ntl:Telewest Business has North East Knowledge for Multi-site
Disaster Recovery
- Leading North East business communications provider Knowledge
IT invests £5million in it’s disaster
recovery service
- ntl:Telewest Business provides flexible and secure high speed
fibre links to connect three sites in Tyne on Wear, North Tyneside
and Yorkshire
- Knowledge IT expects to create up to 35 jobs in the North East
region as new facilities come online
4 December, 2007. ntl:Telewest Business, part
of the Virgin Media group, has supplied a series of dedicated high
speed fibre links to Knowledge IT, a leading business
communications provider in the North East of England.
The fibre provided by ntl:Telewest Business is
a key element of Knowledge IT’s £5 million investment programme in
a disaster recovery service that connects sites in South Tyneside,
North Tyneside and Wearside.
The investment will see the creation of a
potential 35 jobs as Knowledge IT builds out its disaster recovery
solution from its Washington headquarters in South Tyneside. The
new sites provide customers with suites and offices as well as
physical, biometric and electronic systems that conform to ISO27001
for information security.
The ntl:Telewest Business fibre links provide
a high bandwidth, scalable and secure connection between each of
the three Knowledge IT sites. This means that customers can
relocate to any one of the three sites in the event of a disaster
and continue normal business operations using Knowledge IT’s office
space and IT infrastructure.
Knowledge IT’s customers in the North
East include blue chip public and private sector organisations
including Durham City Council, the Royal Victoria Infirmary in
Newcastle, Mamas and Papas and County Durham and Darlington Fire
and Rescue.
“The North East is fast developing as an
IT-based economy and business communications services hot spot.
Disaster recovery solutions such as those provided by Knowledge IT
are critical to ensure business continuity in the event of a
disaster or unforeseen incident,” said Alan Worthing, Business
Sales Manager – North East, ntl:Telewest Business.
“The majority of businesses don’t plan for IT
failures and yet these events are becoming more common and the
threat to business continuity is very real. Knowledge IT aims to
ensure that its customers do not suffer any down time in the event
of a disaster,” said Kevin McAndrew, Technical Director, Knowledge
IT.
About ntl:Telewest Business
ntl:Telewest Business, part of the UK’s second largest
fixed-line telecommunications company, is a leading communications
provider to businesses, public sector organisations and service
providers in the UK. It delivers a complete portfolio of voice,
data and internet solutions nation-wide.
ntl:Telewest Business sales and support teams are located across
the UK, in close proximity to our customers, as part of a
commitment to deliver superior customer service.
ntl:Telewest Business delivers services over the Group’s £13bn
investment in its state-of-the-art infrastructure giving business
customers access to the largest alternative network in the UK.
ntl:Telewest Business is trusted to provide critical
communications to high profile customers including: Heathrow's
Terminal 5, Birmingham City Council and Cambridgeshire County
Council.
For further information go to http://www.ntltelewestbusiness.co.uk/
ntl:Telewest Business press contacts:
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ntl:Telewest Business
T: 01256 753101
Stephen Waddington, Press Office
Rainier PR
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