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October 10-13, 2006• San Diego Convention Center, San Diego California

Disaster Preparedness

Managing Crisis Through Planning

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Iwatsu Overview

• Iwatsu Electric 75 years making communications systems

• Iwatsu Voice Networks local application software development

• Enterprise Communications Server (ECS) 1024 port CPE

• QuadFusion Technology SIP,H.323.,TDM,VOIP

• 250 North American dealers

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• A 2006 AMR Research study showed that only 32% of businesses have a disaster preparedness plan in place.

• According to a Harris Interactive survey in 2004, 54% of executives from Fortune 1000 companies admitted to having a technology disruption because they weren’t adequately prepared.

• KPMG Risk Advisory Services and Continuity Insights Magazine conducted a 2005 survey that reported 43% of businesses damaged in a disaster close for good.

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Crisis versus Disaster

• Crisis – A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.

– Loose your T1/PRI/Power– Hackers– Server/Equipment failure

• Disaster - An occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress; a catastrophe– Flood– Terrorism – Pandemic

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Hackers and Equipment Failure

• More likely that risk will come from someone INSIDE your company!

– Internal controls, policies and procedures– Firewall – Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware software– Backup data

• Fault Tolerant servers• Power Failure back-up• Redundant mission critical components

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But What About Catastrophic Loss

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Backup Alternate Location

Location 1 CPE Backup Location

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Hosted PBX

• Acts as primary and backup

• Minimal CPE• Location agnostic• Customer transparency• Iwatsu embraces both

CPE and Hosted solutions with 1IP Voice

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Hosted Services

• Reverse 911• Mass telemarketing• IVR• Iwatsu partners with

Aizan for application based hosted services

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USA – Case Study

• Employees call in to IVR report whereabouts

• Use ID number to get job specific information

• Outbound calling contacts all 10000 employees in under 5 minutes

Employee Emergency Accountability Response System

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• Plan for crisis and disaster• It’s better to be prepared and not

need it, than to need it and not be prepared.

• We want you to be part of the 50% that recovers!

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