted by the talents and affiliations that Kevin McDonald and the council are bringing to the department. Kevin has a proven record of accomplishment in technology and managing these types of advisory groups.”

There are approximately a dozen top technology executives already applying for positions on the council. The positions will be filled by individuals who possess broad and deep professional and technical talents. The Executive Board will be populated by senior executives, academics and engineers with discipline focused knowledge and experience in software applications, network and communications infrastructure, IT management processes, accounting, security policies, security techniques and more. Like McDonald has, all OCSD CTAC applicants must undergo a full character and criminal background investigation prior to being approved for membership.

“In these extremely challenging economic times, having top-level technology professionals providing their advice and counsel for the good of the community is vital. We have some amazingly talented people applying to volunteer their time,” McDonald said. “Sheriff Hutchens understands the power of technology. She has reached out for the technology community’s support and we are all honored to help.” A new independent CTAC Web site will be available in coming months at http://www.sheriffadvisors.org

OCSD Information Systems (Systems) is responsible for designing, developing and supporting the Sheriff’s regional networking infrastructure and more than 100 law enforcement applications. The group supports the countywide Automated Jail System, Automated Warrant Service System, Specialized Dispatch/911 and Commissary and Crime Reporting. Systems also provide access to local, state, federal, and international law enforcement databases for over 58 outside criminal justice agencies. Electronic live scan fingerprint submissions are accepted by OCSD from locations throughout the county. Systems hosts the CA State and Department of Justice Disaster Recovery Systems and provides backup for the CA, DMV’s Photo system. Systems also manages the Sheriff’s state-of-the-art 24x7x365 Data Center. The call center handles more than 1,200 calls per month. Systems is part of the Support Services Division. It consists of nine units, employing 53 staff members (24 County and 29 contractors).

“We have some tough decisions to make with the budget cuts we’re facing,” said Sheriff Hutchens. “The council will help us make prudent decisions in the best interest of the community.”

For professionals or academics who wish to join the OCSD, CTAC write to: kevin.mcdonald(at)sheriffadvisors(dot)org

About Alvaka Networks

Since 1982, Alvaka Networks has provided high quality, high value and reliable computer consulting, design, implementation and security services. Alvaka Networks is an award-winning Managed Services and Security provider to businesses, governments and not-for-profits large and small. Alvaka will help clients leverage technology to grow and succeed. From the support of internal technical staff to a fully outsourced solution, Alvaka Networks will tailor consulting and support solutions to meet business needs. Alvaka Networks leverages its 27 years of doing business and more than 16 years as a primary leader in the proactive MSP space to deliver the highest quality of service and return on investment. http://www.alvaka.net

Technology Executive, Kevin McDonald Appointed By Orange County Sheriff - Coroner, Sandra Hutchens To Form New Community Technology Advisory Council

Risk Management Decision Saves Health Council from Critical Loss

Columbia, SC (Vocus/PRWEB) February 15, 2011

Unitrends, the leading provider in integrated and scalable backup solutions, today announced that NE Missouri Health Council relied on Unitrends Recovery appliance to gain full recovery of its crashed system, retrieving 100 percent of the health councils mission-critical data.

After opting out of CommVault due to reliability issues and high pricing, NMHC discovered Unitrends as a trusted solution for all-in-one backup, archiving and disaster recovery. NMHCs investment in Unitrends resulted in high returns for the non-profit health care provider.

John Brown, IT director for NMHC, had performed a live migration on the facilitys Windows servers, and during the process, an error caused all data to be entirely erased.

I contacted Unitrends at 11:30 at night. Within 10 minutes, I had a phone call from a support rep-resentative, and we were able to restore all pertinent data that was lost, Brown said.

Most of the information that went to the file servers was patient charts. Had Unitrends not been deployed, NMHC could have been at great risk of losing vital patient records and hindering day-to-day operations.

Unitrends was definitely there, definitely on my side and was dili

Risk Management Decision Saves Health Council from Critical Loss

AMX Selected for Intelligent Buildings Conference Advisory Council

Las Vegas (PRWEB) June 13, 2012

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ClearDATA Partners with National Council to Provide Healthcare Cloud Computing and Security Services to Behavioral Health Organizations

Phoenix, AZ / Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 29, 2012

ClearDATA Networks, Inc., the leading healthcare cloud computing platform and service provider, today announced a partnership with the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council) to provide its members specialty healthcare organizations treating mental illness and addiction disorders with a variety of HIPAA-compliant cloud computing and information security services. These services will further National Council members efforts to deliver the highest quality care through services that reduce overall IT costs, improve productivity, and comply with privacy and security regulations.

ClearDATAs Healthcare Cloud Computing Services include hosting of applications and data, offsite backup and storage, disaster recovery, and vendor neutral archiving (VNA) of PACS and other medical images. ClearDATA also helps organizations maintain regulatory compliance and reduce the chance of a security breach through HIPAA Security Risk Assessments, HIPAA Policies and Procedures Planning, and Remediation Assistance.

The Healthcare Industry is rapidly adopting cloud computing services as a means for organizations to grow and adapt their evolving technology requirements without incurring capital expenses, maintenance, and support costs. ClearDATA focuses exclusively on providing secure, HIPAA-compliant, cloud computing and information security services to the 5,000 hospitals and hundreds of thousands of clinics/medical offices in the U.S. market.

ClearDATA is pleased to work closely with the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare to help its members achieve cost savings and operational efficiency through cloud computing services, said David Bean, executive vice president of sales and marketing, ClearDATA Networks, Inc. The National Council is recognized throughout the country for its commitment and vision towards promoting proactive and holistic healthcare practices and we are honored to partner with them in their efforts.

If behavioral health providers cannot adopt health information technology at a rate comparable with primary care facilities, hospitals, and physicians, it will soon become impossible to provide clinical care coordination for persons with mental and addiction disorders and to meet payer and service system demands in the changing healthcare marketplace. The National Council is committed to helping our member organizations remain on the cutting edge and we are pleased that ClearData will help bring important new technologies and services to our members, said Michael R. Lardiere, LCSW, Vice President, HIT and Strategic Development at the National Council.

About the National Council

The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) association of 1,950 behavioral healthcare organizations that provide treatment and rehabilitation for mental illnesses and addiction disorders to 8 million adults, children and families in communities across the country. Learn more at http://www.TheNationalCouncil.org.

About ClearDATA Networks

ClearDATA Networks, Inc. is the market leader for cloud computing and information security services for healthcare providers, software vendors and VARs. ClearDATAs services enable providers to fully automate and securely manage healthcare medical records, applications, IT infrastructure and digital storage. The company provides HITECH HIPAA-compliant cloud and hosting infrastructure and managed services, offsite backup and disaster recovery, medical image archiving, information security and world-class support. The company offers HIPAA Security Risk and Remediation services through its U.S. Healthcare Compliance division to the healthcare industry in order to ensure that they meet the rigorous standards of security required for protected health information to demonstrate Meaningful Use. For more information, call 602-635-4000, email: sales(at)cleardata(dot)net or visit: [http://www.cleardata.net.

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ClearDATA Partners with National Council to Provide Healthcare Cloud Computing and Security Services to Behavioral Health Organizations

Connecticut Technology Council Awarded Datto Inc. a Spot in the 2012 Marcum Tech Top 40

NORWALK, CT (PRWEB) August 16, 2012

Datto Inc., an award-winning provider of hardware based on-site and off-site backup, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions has been named to the Marcum Tech Top 40. This annual list is a compilation of the 40 fastest growing technology companies in Connecticut. Selection was based on the percentage revenue growth over four years from 2008 to 2011.

Connecticut Technology Council Awarded Datto Inc. a Spot in the 2012 Marcum Tech Top 40