SCS: Asia-Pacific's first mobile business continuity office in a shipping container

Singapore, February 12, 2007 т€“ Main Board-listed Singapore Computer Systems Limited (SCS), a leading information and communications technology service provider in Asia, unveils today Asia-Pacificт€™s first innovative mobile business continuity office (iMobicon), a portable business continuity office housed within a standard stackable shipping container.

iMobicon contains workstations for up to ten persons and is equipped with its own mobile toilet and diesel generator. In the event of a power outage, the diesel generator will kick in to provide power for iMobicon to continue operations. iMobicon can be mounted on a trailer and moved anywhere on the island according to the organisationт€™s business continuity plan. Although there are portable data centres and mobile offices housed within trucks in some parts of the world, this mobile business continuity office within a container, with full business continuity facilities, is the firstof-its-kind.

SCSт€™ President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Tan Tong Hai said, т€œiMobicon revolutionises the concept of business continuity by giving organisations the flexibility of bringing their business continuity facilities anywhere, at anytime. No longer is business continuity constrained to traditional business continuity sites within physical buildings. iMobicon is especially useful in the event of a pandemic outbreak, as businesses can relocate their staff into these self-contained offices, which will minimise the spread of the virus.т€

Commenting on the technology and security features of iMobicon, Mr Wong Tew Kiat, Senior Manager, Business Continuity, said, т€œiMobicon is connected to the internet via a wireless link and is able to tap onto Wi-Fi networks. Physical and network security is our top priority, and we have implemented state-of-the-art security features and monitoring tools in iMobicon to ensure that security is not compromised.т€

т€œIDA congratulates SCS on developing the first-of-its-kind mobile business continuity office. For a local company to have such an achievement is indeed something that Singapore can be proud of. Not only will this contribute to Singapore's position as a trusted hub for business continuity and disaster recovery activities, it is also a testimony of Singapore's infocomm capability," said Ms Tham Ai Chyn, Assistant Chief Executive (Industry & Cluster Development), Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore.

Having SCS as your trusted business continuity partner will give you the assurance that your business continuity facility has been proven and tested. SCS will conduct regular peacetime drills for organisations using iMobicon, to ensure that the personnel involved in the drills know exactly what to do in the event of an actual disaster.

The first iMobicon is now ready for viewing and is located at SCSт€™ premises at 7 Bedok South Road.

Note:
A business continuity office is an alternative site where staff can be deployed to work at, in the event that they are unable to work at their regular office. The business continuity site is set up as if workers were in their own office. The IT and communication systems will be patched to the business continuity site, and operations can continue seamlessly once the business continuity site is activated.

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