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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Cristie Software News Bulletin - September 2012

Cristie Software August 2012 News Bulletin
September 2012 Update

Welcome to the Cristie Software News Bulletin!

We have quite a lot to update you this month, with new releases, new staff members and some great product news along with industry guest blogger special.

After a successful first two quarters we are hoping that the rest of 2012 continues to be just as interesting. With some new customers on board and quite a number of software projects being developed, the end of Q3 and Q4 could have some big announcements for us to make!

We were also proud to report that this year's Global Fortune 500 Companies list included over 100 of our customers!

Why not keep in touch with what we are getting up to by following us on Twitter @CristieSoftware or LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/cristie-software-limited
Natalie Schofield - Marketing Manager
All the best,
Natalie Schofield,
International Marketing Manager




Product News... 

Several new Windows releases to let you know about:
Contact our sales team if you would like to know more at sales@cristie.com
And as usual you can download a free trial of the software via the website - www.cristie.com/download

And new software to introduce you to
  • CRISP - Cristie Recovery ISO Producer – this is a simple utility that we have designed to automatically build the recovery ISO for you, since Microsoft changed their licensing rules for the WinPE based DR environment (May 2012). View the technical video demonstration here


Introductions...

We would like to introduce you to the two latest additions to the Cristie Software family:

Andy Loydell - UK&I Business Development Manager ANDY LOYDELL
UK&I Business Development Manager
Email Andy
Connect on LinkedIn

Andy joins the company to help support business in the UK and Ireland. With an IT software background Andy brings a wealth of knowledge becoming a valuable member of the team.
Toby Bishop - US Territory Manager
 TOBY BISHOP
US Territory Manager

Email Toby
Connect on LinkedIn

Toby joins the US team to assist our growing customer-base and resellers. Coming from a technical sales team background Toby is a fantastic addition to the company.



Special Feature...

This month is from Pentire Solutions Ltd"The service we provide is built upon quality, reliability and integrity" 
Delft fire - business continuity questioned
the role of business management after a crisisBusiness Continuity: The Role of Business Management in a Crisis
Many organisations have a form of business continuity plan, developed to meet various requirements. It may be a “tick in the box” document to enable regulatory compliance, or to meet a customer’s requirements. It should be developed to protect the business and its stakeholders’ interests.

But how many business managers actually understand the plan and its processes? If there were a major disruptive incident, most would need to ask someone what to do. The response would be more effective if we understood, in advance, our role in helping to keep the business operational….

Read the full story here…



Other News...

Business Disaster Recovery Planning - TOP 10 TIPS:
We all know that IT downtime happens, whether due to cyber-attack, power-cut, natural disaster including hurricanes, fire, floods or even unplanned IT outages. Every company, whatever the size or number of locations should have a disaster recovery plan in place as part of the business continuity strategy.

Business Disaster Recovery Planning - Top tipsWe have pulled together 10 top tips to help you create a great IT DR plan:

  1. Test, test and test again, at least quarterly run through the disaster recovery process, ensure that it all works, re-create plan to include any changes that are highlighted through this testing process, this should streamline your process and make it user-friendly and robust
  2. Staff knowledge, document processes and ensure that everyone involved understands the process required to recover and restore systems. Enabling staff from branches and individual offices to be in control of their requirements whether onsite or remotely can also provide your organization with better control over data and systems, providing a swifter solution to recovery....

Read the full top 10 tips here...


Cristie Software Ltd, New Mill, Chestnut Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3EH
Website: www.cristie.com 
 Email: sales@cristie.com

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