BlueRidge Networks Forms Strategic Alliance with Platform Lab

BlueRidge Networks, a leading provider of high availability collocation, dedicated Internet access, managed security solutions and disaster recovery, recently announced that the company has formed an alliance with non-profit information technology business services firm, Platform Lab. The affiliation will provide Central Ohio businesses with low-cost, high-quality solutions for expert disaster recovery/business continuity testing, combined with high-availability collocation and hot-site management.

(PRWEB) July 25, 2004 -- BlueRidge Networks, a leading provider of high availability collocation, dedicated Internet access, managed security solutions and disaster recovery, recently announced that the company has formed an alliance with non-profit information technology business services firm, Platform Lab. The affiliation will provide Central Ohio businesses with low-cost, high-quality solutions for expert disaster recovery/business continuity testing, combined with high-availability collocation and hot-site management.

I am extremely pleased that Platform Lab and BlueBridge Networks have agreed to partner," said Steve Greutter, business development director of Platform Lab. We have created a unique offering for testing and deploying disaster recovery/business continuity solutions to large corporations as well as for the small- and medium-sized business owner."

We listened to the marketplace and delivered a one-stop solution for disaster recovery/business continuity needs," commented Neil Adelman, chief executive officer of BlueBridge Networks.

The disaster recovery/business continuity testing services will be available on Platform Labs technology backbone and supported by the Ohio Supercomputer Center. Following initial testing, BlueBridge Networks will deliver high-availability collocation and hot-site management necessary to make the disaster recovery/business continuity testing effective.

Adelman noted that currently, testing any disaster recovery/business continuity plan -- which is mission critical to companies -- is expensive and really only half of the solution. You need a secure, independent environment which can support and protect your disaster recovery/ business continuity plan."

Few, if any, of the disaster recovery/business continuity service offerings are this comprehensive and competitively priced," said Gruetter.

Finally, a real solution for a difficult and timely problem confronting the IT staffs of all companies," adds Daniel DeSantis, chief technology officer of BlueBridge. Better yet, we are both companies located in Ohio and are very supportive of the technology environment within the state."

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About Platform Lab
Platform Lab is a partnership between the Business Technology Center and the Ohio Supercomputer Center. A self-sustaining non-profit, the organization provides technology resources, facilities, education and networking to Central Ohio businesses to expedite delivery and improve the quality of technology products for high-yield growth and financial savings.

About BlueBridge Networks
BlueBridge Networks is a leading provider of high availability collocation, dedicated Internet access, managed security services and disaster recovery. The company, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, owns and operates a 20,000 sq. ft. carrier-class Internet data center.