GNi Selected to Provide Disaster Recovery Co-Location Services for Medical Consultants Network

September 27, 2007; 02:37 AM
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GNi, a leading provider of customer-centric managed hosting services, announced it has signed an agreement to provide disaster recovery co-location space and Internet transit services for Seattle-based Medical Consultants Network (MCN). MCN offers independent third-party medical exams for government agencies and insurance companies.

Because Seattle is located in an earthquake zone, MCN decided to establish an off-site disaster recovery facility for their primary services. They wanted an area safe from natural disasters like earthquakes, tornados and wild fires. After a nationwide search they selected the new 365 Main data center in Chandler, Arizona because there was space available at a reasonable price, because it was easy to reach, and because GNi’s on-site managed services team offered the responsiveness and expertise MCN required.

“GNi’s response for requested information was quick and efficient,” explained William Ellison, Medical Consultants Network’s vice president of information systems. “They responded to all of our questions and concerns quickly and gracefully and offered us the solution we wanted. Currently we’re leasing a single power cabinet and Internet services; however, GNi made it easy for us to expand. And because they maintain on-site customer support, they can fix any problem immediately, which saves us time and the price of an airline ticket.”

GNi combines multiple ISPs, redundancy, “burstable” support, fail-over, recovery and 24x7 customer support to maximize uptime, eliminate points of failure, and provide reliable service for mission-critical applications. The rapidly expanding managed services provider also guarantees 99.999 percent network availability through the its service level agreements in 14 service locations across the United States, Europe and Asia.

About Medical Consultants Network (MCN)

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, MCN combines a comprehensive Medical Judgment Network in the United States with over 20,000 providers and the industry’s most advanced computer systems. As a technology leader, the company provides a robust tool allowing real-time, secure Internet access for consultants and clients to review their case status. Services include administration and support, records delivery, transcription, quality assurance, provider history, provider network credentialing, medical bill review and more. For more information, visit http://www.mcn.com.

About GNi

GNi is a leading provider of customer-centric managed services that extend customers’ infrastructure while dramatically reducing their total cost of ownership (TCO). GNi provides the expertise, resources and solutions to meet and exceed customers’ unique onsite and off-site requirements. Services include wired and wireless connectivity, world-class network security, disaster recovery, comprehensive server management and hosting, networking operations and management, and network consulting. GNi’s unique P.O.W.E.R. (Process Organized with Efficient Resources) methodology delivers consistent levels of excellence for efficiently managing peak loads and guaranteeing uptime. For more information, visit http://www.gni.com.

Contacts: Daly-Swartz PR for GNi, Jeffrey Swartz, 949-470-0075, jeffreyswartz@dsprel.com