Colorado Secretary of State's Office Selects ViaWest to Help Complete Critical Step in Establishing the State's Disaster Recovery Facility.DENVER -- Secretary of State Gigi Dennis today announced the selection of ViaWest as the colocation service provider for the State of Colorado's Enterprise Facility for Operational Recovery/Readiness/Response and Transition Services (e-FOR3T). A key component for establishing this disaster recovery facility was the finalization Writing the table of contents (TOC) on a recordable CD or DVD disc. The finalization process ensures that the disc can be played back on most CD and DVD players. See disc-at-once. of the facility lease with ViaWest for the infrastructure and operational services necessary to support the e-FOR3T mission. The purpose of the facility is to create a common infrastructure that supports data center operations for all state agencies to use as a backup to their current Information Technology (I.T.) processing needs. The completion of this initial milestone is the first step towards creating a disaster recovery facility for state agency information processing information processing: see data processing. information processing Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations. services in the event of an I.T. operational failure or emergency. "Having a backup facility for our distributed I.T. services will allow the State to keep providing vital services to citizens in case of emergency," Secretary of State Gigi Dennis said. "e-FOR3T will have an incredibly positive impact on the State. Ensuring computer services Data processing (timesharing, batch processing), software development and consulting services. See service bureau, SaaS and ASP. and availability of information will help promote eGovernment statewide, reinforce our homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States posture posture /pos·ture/ (pos´choor) the attitude of the body.pos´tural pos·ture n. 1. A position of the body or of body parts. 2. , and help us proactively prepare for unforeseen natural disasters or emergencies." The contract recently received approvals from the Secretary of State, Attorney General, and State Controller. After a rigorous selection process, ViaWest was chosen for its flexibility in providing enhanced solutions and the ability to meet the State's Disaster Recovery requirements. In addition to providing the data center facilities for the State of Colorado, ViaWest is offering a suite of managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality including firewall services, system and database administration, monitoring and data protection services to meet the strict security and performance needs of e-FOR3T. "Entering into a partnership with the State of Colorado to create a state-of-the-art disaster recovery facility is a significant milestone for ViaWest," said Roy Dimoff, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ViaWest. "Over the years, we have built a reputation for I.T. expertise, flexibility and reliable services which are all important for ensuring the success of e-FOR3T. Our team proved its ability to think outside the box to develop an innovative solution that fits the State's requirements. We are looking forward to working with the State on this important project." The Joint Budget Committee (JBC JBC Journal of Biological Chemistry JBC Joint Budget Committee JBC Johnson Bible College (Knoxville, TN) JBC Joint Business Council JBC Journal of Business Communication JBC Jerome Biblical Commentary JBC Joint C4ISR Battle Center ) and General Assembly approved the proposal for the facility in 2005 and determined the Secretary of State would facilitate the project. The start up funding for the project is derived from the Secretary of State's cash fund and it is anticipated continual funding for the project will be available from the Secretary of State's office. Any participating agency will need to provide their computer equipment and each agency will decide what method of computer disaster recovery best supports their agencies business continuity plan. The facility is anticipated to be available to provide services to state agencies by June 30, 2006. Note to editors: The "3" in e-FOR3T should be superscript Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (109). Contrast with subscript. . |
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