Office-Shadow has announced that SAVVIShas entered into an agreement valid for three years in which SAVVIS will be using Shadow-Planner's suite of automated business continuity tools. This is expected to support SAVVIS’ internal organization systems infrastructure.

SAVVIS provides IT infrastructure services for business applications which cater to several business and government enterprises. It offers businesses computers, storage, network and security suitable for their various important applications.

To ensure the company’s efficacy, SAVVIS selected Shadow-Planner from Office-Shadow to take care of its risk assessment, business impact analysis and business continuity. This helps it to be abreast with changes besides being readily available in difficult situations said the company.

Office-Shadow specializes in web-based business continuity management solutions chiefly in standards based implementations and the financial services market.

Richard A. Jurado, CBCP, Director of Business Continuity Management for SAVVIS expressed his happiness on choosing Shadow-Planner as BC automation suite for most of the important organizational functions.

“The product’s extreme ease of use, flexibility and sophistication match our needs. We are confident that we will be able to provide the utmost in business resilience through our partnership with Office-Shadow,” added Jurado.

“We are delighted to welcome SAVVIS to our customer base,” said Nigel Hopkinson, CEO of Office-Shadow. “Shadow-Planner helps integrate business continuity into the fabric of the organization, mirroring the SAVVIS approach of integrating people, technology and systems.”