For
Immediate Release
April 7, 2003
Potential Partners
Qualify Based on Specific Capabilities, Technologies
& Size
Mississauga, ON
Agility Recovery Solutions (formerly GE Disaster Recovery
Services), the premier provider of disaster recovery
planning and services for users of client-server computer
and internetworking technology, today announced the
implementation of a formal, three-tiered, business partner
program. As an authorized Agility Business Partner,
regional and local providers, of related services, can
partner with Agility and offer its industry-leading
disaster recovery and business continuity programs to
their customers, under the customer's current contractual
agreements.
Agility's three-tiered
Business Partner Program allows each partner to capitalize
on its own assets and deliver the most effective level
of service. The Program's flexibility permits large
and small companies/vendors to qualify for Partner status
and maximize their competitive advantages.
The three levels of the
Business Partner Program are: Bronze - Lead Referral,
Silver - Business Associate, and Gold - Reseller. To
become an Agility Business Partner, a company must demonstrate
that it meets that particular level's established set
of criteria.
A number of companies have
already qualified as authorized, charter members of
Agility Recovery Solutions' Business Partner Program.
They are:
Bronze: Venturi Technology Partners
Silver: Allegheny Communications Connect
The MVP Group
Sea Technologies
Gold: DBSi
Fusepoint Managed Services
Getronics
The above companies join
IBM, SunGard, Hewlett-Packard and Recovery Point Systems
as Agility partners.
"The Business Partner
Program creates a joint value opportunity for our partners,
while expanding Agility's cutting-edge solutions to
a broader variety of local enterprises around the country,"
said Scott Bird, Agility's Vice President of Sales.
"We view this as a great opportunity for Agility
and our customers."
"We have long considered
that our partners…and clients…are an integral
part of our success," added Tracey Cilio, Manager
of the Business Partner Program. "Agility has now
made it easier for prospective partners to evaluate
which level of partnership and support makes sense for
them and their organizations".
To learn more about Agility's
Business Partner Program, please contact Tracey Cilio
at tracey.cilio@agilityrecovery.com or call her at 905-403-3410
/ 1-866-202-0694.
About Agility Recovery
Solutions
Agility Recovery Solutions, formerly GE Capital IT Solutions
Disaster Recovery Services, is the premier provider
of disaster recovery planning and services for users
of client-server computer and internetworking technology.
As the most experienced service provider in this field,
Agility Recovery Solutions knows that there is no single
way to protect all businesses from disaster. There are
only individual ways to protect individual businesses.
Agility Recovery Solutions
currently concentrates on three principal business activities:
Mobile Recovery, in which the company delivers hardware,
temporary facilities, and emergency satellite connectivity;
Guaranteed Technology Replacement, in which the company
delivers computing hardware within 12-48 hours of a
disaster declaration; and Consulting. With facilities
in Toronto, New York and Atlanta, and inventory in 35
states and two provinces, Agility Recovery Solutions
is strategically located to provide its disaster recovery
solutions within 12- 24 hours of an actual catastrophic
event. For more detailed information, please visit www.agilityrecovery.com.
About Fusepoint Managed
Services
Fusepoint Managed Services provides a complete range
of managed services that support web and e-commerce
sites, intranets, extranets, enterprise resource planning
(ERP) software and disaster recovery. Fusepoint offers
complex co-location, fully-managed solutions and custom-designed
builds to deliver bottom-line results for its clients
- improved cash flow, reduced staffing costs and increased
revenue. Fusepoint's cost-efficient managed services
include firewall protection, intrusion detection, data
storage and back up, load balancing and monitoring.
Founded in 1999, Fusepoint is a privately held company
with offices and data centres in Toronto and Vancouver,
Canada. http://www.fusepoint.com/
About DBSi
DBSi is a premier provider Business Continuance and
secure Managed Hosting services, headquartered in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania. DBSi has provided customized solutions
for mid-size to Fortune 500 corporations around the
world for over twenty-two years. DBSi owns and operates
a world-class 22,000 square foot data center in Bethlehem
and a second Class-A data center in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.
DBSi's high-speed fiber optic network provides seamless
connectivity between our facilities and very cost-effective
connectivity from Eastern NJ/New York City, the Philadelphia
region, major US cities and the world. DBSi's Enterprise
Network Operation Center (eNOC) provides round-the-clock
monitoring of networks, servers and applications and
real-time firewall and intrusion detection security
monitoring for maximum protection. www.dbsintl.com
About Getronics
Getronics is one of the world's leading providers of
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions
and services - Planning, Deploying, Managing and Maintaining
clients' network infrastructures. With more than 25,000
employees and a direct presence in over 30 countries,
Getronics works with many of the world's largest organizations
to help them maximize the value of their technology
investment. Getronics Canada Inc., 150 Middlefield Road,
Toronto, Ontario, M1S 4L6, www.getronics.ca |