Press Releases 

SAP Certifies SunGard Availability Services Hosting Services; SunGard Now an SAP Hosting Partner in the U.S.

Wayne, Pa., June 29, 2009 — SunGard Availability Services has been certified by SAP AG to provide hosting services for SAP applications and is now an SAP hosting partner in the U.S.  The certification was awarded following an assessment of SunGard’s infrastructure, procedures and technical staff by SAP.  As an SAP hosting partner and an SAP-certified provider of hosting services, SunGard’s services are in line with SAP’s requirements for quality, availability and security. 

Survey Says Virtualization Can Play Major Role in Disaster Recovery – But Not Provide Complete Solution

Wayne, Pa., June 25, 2009 — A large majority of information technology (IT) executives say virtualization technologies can play a major role in a disaster recovery plan – but these technologies are not a complete solution, according to the results of the State of Disaster Recovery survey conducted by Harris Interactive®. While many IT decision-makers say they have deployed virtualization, survey data show most had not yet utilized the technology in a disaster recovery situation.

Five Steps to Improving Business Continuity from SunGard Availability Services

Wayne, Pa., June 22, 2009 — According to the Disaster Recovery Institute International, June 21 to 27 marks the 2009 Business Continuity Awareness Week in North America. SunGard Availability Services urges companies to take this opportunity to introduce and strengthen the concepts of business continuity planning within their organization.

Survey Reveals Lack of Understanding by Business Executives of the Value of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity to Organizational Success

Wayne, Pa., June 15, 2009 — There is a significant disconnect between information technology (IT) and business executives when it comes to disaster recovery preparedness, according to the results of a new State of Disaster Recovery survey. While both sets of executives share same views on the importance of information availability to the business, survey data reveal a split in how to achieve the goal of minimizing downtime when an unplanned IT outage occurs.

BDP International Selects SunGard Availability Services to Provide Managed Hosting for Global Data Center

Wayne, Pa., June 11, 2009 — BDP International, a leading global logistics and transportation management organization, has selected SunGard Availability Services to provide AdvancedHosting managed services to help ensure worldwide, uninterrupted access to its corporate information systems. SunGard will host BDP’s Global Data Center – the organization’s primary suite of IT infrastructure hardware and software applications – in its new managed services facility in Philadelphia.

SunGard Secure2Disk Provides Online Backup and Recovery Services to Help Improve Operational Availability

Wayne, Pa., June 3, 2009 — Protecting business information from routine incidents, such as hardware and power outages, viruses, accidental deletions and application failures, as well as ensuring that information is available despite natural disasters is a continuous challenge for IT organizations. Secure2Disk from SunGard Availability Services delivers a new disk-based, online backup and recovery solution for organizations looking to improve the reliability of both operational backup and off-site recovery of their IT systems.

Top Ten Tips for 2009 Hurricane Season Planning from SunGard Availability Services

Wayne, Pa., June 3, 2009 — With the onset of the 2009 hurricane season, SunGard Availability Services has outlined its top ten tips for disaster preparedness. By following these steps, organizations will be better prepared to keep their systems, processes and people up and running during and after a major storm.

SunGard Availability Services and Phoenix Health Systems Join Forces to Deliver Complete Software Application and Infrastructure Management to Community Hospitals

Wayne, Pa., May 27, 2009 — SunGard Availability Services has partnered with Phoenix Health Systems, a national provider of healthcare IT outsourcing, consulting and revenue cycle management solutions, to help hospitals improve information availability for electronic medical records (EMR) and other technologies essential to quality of care.  Together, SunGard and Phoenix will help community hospitals by developing and executing cost-effective business continuity plans that address requirements to access critical data in the event of an IT systems outage as well as providing industry leading staffing and application support.

HarrisData Turns to SunGard Availability Services Managed Hosting to Deliver Enterprise Applications to Customers

Wayne, Pa., May 18, 2009 — Enterprise software developer, HarrisData, has selected SunGard Availability Services to provide a fully managed hosting solution to operate enterprise software applications for HarrisData customers.  SunGard AdvancedHosting will help HarrisData customers run their RTI-Software solutions, including CustomerFirst®, SalesFirst® and WebFirst®, in a highly available, redundant environment with reduced demands on their own IT resources.

Pandemic Action Plan Update From Sungard Availability Services

Wayne, Pa., May 1, 2009 — All SunGard Availability Services locations worldwide are operating normally and have entered a “heightened awareness” phase as part of the company’s Pandemic Action Plan in response to the World Health Organization (WHO) Stage 5 announcements concerning the H1N1 flu (swine flu).

SunGard Availability Services Announces Recovery Services Promotional Campaign at Scottsdale Facility

Wayne, Pa., April 27, 2009 — SunGard Availability Services has expanded its Scottsdale, Ariz. facility, providing customers with enhanced recovery services and managed IT services to help ensure their business systems and people are always connected.  Increasing SunGard’s presence in the West, this expansion reinforces the company’s commitment to staying ahead of the availability needs of its customers in today’s always-on business environment.  

Top Five Reasons to Utilize Managed IT Services in a Down Economy Outlined by SunGard Availability Services

Wayne, Pa., April 14, 2009—In today’s difficult economic environment, organizations are turning to managed IT services to help them achieve lower and more predictable IT support costs, while also improving IT resiliency and operational efficiencies.  Organizations are realizing the advantages of leveraging the investments of managed IT services providers rather than building and managing their own IT infrastructures.

Top Five Reasons to Implement Business Continuity Management Software Outlined by SunGard Availability Services

Wayne, Pa., April 6, 2009— No one can control whether or not an organization will be affected by a natural disaster, hardware failure, power outage or other unplanned incident.  However, companies can work to help ensure their organizations are prepared to respond to and recover from such events with minimal impact by creating and keeping current business continuity plans. 

New Planning Software from SunGard Availability Services Addresses Business Continuity Requirements of Hospitals

Wayne, Pa., April 3, 2009 — In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, real-time access to medical information and treatment protocols is required to deliver the highest quality of care.  LDRPS (Living Disaster Recovery Planning System) for Hospitals, new software from SunGard Availability Services, provides comprehensive business continuity management designed to address the healthcare industry’s unique, 24/7 demands for information availability. 

SunGard Availability Services Partners with Orchestrate Healthcare to Improve Availability of Electronic Medical Records

Wayne, Pa., and Greenwood Village, Colo., April 3, 2009 — SunGard Availability Services has formed a partnership with Orchestrate Healthcare, a leading provider in healthcare technical consulting services, to help healthcare organizations improve information availability for electronic medical records (EMR).  Together, SunGard Availability Services and Orchestrate Healthcare will help hospitals develop and execute cost-effective business continuity plans that address the requirement to access EMR data in the event of an IT systems outage to safeguard quality of care.