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Virtual project engineered and published the Business Continuity MaturityModel(R) (BCMM(R)). The BCMM(R) is a benchmarking and assessment tool forbusinesses of all sizes to assist in improving their ability to recover from adisruption. The BS25999 is a standard for BC certification. In addition topreparing an organization for BS25999 certification, the BCMM(R) quantifiesthe current state of an organization's BC program, provides a gap analysis,and assists in formulating immediate and long-term program recommendations.
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"BSI is committed to aligning itself with best-in-class companies toprovide leading-edge services," said Todd VanderVen, President of BSI America."Virtual Corporation is a pioneer and recognized BC global leader. Virtual'sBCMM(R) will facilitate clients in continuous improvement and add value to thecertification process; we encourage the use of Virtual's BCMM(R)."
Margaret Langsett, Executive Vice President, stated, "By leveraging thecore expertise of two market leaders, we are providing a powerful combinationof business continuity services." She said, "Working together, BSI andVirtual help organizations maintain continuous, sustainable operations whileensuring compliance with an established global BC standard."
"The combination of Virtual Corporation and BSI joins two of the mostwell-respected global leaders in the business continuity industry," said ScottW. Ream, President of Virtual Corporation. "This relationship validates ourcommitment to provide exceptional service and innovative solutions for bothour current and potential clients."
Published in 2003 as the first globally used BC program benchmarking tool,the BCMM(R) provides a consistent, objective means for evaluating disasterreadiness, including criteria in 8 Corporate Competencies and 4 BCdisciplines: business recovery, incident management, technology recovery andsecurity management. In recognition of the BS 25999 as industry bestpractice, Virtual Corporation formed an international team of BCMM(R)assessors to ensure the alignment of these 2 valuable tools. Used as apre-certification evaluation, the BCMM(R) provides a mechanism to evaluate theBC program and provides a preview of how well the organization meets theBS25999 criteria.
Virtual offers the BCMM(R) open access tool, available for no charge inboth English and Spanish on their website. A self-assessment survey is alsoprovided in their business continuity planning software, SustainablePlanner(TM). To learn more about the BCMM(R), Virtual's consulting servicesand their web-based BC/DR software Sustainable Planner(TM) visithttp://www.virtual-corp.net.
About Virtual Corporation
In business for more than 14 years, Virtual has helped numerousenterprises ensure that they can recover from business disruptions bydesigning and implementing sustainable business continuity programs. VirtualCorporation's software solution, Sustainable Planner(TM), empowers businesscontinuity managers to implement an innovative and sustainable process tobuild, update and maintain their own business continuity plans allowingbusiness continuity professionals time to analyze exposures, enhancepreparedness, and consult with business. Services include: EnterpriseBusiness Continuity Program Design and Implementation, Business ContinuityMaturity Model(R) assessments and training, and BC/DR Exercise Design andFacilitation.
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