Louisiana’s Abacus Data Exchange Protects Customer Data and Ensures Uninterrupted Business Operations with LiquidIQ during Recent Tornado
Los Altos, Calif. – June 5, 2008 – Liquid Computing, developer of LiquidIQ, the first fully virtualized communications and computing system, announced that its recently deployed LiquidIQ system successfully enabled the Abacus Data Exchange to provide comprehensive business continuity services following the May 15th tornado that swept through the Lafayette, La., Oil Center business district.
“At 7AM our building had 25% of its roof ripped off and we lost all power” said Abigail Ransonet, chief visionary officer of Abacus Marketing Resources, LLC, the parent company of the Abacus Data Exchange. “We were able to immediately implement our disaster recovery plan and with LiquidIQ protect our customer data and ensure there was no disruption to business operations. LiquidIQ’s high availability and autonomic system operations help us reduce the risk and complexity associated with executing a successful disaster recovery.”
The Abacus Data Exchange is a broadband services provider based in Lafayette, Louisiana. The company operates a facility in the Oil Center business district, from which it delivers advanced broadband services. The company’s broadband customers depend on these services under both normal and extraordinary conditions, as applications are equally important as the networking connections and configurations that allow the applications to function and service end users.
“The Abacus Data Exchange’s ability to successfully continue operations and provide service to customers under such challenging circumstances is proof of a well executed disaster recovery plan.” said Greg McElheran, president and CEO, Liquid Computing. “We are pleased to have been able to support the Abacus Data Exchange in safe-guarding its customer data and providing advanced broadband services under such extraordinary conditions.”
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