Esat Telecom Partners PKS Systems in Launching E-Business Continuity Services for Businesses in Munster and Connacht.DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1998--Esat Telecom Group plc (`the Group') (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 : ESATY) today announced that Esat Telecom is to partner PKS PKS Penalty Kicks Saved (soccer; goalie save) PKS Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Indonesia) PKS Phi Kappa Sigma (international male fraternity) PKS Pallister-Killian Syndrome Systems Integration (Ireland) Ltd. in providing E- Business Continuity Services to businesses in the Munster and Connacht regions. E-Business Continuity Service is a seamless off-site storage and recovery facility where back up is provided in `real time'. In the event of a disaster at the primary site, this service automatically stores information at a secondary site using the Esat Telecom fiber optic network. As this service provides data mirroring in real time, customers can continue in business following a major or minor outage. Esat Telecom launched a Business Continuity Service for Dublin based companies in March this year through its fiber optic network. The E-Business Continuity Service is the first service of its kind to be commercially available to businesses outside the Dublin region. Enterprise Management, an outsourcing service for companies' IT requirements, will also be offered through E-Business Continuity. PKS Systems Integration (Ireland) Limited was established in 1996 and specializes in Year 2000 compliance projects, Euro conversions, software development, Legacy Systems renewal and re-engineering services. The additional services of E-Business Continuity and Enterprise Management compliment the range of services which PKS offers to clients in Ireland and across Europe. It now employs 125 software engineers at its base in Limerick. PKS Systems Integration (Ireland) Ltd. is a subsidiary of the NASDAQ quoted, Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications NASDAQ: LVLT is a communications and information services company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, USA. Inc, a global telecommunications and information services See Information Systems. company with a market capitalization Market Capitalization A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying the number of shares times the current market price. This term is often referred to as market cap. of US$12 billion. Mr. Barry O'Donovan, Operations Manager See datacenter manager. with PKS Ireland drew attention to the importance of companies having contingency plans for major IT disasters. "Disaster can strike in many ways and at any time. Contingency plans need to be in place in the event of storms, floods, fire or infrastructure failures. In order to minimize disruption in the event of a disaster, it is essential for companies to have Business Continuity in place," said Mr. O'Donovan. Mr. Sean Corkery, Esat Telecom's Chief Operations Officer said he was delighted to partner PKS Ireland in bringing the benefits of a comprehensive portfolio of integrated telecommunications services, including E-Business Continuity, to companies throughout Munster and Connaught. Esat Telecom provides integrated telecommunications services to over 3,900 corporate companies. It is 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 Esat Telecom Group plc, which also comprises corporate Internet Service Provider 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. , Esat Net (formerly EUnet Ireland); networking systems integration company, BridgeCom Group, as well as 45% of GSM mobile phone operator, Esat Digifone. A separate residential division has also been established which will offer telecoms services to homes from December 1st 1998. Esat Telecom is currently constructing its own wholly fiber optic telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. , many links of which are already completed. This network will provide a wide range of telecoms solutions to companies. Esat Telecom, Esat Net and BridgeCom Group together employ 450 people and have offices in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway. |
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