Bulgarian Ministry of Transport and Communications Deploys IP-Enabled Disaster Recovery Centre.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SOFIA Sofia (sōfē`ə, sō`fēə), Bulg. Sofiya, city (1993 pop. 1,114,476), capital of Bulgaria, W central Bulgaria, on a high plain surrounded by the Balkan Mts. , Bulgaria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2002 Cisco's AVVID AVVID Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (Cisco) AVVID Architecture for Voice Video and Integrated Data Architecture Selected To Provide Disaster-Proof Communications In New Government Facility Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. today announced that it has been selected to provide the network infrastructure at a new disaster recovery centre for the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport and Communications. The centre will rely on Internet Protocol (IP) networking to ensure critical government communications can be maintained across the nation's capital, Sofia, in the event of a major catastrophe. The Ministry's decision to build the centre comes in the wake of recent earthquakes in two of Bulgaria's neighbouring states, Turkey and Greece. The Sofia facility is the first of a number planned by the Government department in major cities across the country, while the Defence and Interior Ministries are also considering similar establishments. "It is clear that no government can afford to ignore natural or man-made threats to national security," said Ianko Iankov, IT manager for the Ministry of Transport and Communications. "And in any emergency situation, a key objective is to make sure lines of communication "Lines of Communication" is an episode from the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Synopsis Franklin and Marcus attempt to persuade the Mars resistance to assist Sheridan in opposing President Clark. are kept open. IP has been shown to be flexible and robust enough to withstand a major disaster; and Cisco's AVVID is a proven IP platform that can manage the high level of graphics information used by our systems." AVVID is Cisco's Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data, which forms the basis of the disaster recovery centre technology infrastructure along with a network of Cisco IP phones and a Unity 3.1 IP voicemail system. Tim Stone, Marketing Manager AVVID, Cisco Systems EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. said: "IP was first conceived as a fail-proof way of maintaining military communications and still does the job admirably today. What we have been able to add through AVVID is a way of handling real time information such as voice and video with no deterioration in quality -- even in a disaster situation." About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc.(NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco news and information are available at http://www.cisco.com. Cisco equipment in Europe is supplied by Cisco Systems International BV, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco, Cisco Systems, the Cisco Systems logo and Cisco IOS are registered trademarks or trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries |
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