American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland Selects BlueBridge Networks as One of Their Center of Expertise (COE) Locations in Northeast Ohio

CLEVELAND, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueBridge Networks LLC, a leading provider of business continuity services, announced today that the American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland has chosen BlueBridge Networks as one of their 45 Center's of Expertise (COE).  Using BlueBridge Networks, the American Red Cross will have access to a robust portfolio that will allow them to continue business without interruptions to mission-critical data and processes.  BlueBridge Networks has successfully architected, built, maintained, hosted and managed American Red Cross' disaster recovery and business continuity plans.  

The American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. BlueBridge Networks and the American Red Cross are collaborating to help increase awareness for emergency preparedness and business continuity planning.  The month of September is National Preparedness Month (NPM) and is sponsored by the Ready Campaign in partnership with Citizen Corps.  The Citizen Corps is FEMA's grassroots strategy to bring together government and community business leaders for emergency preparedness and resilience.

BlueBridge Networks provides the American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland with data center services, managed storage and managed services including disaster recovery/business continuity, high availability and security solutions.  BlueBridge Networks has become the first American Red Cross COE in the Midwest for infrastructure and shared services to help them reduce costs, improve efficiencies and collaborate with other Red Cross chapters.

"BlueBridge Networks is committed to the American Red Cross partnership, providing them with the latest technology solutions for their mission critical requirements.  We are excited to provide them with a second site, replication and security to ensure their disaster preparedness," said Jeff Levine, CEO and President of BlueBridge Networks.  "We fully recognize the vital importance of having an effective disaster recovery plan and will help our customers provide high availability and uptime of their systems with 24/7 support by providing the expertise, methodologies and facility to rapidly rectify any service interruptions.  BlueBridge Networks wants to provide the American Red Cross with peace of mind so they can concentrate on their core competencies. We provide custom business continuity programs for our customer's needs so they can implement best practices across multiple locations."

Some four million people give blood—the gift of life—through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States.  BlueBridge Networks has been a long-time supporter of the American Red Cross by sponsoring blood drives every 56 days.  In addition, Kevin Goodman, Managing Director of BlueBridge Networks, has sat on the Strategic Advisory Board for the Business Emergency Planning Association (BEPA) of the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the American Red Cross.  BEPA brings together knowledge, expertise and experience to help businesses, nonprofits and government agencies prepare for potential emergencies and deal with actual disasters.

About BlueBridge Networks

Headquartered in Cleveland, BlueBridge Networks, a leading provider of custom business

continuity services, utilizes their premiere data centers collocation solutions and managed services. The company delivers reliable, scalable and secure solutions for clients' mission critical data and provides its customers with unparalleled protection of one of their most important assets. Focused on resolving service interruptions quickly, BlueBridge Networks is experienced in minimizing downtime and reducing costs through its enterprise-class facility, strong customer support, financial stability and technical experts. BlueBridge Networks is SAS70 Type II and PCI-DSS Compliant, and helps companies meet their various regulatory compliance needs. For more information about BlueBridge Networks, visit www.bluebridgenetworks.com.

SOURCE BlueBridge Networks LLC