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Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.

AccuWeather, established in 1962, is the World's Weather Authority. We provide local forecasts for everywhere in the United States and over two million locations worldwide. We also provide our products and services to more than 175,000 paying customers in media, business, government and institutions. Our headquarters in State College, PA, is home to the greatest number of forecast meteorologists in one location anywhere in the world.

The Ahead sales, engineering and services team is a valuable asset to you when investing in IT. We excel at understanding and developing realistic Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return On Investment (ROI) Ahead enables you to do IT better. We provide unique models that assist you in justifying budget allocations. insight from multiple different backgrounds and We then work with suppliers to help find and create disciplines to determine where your focus should be.

AHD Associates provides quality Security and Compliance consulting services. We bring experienced certified consultants that understand business, security, and compliance to projects to provide our clients with the help they need. We provide security, regulatory compliance, and risk assessments leading to gap analysis and then remediation of issues identified. Our consultants have worked on a variety of projects for customers ranging from small to Fortune 100 companies.

Atrato has pioneered the next generation storage design. Our adaptive storage solutions optimize IT resources to improve storage performance and eliminate barriers for any data application.

There are many factors distinguishing BC Management from other recruiting firms. Clearly the first and most significant is the fact that BC Management specializes in continuity-related careers. This unique focus benefits both the employers whose positions we fill and the candidates whose careers we help develop and elevate. We know BCP, but we also know recruiting. And by combing the two we have developed proprietary processes and tools to aid recruiting and evaluate talent.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCSIL) is the largest and most experienced health insurance company in Illinois, providing more than 6.5 million members with comprehensive and affordable health plans. As a division of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois provides its members with a high level of confidence and security.

BMS CAT® is a global restoration company specializing in the restoration of commercial properties. BMS CAT® is a full service company in the areas of structural and content cleaning and can provide all of the restoration services needed.

Continuum Data Centers management team, and founders, are a group of highly experienced individuals with strong roots in colocation services. Our skilled team of professional staff come from a history of building data centers in Chicago since the late 1980's.

CBTS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell, Inc. We provide Technology Solutions for Business, with solutions for small, midsize and enterprise customers ranging from data centers and IT outsourcing to voice systems and disaster recovery.

Fusion Risk Management delivers a new and integrated approach to IT and operational risk management through innovative software and services that maximize value and minimize cost.

Grainger helps customers save time and money by providing them the right products to keep their facilities up and running.

InterCall is a division of West Corporation. West Corporation is a leading provider of outsourced communication solutions to many of the world's largest companies, organizations and government agencies.

Iron Mountain is the world leader in information management services, assisting more than 140,000 organizations in 39 countries on five continents with storing, protecting and managing their information.

HexiSTOR Data Protection Services, LLC was established in 2001 as a service provider offering backup disaster recovery and email compliant services to the financial community in Chicago. While maintaining our headquarters in Chicago we have expanded our customer base globally and provide automated data protection services to the financial, hospitality, real estate and insurance vertical markets.

For over 25 years, J.C. Restoration has been helping home and business owners recover from damage caused by flood, fire or storm – helping agents and adjusters minimize claim costs and expedite service without compromising quality – helping property managers protect their investment with custom contingency plans– and helping business associates advance their career through specialized continuing education.

We make delicious foods you can feel good about. Whether watching your weight or preparing to celebrate, grabbing a quick bite or sitting down to family night, we pour our hearts into creating foods that are wholesome and delicious.

Latisys provides premier data center solutions, including colocation, managed hosting and managed services, that extend and enhance your company's IT infrastructure. We deliver the technology, expertise and experience that companies require from our Tier III data centers in Chicago, Denver and Irvine, CA.

Laurus Technologies is a leading consulting and solutions provider focused on solving business and technology challenges to meet your organization’s goals. We call it “Your business. Empowered.”

Marquette National Corporation (MNAT) based in Chicago, Illinois is a diversified bank holding company for Marquette Bank which has 24 branches in Chicago and its suburbs. Marquette National Corporation has total assets of more than $1.8 billion.

Meridian Technology Solutions is a provider of information technology consulting services to major corporations. We provide quality professional resources at competitive rates to clients.

Motorola is a global communications leader powered by a passion to invent and an unceasing commitment to advancing the way the world connects.

Paradigm Solutions Corporation is an information technology and business solutions provider focused on supporting the operational efficiency of government enterprises

Q-Tech Communications, Inc.is a premier technology outsourcing service provider, focused on the financial industry. Q-Tech’s suite of services include network design and implementation, Data Center design and construction, managed hosting solutions and support, as well as customized Disaster Recovery facilities.

As global leaders in Information Management, Recall provides the services you need throughout the information life-cycle. From document storage and retrieval, to digital conversion, data protection and secure destruction, Recall provides businesses with more than secure information management – we provide peace of mind.

Recovery Point provides a family of services focused on protection of data, disaster recovery, continuity of business operations and IT operational efficiency. Our unique service model delivers our capabilities individually or integrated in any combination, eliminating vendor fragmentation, reducing risk and offering uniformity and flexibility not achievable with the traditional approach of executing multiple contracts with numerous vendors.

RedLegg’s mission is to partner with clients on a strategic level to identify advanced technologies helping to reduce operational and capital expenses.

Revere's vision since its inception has remained steadfast—to build an organization that clients rely upon as their trusted advisor. This vision of both Parks and Miller was the philosophy implemented through a refined approach to people, process and technology. In an industry marked by innovation and relentless change, organizations can look to Revere for its senior consulting model, strong business and technology expertise, client focused project management methodology and its partner relationships.

McGladrey Inc. offers business and tax consulting, wealth management, retirement resources, investment banking, and international business services, while McGladrey & Pullen LLP, a CPA firm owned by its individual partners, offers audit and attest services.

Send Word Now is successfully transforming the way organizations and government agencies are solving the problem of on-demand alerting and response for both emergency situations as well as for everyday, time-sensitive organizational communications. .

ServerCentral is a managed data center solutions provider specializing in bandwidth-intensive colocation applications. With data centers strategically located worldwide, we serve a diverse roster of clients, including content delivery companies, webhosting and application service providers, hardware vendors and enterprise-level clients.

SunGard provides software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also provides disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software.

TEAM Technologies provides 24/7 data center operations and management services. We offer complete data center, network and facilities management services to businesses that choose to locate their equipment in one of our company-owned data centers. These services offer these companies the opportunity to improve the scalability, reliability, security and manageability of their mission-critical IT infrastructure quickly and with less capital expense

Vanguard Archives helps organizations manage both documents and data at all stages of the information lifecycle - from the time information is created until it requires secure disposal.

Underwriters Laboratories® is an independent product safety certification organization that has been testing products and writing standards for safety for more than a century. UL evaluates more than 19,000 types of products, components, materials and systems annually with 20 billion UL Marks appearing on 72,000 manufacturers' products each year. UL's worldwide family of companies and network of service providers includes 64 laboratory, testing and certification facilities serving customers in 98 countries.

viaForensics is an innovative computer/mobile forensic and e-discovery firm focusing on providing proactive services to corporations, law enforcement and law firms.

Worknet is your single source for highly reliable Information Technology solutions from the desktop to the data center. We focus on our customer, not just technology, our clients receive the most personal, attentive and responsive service possible. We provide customized solutions so you can make sure your business stays competitive in the global marketplace.

Collaborative Partners

AITP is the professional association comprised of career minded individuals who seek to expand their potential -- employers, employees, managers, programmers, and many others. The organization seeks to provide avenues for all their members to be teachers as well as students and to make contacts with other members in the IS field, all in an effort to become more marketable in rapidly changing, technological careers.

Since 1984, CAMP IT Conferences has produced events designed to help IT professionals understand new technologies and make the critical, strategic and tactical decisions for their enterprises. CAMP's speakers all have practical experience in their topic area, as well as excellent presentation skills. Over 22,000 enterprise IT executives, management and technical-staff have been to CAMP.

ContinuityLink specialises in Business Continuity and offers consulting, training and audit services in North America and Europe.

Every issue, Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ) delivers how-to, in depth knowledge into business continuity planning more than any other business publication. This unique ability to take readers further inside the issues has made DRJ the #1 read business continuity publication in the world, one with a circulation and audience that consistently dominates the business continuity magazine field. Add to this strength that we have consistently higher ad recall than our competitors in every major advertising category and the DRJ advantage becomes clear.

The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience (ICOR) was founded to respond to the growing market need for a single avenue of access to the many offerings of education and credentialing expertise that is easily accessible and usable worldwide.

NEDRIX (Northeast Disaster Recovery Information X-Change) is a non-profit organization, formed in 1991, that provides continuity and crisis management professionals access to real time governmental agencies information during a crisis or event. This is accomplished through our Public / Private Sector (PPS) Directive and our automated notification tool, NEDRIX Notify*.

American Red Cross is the nation's premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguishes itself by also aiding victims of devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing and relieving suffering.

The Technology Executives Club combines high-level networking and thought leadership for Senior IT executives with professional development for the staff.

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