February 6th, 2013 by admin
Paradigm Solutions Providing Treasury Agency Disaster Recovery Software
Published by Ross Wilkerson February 6, 2013
http://blog.executivebiz.com/2013/02/paradigm-solutions-providing-treasury-agency-disaster-recovery-software/
Software and consulting services provider Paradigm Solutions International has won a contract to provide the Bureau of Public Debt software for managing operations during unexpected disruptions or outages.
PSI is providing the Treasury agency its web-based OpsPlanner COOP disaster recovery program for use during and after natural disasters, pandemics, power outages, cyber or other man-made threats, the company said.
OpsPlanner COOP also contains features for assessing risks and threats and for managing incidents and is intended to help agencies comply with federal regulations on continuity-of-operations.
“We are pleased to win this award and very proud to have the Bureau of Public Debt as one of our key Federal OpsPlanner COOP software customers,” said Ray Huger, PSI president and CEO. “We are committed to providing support for the federal directive requiring all government agencies to develop effective COOP plans and be prepared under all circumstances, to continue its mission essential functions and help ensure the continuity of government.”
The software is intended to help the agency use a repeatable methodology and identify both operational resources and impact on the organization during disruptions.
PSI customer personnel will provide the agency remote technical support and the company says it also maintains a staff of continuity planning professionals that provide clients services such as plan testing, table top exercises and continuity best practices training.
The Bethesda, Md.-based company provides continuity of operations planning software and consulting services to clients in the federal, state and local government and commercial sectors.
Organizations use PSI’s software to develop emergency plans manage incidents and automate their emergency notification and crisis messages.
Customers purchase the software both directly from PSI and from reseller CACI International on contract vehicles such as General Services Administration Schedules and a Defense Department blanket purchase agreement.
November 6th, 2012 by admin
Paradigm Solutions International Announces OpsPlanner™ Business Continuity Management software Release 6.0, featuring a Preparedness Assessment feature, ISO 22301 Program Support, and Dependency-based Plan and Recovery Workflow
BETHESDA, MD – November 6, 2012 – Paradigm Solutions International, Inc. (PSI), an industry-leading provider of Business Continuity Planning/Continuity of Operations Planning software and services, has announced the general release of OpsPlanner™ version 6.0; featuring an expansive set of innovative new features within an easy-to-use and cost-effective planning and recovery solution.
Some of the feature enhancements of OpsPlanner v6.0 include:
- Readiness Assessment. A new configurable Readiness Survey and companion Report that assesses and scores an organizations preparedness level, across definable measurement areas.
- ISO 22301. Enables implementation of the new Business Continuity Management standard within the prescribed Plan-Do-Check-Act model. Includes assessments with calculated MAO and MBCO values, document and process control,, evaluation of operational metrics, management of non-conformities, corrective actions, management review for continuous process improvement, and more….
- Dependency-based Plan Workflow. Provides the ability to import asset-to-asset dependencies, as well as the ability to publish plans by dependency, and activate plans in recovery based on plan-to-plan dependencies.
- Event Summary Report. Provides a real-time, downloadable report view for in-progress or completed events, which includes auditable information such as dates/times, who was involved, which plans were activated, event details, and multiple other event statistics.
- Ad-hoc Reporting. Provides an easy-to-use query function for the user less experienced in report writing, as well as an advanced custom report feature for the more experienced report writer.
- Enhanced Emergency Notification. Includes demographic-based filtering of recipients, automated message templates, and broadcast of SMS-only message deliveries.
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OpsPlanner v6.0 further enhances any organization’s ability to assess preparedness through the new Readiness Assessment tool. In addition, an organization can now easily align their Business Continuity Management program with the new ISO 22301 Standard through OpsPlanner’s built-in workflow support attribute. PSI continues to develop OpsPlanner as the preeminent contingency software solution on the market today. We are known for providing superlative support and unparalleled customer satisfaction while continuing to meet or exceed the needs of our customers and the ever evolving marketplace.” said Russell E. Blackwell, Vice President and COO of Paradigm Solutions International.
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For more information:
Call: 800-558-9568
Email: sales@ParadigmSI.com
Visit: www.OpsPlanner.com
About Paradigm Solutions International (PSI)
PSI, headquartered in Bethesda, MD, continues to be a trusted source of Business Continuity Planning/Continuity of Operations Planning software products and services for commercial enterprises and government agencies alike. Our customers rely on OpsPlanner and our Certified Business Continuity Planning consultants to help minimize the cost of unexpected disruptions and preserve key business functions.
CONTACT:
Rebecca Folk
Info@ParadigmSI.com
September 13th, 2012 by admin
OpsPlanner™ BCM Software Release 6.0 – Arriving in early November.
December 7th, 2011 by admin
Paradigm Solutions International Announces OpsPlanner™ BCM software Release 5.1, featuring Advanced Risk Assessment, Social Media Integration, and expanded COOP content.
BETHESDA, MD – December 7, 2011 – Paradigm Solutions International, Inc. (PSI), an industry-leading provider of cost-effective, Business Continuity Management/Continuity of Operations (COOP) solutions and services, has announced the general release of OpsPlanner™ version 5.1; featuring an expansive set of innovative new features.
Some of the major enhancements of OpsPlanner v5.1 include:
- RA/Expert featuring advanced Risk Assessment functionality that provides the ability to assess Threats and Hazards of all types, and produces an automated Threat Analysis Report with calculated Risk Scores, and a graphical Hazard Matrix Summary Report. This feature is fully integrated within OpsPlanner and the already renowned BIA Expert
- The optional integration with Social Media which enables authorized users to send and manage vital BCM/COOP/DR announcements from within OpsPlanner to the client organization’s Twitter site.
- An expanded COOP program lifecycle methodology with new reference documents, and specialized surveys and planning templates.
- A new Contact Management feature that enables dynamic List Membership updating from external Human Resource systems, and streamlined for use with Emergency Notification messaging systems.
OpsPlanner v5.1 is a holistic and comprehensive business continuity management solution known for its ease of use and low cost of ownership. Incorporated into the toolset are industry specific web survey capabilities, recovery scripts, planning templates, and checklists which expedite the planning needed to prepare for, manage and recover from any type of business disruption.
Other new features/enhancements of OpsPlanner v5.1:
- Expansion of 508 Compliance
- Support for Windows Server 2008 64-bit (applies to client-hosted versions only)
- Ability to export plans to both PDF and MS Word
- Expanded plan and web-based survey formatting options
- New features to create and manage direct dependency relationships between published plans, surveys and resource information.
OpsPlanner v5.1 further enhances and indeed exceeds the functionality our clients have requested and the ever evolving demands of the BCM marketplace. With the addition of our expanded Risk Assessment capabilities, COOP content, and innovative communications solutions, PSI continues to meet these challenges with what we believe to be the preeminent continuity management and assessment offering on the market today,” said Russell E. Blackwell, Vice President and COO of Paradigm Solutions International.
November 19th, 2011 by paradigmsi
5G is the next generation of mobile broadband service, and it will bring an exponential leap in capability, much more than in previous generations. Ultra-reliable and extreme real-time communications will help to support the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) down to wearable devices and a massive distribution of sensor networks that will impact the efficiency of our everyday lives.
Currently, the first 5G services are available to about 12% of the mobile broadband users in the US. Within 3 years, 5G coverage availability is expected to be at 25% or greater. 100% coverage availability is expected within four to five years.
The success of 5G will require caching and storing massive amounts of data to support applications and other functions that run on these devices. The advent of smart homes, smart industry and smart cities will require moving a large portion of the computing power down from the cloud to the device level, or closer to the device level.
Edge computing and near-edge computing will be the architecture that is required to support the new mobile broadband ecosystem. Street-level IoT devices and connections, along with micro data centers will fuel the throughput and capacity that is required to enable the middle layer low latency fiber and wireless connections between the core systems that remain in the centralized cloud, and the edge level computing being performed via devices within industry, homes and cities.
5G and Edge computing infrastructure will bring with it many advancements, but also many challenges. Protection of user data and privacy will be paramount. The end user and business consumers will demand increasing capability, capacity, storage and uncompromised security.
While 5G and Edge computing may not dramatically affect your day-to-day consumer functions and business operations today, it most certainly will within a few years to come.
Businesses should be prepared to assess their existing critical functions, data flows, dependencies, and technologies with a view towards the ever-evolving use cases for how users and consumers will interface with your organization, and how your internal BC/DR plans will need to be proactively managed and transformed to meet the needs of the new 5G/Edge computing universe.
Is your Business Impact Analysis (BIA) up-to-date? Does your latest threat assessment include technology and data security hazards? Is your data center and cloud services infrastructure and Disaster Recovery Plan ready to handle the challenges of 5G and Edge computing?
For more information about how to better prepare your organization with effective BC/DR Planning tools, or to schedule a tabletop exercise with our Certified Business Continuity Professionals, please contact us via:
- The contact form using the link at the top of this page
- Email at PSISales@ParadigmSI.com
- Call us at 800-558-9568 ext. 300
