| Free Business
Continuity Seminars announced for SMEs |
| DataFort
Announces Partnership with Wizard Solutions to Bring Vital
Survival Tactics to “the Forgotten 99%”… |
| Release
date: February 2002 |
| DataFort,
provider of effortless off-site data back up, today announced
a partnership with UK reseller Wizard Solutions to provide
educational seminars on business continuity to small and
medium-sized enterprises. |
| DataFort
refer to UK SMEs as “the forgotten 99%”
because, as its Business Development Director Marcie
Terman explains, “According to the DTI, 99% of
UK companies are SMEs, yet 99% of disaster recovery,
off-site storage and business continuity services are
aimed at enterprise-level and corporate users.” |
| The
first set of seminars will take place at the flagship
SME IT event, ProfIT, which takes place at Sandown Exhibition
Hall on 11th and 12 February. ProfIT is backed by UK
Online for Business, Business Link, Technology Means
Business (TMB) and the London and Surrey Chamber of
Commerce. As they say themselves, “A recent survey
by the British Chamber of Commerce found that 94% of
SMEs are now aware of the impact technology will have
on their business. So why are so few of them doing anything
about it?” |
| Wizard
Solutions is one of 70 companies exhibiting at ProfIT
and they will also be offering seminars of their own
on custom software development. This Surrey -based reseller
was founded in 1996 and has a customer base of 300 across
London and the home counties. “DataFort is a revolution
in backup,” says Wizard MD Michael Keefe. “Existing
off-site backup systems available to SMEs are terribly
problematic. They last a day outside the warranty and
always keep failing! DataFort is an excellent solution
to a vital requirement.” Wizard’s team of
engineers will act as the human face of DataFort to
their customers, providing on-site installation, disaster
recovery and training. |
| “Wizard
Solutions offer a comprehensive network solutions service,"
explains Mr Keefe. “We provide SMEs with a ‘one
stop shop’ for all their technology requirements.”
Wizard also provides custom software development, with
commissions ranging from building Management and ID
card systems to bespoke suites for construction companies
and architects. As with business continuity they plan
to make the world of custom software – hitherto
only viable to the likes of banks and insurers –
available to SMEs via tailor-made packages. |
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 ABOUT
DATAFORT
DataFort provides
dependable secure off-site computer information storage with
a focus on functionality and convenience for the end user. The
company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Guildford,
UK and New York, USA. It’s software and services are used
by thousands of businesses worldwide - ranging from small SMEs
and schools through to quoted companies and local government.
Every hour of every day someone, somewhere backs up with DataFort. |
CONTACTS
Marcie Terman
T: +44 (0) 1483 872 052
E:  |
