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BCM Institute & CSAM Sign Memorandum of Understanding
To Deliver Business Continuity Management Services PETALING JAYA, 16th October 2008 – Business Continuity Management (BCM) Institute and Computer Systems Advisers (M) Sdn Bhd (CSAM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSC (NYSE:CSC), have signed a memorandum of understanding today to jointly provide business continuity management and disaster recovery planning courses to customers. The courses will help companies develop business continuity plans to help protect against unexpected business interruptions.
Under terms of the two-year memorandum of understanding, CSAM will market and deliver business solutions offered by BCM Institute in their portfolio of training products to meet critical business continuity and disaster recovery requirements for organizations. The memorandum further secures CSAM’s position as a leader in providing state-of-the-art technology-enabled solutions and services, specifically in the area of seamless disaster recovery contingencies to data centre intensive clients. The partnership is synergistic as BCM Institute is a leader in providing training that bridges the gaps in knowledge and skills of executives involved in business continuity and disaster recovery life cycle management processes.
“As the leading institution of learning and training for business continuity management and disaster recovery planning, BCM Institute is pleased to be partnering with CSAM, a company that is well known for its excellent track record in service delivery,” said Dr. Goh Moh Heng, President, BCM Institute. “We look forward to sharing our ideals and best practices in the critical areas of business continuity management and disaster recovery planning together with CSAM to train corporations on how to safeguard their businesses from unexpected disasters.”
Mr. Lim Cheng Leong, General Manager, Customer Services and Support Group, CSAM, said, “The collaboration with the BCM Institute allows CSAM to provide a more complete, end-to-end training solution in business continuity management and disaster recovery planning industry practices. This is timely as large corporations, especially those in the financial services, have to comply with the statutory regulations to ensure the continuity of those businesses. Our customers have been seeking business continuity management solutions and this partnership with BCM Institute will allow CSAM to value add to their requirements.”
Dr. Goh added further, “BCM Institute offers multiple instructors who are subject matter experts and industry practitioners. These practitioners offer practical and real-world applications in their area of expertise and are skilled at identifying potential impacts that threaten an organization’s services. By utilising a knowledge framework to build operational resilience and effective response, our business continuity and disaster recovery experts are able to effectively help companies identify potential business interruptions and safeguard their stakeholders and the reputation of the company.”
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About BCM Institute
BCM Institute is a leading global Business Continuity (BC) & Disaster Recovery (DR) Institute that promotes and develops the disciplines of Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) for a variety of industries and clients around the world. BCM Institute differentiates itself by having a pool of instructors who are highly regarded BC and DR professionals. It offers a wide range of quality BC and DR training solutions, including the globally recognized BCCP, BCCS/DRCS and BCCE/DRCE accreditations. In less than three years, BCM Institute has trained more than 2000 professionals and certified over 1000 professionals from 35 Countries. They come from over 470 companies in industries ranging from Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Utilities and Manufacturing, to Banking & Finance, Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunications.
About CSAM
Established in 1971, Computer Systems Advisers (M) Sdn Bhd (CSAM) is one of Malaysia’s leading information technology (IT) service providers and a wholly owned subsidiary of CSC (NYSE: CSC). CSAM provides a broad range of IT solutions and services, specializing in systems integration, IT outsourcing, customer services and support for multinational corporations and local enterprises. CSAM is the first IT company in Malaysia to have earned the prestigious MS ISO 9001 Quality Management and Assurance Standard Award for its entire business operations. Today, the company is well represented in 23 offices strategically located throughout East and West Malaysia, with more than 1,200 employees. For more information, please visit www.csc.com.
About CSC
CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions & Services, Global Outsourcing Services and the North American Public Sector. CSC’s advanced capabilities include systems design and integration, information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management consulting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 90,000 employees and reported revenue of $16.5 billion for the 12 months ended March 28, 2008. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.csc.com.
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