Strategic
Dataworks Incorporates
Offsite Backup into Key Products |
| Alliance
with DataFort Brings Reliable Data Security to Shipping
Industry.DataFort, the leading provider of off-site data
backup, today announced a partnership agreement with Strategic
Dataworks, the market leader in specialist shipping software.
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| Release
date: April 2004 |
| Strategic
Dataworks will offer the off-site backup solution DataFort
3.0 alongside its MMS (Message Management Software), providing
shipbrokers with a secure means of backing up business
and safety-critical information. Within weeks of partnering,
the two companies have completed several high profile
international tenders. |
| “The
shipbroking market is highly competitive and the majority
of deals are carried out across multiple messaging systems
such as telex, fax, email or satellite,” explains
Stuart Hyde, Sales Manager of Strategic Dataworks. “Incorporating
DataFort 3.0 into our message management suite adds
real value, extending our service by offering additional
functionality.” |
| Strategic
Dataworks’ shipping applications have been developed
with the benefit of 17 years experience of the shipping
industry. Built around a relational database of ships
particulars, the tools support sale and purchase, as
well as chartering position and fixture applications.
DataFort 3.0 enables companies to secure business critical
data off-site, offering security and recovery in the
event of disaster. |
| “Any
company or office involved in ship-brokering industry
is used to archiving huge volumes of data,” comments
Gavin Smith, Founder & CEO of DataFort. “Not
only are communications carried out across multiple
platforms – telex is still very much in use in
this area – but vast amounts of ship statistics
also have to be stored. And wherever critical data is
stored it also needs to be backed up. Nowhere is off-site
back-up more important than in shipping – where
the natural hazards to data loss are very high.” |
| “Strategic
Dataworks has the expertise and heritage to extend our
business continuity solution into the ship brokering
community,” continues Smith. “We see great
potential in this new market area and together with
Strategic Dataworks we will provide shipbrokers with
a complete managed service, giving them peace of mind
that their data is secure.” |
About
Strategic Dataworks
Strategic Dataworks Ltd is a software developer and
IT systems supplier. We specialise in communications
software and shipping database applications. The Company
was founded in 1983 as Strategic Software Ltd. Initially
focused on the shipbroking sector, Strategic quickly
expanded to become the world's leading systems supplier
to the shipping industry. |
| In
2001 Strategic Software amalgamated with Dataworks to
further strengthen our position and commitment to the
shipping industry. Today Strategic Dataworks shipping
applications continue to dominate the market. We have
also seen exciting growth in demand for our communications
software - Message Management is increasingly used by
organisations in diverse sectors, with a common need
for workgroup messaging, high volume communications
management and critical message handling. |
| Strategic
Dataworks continues to invest in R&D and we take
pride in our reputation for product innovation; indeed
we pioneered many programs that are industry standard
today. Website: www.strategicdataworks.co.uk. |
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 ABOUT
DATAFORT
DataFort provides
dependable secure off-site computer information storage with
a focus on functionality and convenience for the end user. The
company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Guildford,
UK and New York, USA. It’s software and services are used
by thousands of businesses worldwide - ranging from small SMEs
and schools through to quoted companies and local government.
Every hour of every day someone, somewhere backs up with DataFort. |
CONTACTS
Marcie Terman
T: +44 (0) 1483 872 052
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