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

CAPS and eGlobal Insight Form Partnership Delivering Advanced Failover and Notification Communications System

Shelton, CT and Smyrna, GA (PRWEB) November 12, 2009

Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc. and eGlobal Insight, Inc. today announced a partnership to offer the market’s fastest highly advanced failover and notification communication telecom system to SMB and enterprise clients. The system includes complete modular and multi-functional voice and data capabilities, which solve a myriad of business, disaster recovery, business continuity, emergency management and compliance needs. The feature-rich system fits within any industry sector, such as institutional and private health care, banking, financial services, insurance, government, security, academic institutions, etc.

Under the agreement’s terms, eGlobal Insight’s system becomes part of the CAPS Total IT Solutions products and services roster, expands its business footprint into the IT infrastructure data center space and selects CAPS as its data center disaster recovery site provider. CAPS and eGlobal Insight jointly will market and offer the system immediately to its clients.

The CAPS and eGlobal Insight (eGI) relationship will give clients market leverage and the fastest setup time under any emergency.

They will gain a strategic advantage through the immediate enactment of disaster recovery plan features – work area recovery facilities, full workstation (http://www.capsbrs.com/workarea.php) capabilities, IT infrastructure services and failover and notification communication systems – integrated and implemented under one roof. Operations and work schedules continue in a safe, secure redundant environment. All carrier relationships stay the same; there is overall cost-effectiveness and eligibility for Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) reimbursement.

The powerful eGI message notification component meets best-of-breed performance levels with a robust telecom system that works in unison with legacy systems and equals or exceeds existing performance levels. System controls, locations, selection of features and on-the-spot change/modification capabilities are in the client’s hands.

Features and functionality includes primary, secondary and satellite switching, voice-fax-data content and email capabilities, emergency or telecommuting notification applications, instant automatic and toll-free reroute, D.I.D. capture, hosted call controller, boomerang conferencing, find me/follow me notification, conferencing, polling, UCD & hunt overflow and a 7/24 toll-free emergency support hotline.

“With this partnership we will offer our clients an outstanding system that incorporates all the functionality needed in times of crisis, from housing personnel in our workstation area to connectivity into their intellectual assets, in a fast and seamless move,” said Peter J. Messina, senior vice president and chief operating officer of CAPS. “The eGI system delivers exceptional client performance and ROI levels.”

“We are extremely pleased to add the services from CAPS to the eGI FailSafe voice recovery system and our AlwaysConnected satellite voice and data emergency network,” said Charles F. Turcan, president and CEO of eGlobal Insight. “An Emergency Communications Plan must be part of your business continuity plan. (http://www.eglobalinsight.com/InsightHealthCareSolutions.htm) However, it is impossible to predict the circumstances that will test your plan. The only way, to ensure that your voice and data networks are adequately backed up, is to have a resilient system that is always on and ready to respond to any emergency. And now with CAPS we can extend that coverage to a Hot Site capability preconfigured for phone and computer workstations and emergency data backup.”

CAPS SAS 70 Type II facilities (http://www.capsbrs.com/sites.php) in Shelton, Connecticut serve the Boston-New York Northeast business corridor, and a 56,000 square-foot metropolitan Atlanta facility serves Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Forrester Research named CAPS a “strong performer” in the Fixed-Site Disaster Recovery Service Providers category in its Q1 2008 Wave Report. According to the report, “CAPS can offer high-performance solutions in its region and boasts very high customer satisfaction levels.”

About Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc.

CAPS has flexible, scalable IT infrastructure total solutions for SMB and large cap clients, which house real-time production or backup, and disaster recovery and business continuity operations at our first-class data centers and workstation facilities. CAPS carrier/vendor-neutral facilities offer custom co-location packages, various levels of managed services, disk-to-disk data backup, mobile recovery support, secured 7×24 access, top telecom vendors, SAS70 Type II compliance and a best-of-breed data center infrastructure. CAPS serves clients in the northeast and southeast regions. Please visit us at http://www.capsbrs.com.

About eGlobal Insight, Inc.

eGlobal Insight, Inc. (eGI) is a professional services telecommunications company providing Emergency Voice and Data network systems and service. eGI, originally established in 1991 as a consulting firm providing engineering network services and programming expertise, has led many pioneering efforts in the development of voice, video and data networks for TeleMedicine and Distance Learning. Their network architecture in Western New York was honored as a Computerworld Smithsonian Gold Medal Finalist for Innovative use of Technology in Medicine. In 2008 eGlobal Insight, Inc. announced the availability of their FailSafe voice recovery system and the eGI AlwaysConnected Satellite emergency voice and data network services. These systems offer a resilient solution that will respond to any outage, disaster or emergency – backing up your voice systems, providing mass notification to an unlimited number of groups and maintaining your data and internet connections. For more information, visit http://www.eglobalinsight.com

CAPS Media Relations:

Michael Vallone

BlueEyes Marketing

P: (646) 643-9081

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eGlobal Insight Media Relations:

Charles F. Turcan

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E: info(at)eglobalinsight(dot)com

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CAPS and eGlobal Insight Form Partnership Delivering Advanced Failover and Notification Communications System

Altico Advisors and RetroFit Technologies Form Strategic Partnership

Marlborough, MA (PRWEB) July 13, 2011

Altico Advisors, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in Microsoft Dynamics GP and CRM, announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership with RetroFit Technologies, an industry leader providing backup, disaster recovery and managed IT services. With their headquarters in Massachusetts, both companies serve mid-market businesses throughout New England.

More and more companies (and more and more of our Microsoft Dynamics clients) are realizing the critical need for a comprehensive backup and disaster recovery system, explains Mike Kean, president of Altico Advisors. Although RetroFit does a lot more than that, backup and recovery was the beginning of our partnership. Our clients appreciate the fact that we keep their interests in mind and work with partners like RetroFit Technologies to augment our own offerings.

The two companies share a common philosophy and goals – building long-term relationships with clients, supporting their growth, and providing customer service that exceeds client expectations.

According to Rob Lawlor, vice president of RetroFit Technologies, Alticos clients run their businesses on the world-class Microsoft Dynamics platform. RetroFit offers world-class Managed IT Services – solutions that many of Altico Advisors clients want and need. We look forward to working with Altico to deliver value to each others clients.

About Altico Advisors

Headquartered in Massachusetts, Altico Advisors implements and supports business, financial, and customer management software solutions for mid-market enterprises, primarily throughout New England. Altico is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains), Dynamics CRM, BI (Business Intelligence) and SharePoint systems for manufacturing, distribution, software development and service companies. In addition, Altico provides a wide variety of consulting and advisory services, such as outsourced financial services, business and IT strategy alignment, software selection, integration services, and business analytics. http://www.AlticoAdvisors.com

About RetroFit Technologies

Founded in 1982, RetroFit Technologies is a privately-owned, full-service network integration company providing IT services to small and medium-sized companies as well as schools and government. Headquartered in Milford, MA with a service location in Meriden, CT, RetroFit is one of New Englands largest and oldest maintenance organizations. RetroFit currently employs 60 full-time employees, with two-thirds providing technology and engineering assistance, maintenance, and support. A fully qualified technology integrator, RetroFit is a vendor in good standing on all major Massachusetts technology procurement contracts. RetroFits core services include managed IT services, backup and disaster recovery services, customized support and maintenance programs, product specification and procurement, security services, and professional services (i.e. project management, deployment/integration services, etc.). http://www.retrofit.com

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Altico Advisors and RetroFit Technologies Form Strategic Partnership

Ignition and Fiderus Form Strategic Alliance to Deliver Local IT Services and Support in Cayman

Grand Cayman (PRWEB) July 26, 2012

Ignition and Fiderus are delighted to announce they have entered into a strategic alliance to deliver local solutions and expertise to customers in Cayman. Through this alliance, Ignition and Fiderus will provide an on-island private cloud and data storage solution together with disaster recovery, 24/7 service desk support and on-site support.

Combining Ignitions expertise in online backup, disaster recovery, cloud and service desk solutions, with Fiderus expertise in on-site services, this partnership will provide a total package for local organisations. Ignition and Fiderus are committed to collaborating and providing the highest levels of customer service.

Ignition, a leader in offshore IT and cloud services, has also recently invested in establishing a local platform in a state-of-the-art facility in Cayman. This will provide high-availability secure hosting for clients critical data and applications infrastructure. Local organisations will have the ability to have their data and applications hosted in Cayman in a secure facility with the option to replicate that data to one of Ignitions other hosting centres in Curacao, Bermuda or Nova Scotia. This will provide an unparalleled level of contingency to support business continuity.

Graham Pearson, CEO of the Ignition Group says With Fiderus were well and truly placed to deliver the highest possible levels of solution offerings and customer service to the local Cayman market. The additional platform will also strengthen Ignitions existing network of hosted facilities in Curacao, Bermuda and Nova Scotia, supporting clients in 23 countries and across multiple time zones.

Fiderus, a leader in technical support and outsourced IT services, will provide local on-site platform support as well as expert local on-site services to joint customers. Since 2001 Fiderus has provided exceptional technical support to a wide range of businesses. This includes a wide range of technical services, from on-demand troubleshooting to fully managed infrastructure.

Kent Green, Managing Director of Fiderus says, Our mission is to deliver excellence in the IT services that we offer. We expect our abilities to deliver to businesses what they demand from their IT functions to be enhanced greatly by our collaboration with Ignition. There is tremendous synergy between the organisations and this alliance will increase the depth and capabilities available to the Cayman marketplace. The depth of service provided by Ignition and Fiderus through this is simply unsurpassed by any other local provider.

Through this alliance Ignition and Fiderus provides IT and cloud solutions to businesses of all sizes and industries in Cayman.

Contact

For further information please contact

Stephanie MacDonald

Group Marketing Specialist

The Ignition Group of Technology Companies

Direct: 345-525-5771

Email: smacdonald(at)ignitionmsp(dot)com

About Ignition

Ignition is an IT services organisation with clients in Europe, throughout the Caribbean, North America and Canada. Founded in 1998 in Bermuda, Ignition has grown significantly and is one of the leading IT service providers offering managed services, cloud computing, business continuity and disaster recovery, data backup and storage, virtualisation, records management, document scanning, SharePoint, ViewPoint and 24/7 service desk support. Ignition has offices located in Bermuda, Halifax and Cayman Islands with representative offices in Curacao, Jamaica and Trinidad. Visit http://www.ignitionmsp.com for more information.

About Fiderus

Fiderus is an IT solutions organisation in Cayman specialising in managed systems, project management and technical support. Since 2001 Fiderus has provided exceptional technical support to a wide range of businesses. Fiderus offers a wide array of technical and advisory services, from on-demand troubleshooting to fully managed infrastructure. For more information visit http://www.fiderus.com or contact Kent Green at 345-526-2190.

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