EMC Recognized as Business Continuity Leader; First Storage Company Inducted Into Contingency Planning & Management `Hall of Fame'.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2003 Contingency Planning & Management (CPM (1) (Critical Path Method) A project management planning and control technique implemented on computers. The critical path is the series of activities and tasks in the project that have no built-in slack time. ), a leading industry trade publication, today announced EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. Corporation's induction into the CPM Hall of Fame for EMC's significant contribution to the business continuity industry. EMC is the first storage company to receive this honor. The CPM Hall of Fame was instituted in 1998 to recognize and acknowledge the essential contributions of select individuals and businesses dedicated to the pursuit of business continuity. The Hall of Fame honors companies and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the business continuity field, and it is highly regarded by the global contingency planning community. "For several years, EMC has been an industry leader in information storage and data protection. The company has led the way in the development of advanced storage technologies, operational strategies and thought leadership, all of which can be found in industry-leading companies around the world," states Paul Kirvan, FBCI FBCI Faith-Based and Community Initiatives FBCI Form-Based Codes Institute , CBCP CBCP Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines CBCP Certified Business Continuity Professional (Disaster Recovery Institute International) CBCP Callback Control Protocol CBCP Certified Business Continuity Planner , CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) The award for successful completion of an examination in computer security administered by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2. , Editor in Chief of CPM magazine. Gregg Therkalsen, EMC's Vice President of Business Continuity, said, "Some of the world's most prominent companies have turned to EMC over the past decade to safeguard and protect their critical information assets. We are continuing to deliver innovative replication and backup solutions that allow customers to tier their information and assign appropriate levels of protection for that information throughout its lifecycle. EMC is honored to be inducted into CPM's Hall of Fame." Leading Business Continuity Solutions EMC leads the data replication software market with 46.1% revenue share 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. Gartner Dataquest (1). The company has deployed more than 35,000 data replication software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. over the past ten years. EMC business continuity solutions protect against disaster and create new efficiencies to make companies safer and more productive. The EMC SRDF SRDF Symmetrix Remote Data Facility SRDF Symmetric Remote Data Facility (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility) family of remote replication software for its Symmetrix storage systems and MirrorView software for its CLARiiON systems enable customers to replicate rep·li·cate v. 1. To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat. 2. To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of genetic material, a cell, or an organism. n. A repetition of an experiment or a procedure. their primary data center to one or more remote sites, making business data available within minutes for fast recovery from planned and unplanned outages. EMC's development of SRDF pioneered geographic replication of data in 1994. EMC holds nearly two dozen patents and has created generations of enhancements surrounding its SRDF product. In addition, through the development of MirrorView business continuity software, EMC has led an industry-wide trend of delivering robust functionality for mid-tier storage environments that was previously found only in high-end storage solutions. EMC continues to expand its business continuity leadership. Last month, EMC and Fujitsu Siemens Computers Fujitsu Siemens Computers is a Japanese and German IT vendor, selling consumer and business computing products in the markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (products marketed elsewhere are sold under the Fujitsu brand). demonstrated the world's first integrated failover and recovery of a production application over transatlantic distances with a new, integrated global recovery solution that highlighted the company's recently announced SRDF/Asynchronous product. Additionally, EMC and Nortel announced a new services offering, Business Continuity over Optical Networks, to help enterprises easily and more cost-effectively utilize optical metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WANs) for remote mirroring of their data. About CPM Magazine CPM Magazine (www.ContingencyPlanning.com) is a principle resource for government officials and industry professionals responsible for operations assurance. The magazine's primary coverage areas are business continuity, emergency management, and security (both physical and information-based). CPM magazine also offers a series of monthly symposia sym·po·si·a n. A plural of symposium. and national training events specifically designed for the business continuity professional. About EMC EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing automated networked storage solutions to help organizations extract the maximum value from their information, at the lowest total cost, across every point in the information lifecycle. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com. EMC, Symmetrix and CLARiiON are registered trademarks, and SRDF and MirrorView are trademarks of EMC Corporation. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (1) Source: Gartner Dataquest 2002 Storage Management Software Market Share (April 10, 2003) |
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