Agility Recovery Solutions Recovering Businesses in Iowa and Montreal.Four "disaster declares" and 13 "alerts" received by disaster recovery company CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Agility Recovery Solutions, a provider of disaster recovery and business continuity solutions to companies throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , is currently recovering key operations at businesses in Iowa and Montreal. In addition, Agility is working with other businesses to determine recovery strategies. When an Agility member declares a disaster, Agility delivers any or all of the four key elements of recovery, including power, technology, space and connectivity resources. Agility is currently recovering four member-companies' operations: * A foodservice vendor in Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States, and it is home to one of Iowa's three public universities, the University of Northern Iowa. The population was 36,145 at the 2000 census. , lost its Internet access See how to access the Internet. , a critical function of its front-office operation. Agility restored connectivity with a satellite dish satellite dish n. A dish antenna used to receive and transmit signals relayed by satellite. satellite dish A parabolic antenna used to receive signals relayed by satellite. within 24 hours of the disaster declaration. * An insurance agency in Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, city (1990 pop. 108,751), seat of Linn co., E central Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. as a city 1856. The second largest city in Iowa, it is named for the surging rapids in the river. , Iowa, received a generator and satellite connection from Agility within 24 hours of the disaster declaration. * In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a large financial sector of a Fortune 10 company required 100 laptop computers for use by employees displaced by the flooding. The laptops arrived onsite within 24 hours of the disaster declaration. * Unrelated to the flooding in Iowa, a Montreal-based insurance division of a global financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company experienced severe damage from a tornado and hail storm. Agility-provided mobile office space, generator, satellite connectivity and technology is onsite. The company's operations were restored on June 17. In addition to the recoveries, Agility is working with 13 other Iowa businesses. These businesses are on "alert" status, meaning they're experiencing a threat to their operations but have not yet initiated an Agility recovery. "We're monitoring disaster activity throughout North America and are ready to deploy resources to members in need," said Bob Boyd Bob Boyd may refer to:
About Agility Agility specializes in disaster recovery and business continuity businesses of all sizes. Within 48 hours, Agility delivers equipment and helps restore normal operations. Agility membership begins at $250 per month. If an Agility member requires assistance, it pays all the costs associated with the recovery. Agility does not profit on disaster recoveries. More information is available at AgilityRecovery.com. |
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