For Immediate Release
Contact: Ms. Susan Barich
Director of Client Services
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
650-462-9800
barich@worldinternetcenter.com
IBM BUSINESS CONTINUITY EXPERT DEBRIEFS POST-SEPTEMBER
11 STRATEGIES FOR
GETTING BACK ON LINE AT THE
SILICON VALLEY WORLD INTERNET CENTER
PALO ALTO, CA, February 20, 2002 - Immediately
following the destruction of the World Trade Center (WTC) buildings
in September, 2001, IBM's Business Continuity and Recovery Services
division was one of the key players in getting businesses with servers
in the Center back online by helping, not just IBM customers, but
all organizations that asked for assistance.
Todd F. Gordon, a 20 year IBM (http://www.ibm.com)
veteran and the vice president and general manager of Business Continuity
and Recovery Services, is the person who headed the largest and
fastest disaster recovery ever and will explain the IBM response
and the lessons learned, both on strategic and technical level,
at the Silicon Valley World Internet Center (http://www.worldinternetcenter.com)
in Palo Alto this evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
When planes destroyed the twin WTC towers in New
York, the basic computer and communication infrastructure of many
companies in that area was destroyed. But 3 days later, thousands
of people who survived the attacks were on line again. After a few
weeks, it was "business as usual" for most companies. IBM's Business
Continuity and Recovery Services division was one of the key players
in this spectacular recovery.
Mr. Gordon's one-hour presentation will be followed
by an interactive discussion with those in attendance during the
second hour at this program, which the Center refers to as a Challenge-the-Expert
interactive discussion.
IBM is an Executive Sponsor of the Silicon Valley
World Internet Center, which focuses on the advancement of Internet-related
eMarkets, technologies, people, and ideas through the collaborative
exchange of knowledge. The Center is located in the heart of Silicon
Valley and works on behalf of its sponsors to develop programs specific
to the expanding Internet Economy. As a multi-corporate, third-party
venue, the Center provides a physical and virtual forum for collaboration
among technology leaders and key end-users. The Center, a for-profit,
fee-for-service corporation, focuses primarily on the areas of eBusiness,
eServices and wireless communication.
The IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services
(http://www.ibm.com/services/continuity)
Web site is designed and customized for its customers. The site
contains comprehensive content and interactive tools, and is designed
to help companies locate the information needed.
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