Comdisco Opens Cyberspace Office on World Wide Web.Rosemont, IL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1995--Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services, the world's leader in enterprisewide business continuity services, opened a "virtual office" on the Internet with the debut of a World Wide Web site. The site will provide visitors with a comprehensive library of industry information containing the latest research, products and services, articles, issue papers and interviews on topics pertaining to methodologies for disaster recovery strategies. Details on Comdisco's other lines of business, including computer leasing, equipment for the semiconductor and medical industry, asset management and systems integration will be accessible later this summer. Comdisco installed a Sun 670 MP in its Rosemont, IL, headquarters and is self-managing its Web site. Comdisco unveiled its home page to customers in April, during the company's annual disaster recovery users' conference. Attendees received a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). containing a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. tool and a sampling of what was available in the Comdisco site, including video clips of customers and brief tours of its New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Chicago metro recovery facilities. "We've established a presence on the Web to provide customers and other interested parties with direct access to information and resources," said Nicholas Pontikes, president of Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services. "The Internet is fast becoming vital in the business-information and communications arena. We're only beginning to explore the many ways it can benefit Comdisco and its customers." Pontikes went on to note how Comdisco is considering expanding its network services to include business continuity services for customers who make extensive use of the Internet and Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , and is exploring other recovery-related network applications. Visitors to Comdisco's home page can gain specific information on large central site recovery, work area recovery, distributed systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. and servers, telecommunications recovery strategies and other aspects of business continuity. The site will be continually refreshed with new information and data to encourage return visits by browsers. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Pontikes, the Comdisco site is attracting more interest than anticipated, generating more than 7,000 "hits" in its first month. Comdisco tracks the number of times each feature is accessed and is making more information available in the most frequently visited portions of its site. The most frequently downloaded pages include the Vulnerability Index SM research report, an overview of ComPAS recovery planning software, recovery planning methodologies and strategies for recovering distributed systems. "The advent of desktop computing made the concise management of large volumes of information attainable and the Internet has put that information at peoples' fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. ," said Pontikes. "Our goal is to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the Internet as a communication vehicle and become the clearinghouse for the latest industry trends and information." Comdisco's Web address is http://www.comdisco.com. Founded in 1980, Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services, headquartered in Rosemont, IL, is the world's largest and most experienced provider of business continuity services. It has a network of fully equipped computer and Workarea Recovery Centers available to subscribers in the event of a disruption affecting their businesses. In addition to its network of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. recovery facilities, Comdisco operates facilities in France and Great Britain. Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services is a division of Comdisco, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CDO (Collaborative Data Objects) A programming interface from Microsoft for accessing MAPI-based e-mail, calendaring and scheduling servers. Originally called "OLE Messaging" and "Active Messaging," CDO wraps the Enhanced MAPI library into a COM object that provides the ), one of the world's leading providers of solutions that help organizations reduce technology cost and risk. These services include equipment leasing and remarketing, business continuity and related consulting services, systems integration, asset management and more. Comdisco's revenue totaled $2.1 billion for fiscal year 1994, ended September 30. Disaster Recovery Services revenue totaled $242 million. NOTE TO EDITORS: Please note that a double slash should appear in Comdisco's World Wide Web address after http: and before www.comdisco.com. Please make the necessary change if your system converted this character. CONTACT: Comdisco, Inc., Rosemont Diane Laux, 708/518-5409 |
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