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Sanofi pasteur aligns with Paradigm Solutions International, Inc. for Pandemic Preparedness Contingency planning made easier with PSI's New OpsPlanner(TM) 3.0 Enterprise Risk Management Software Tool and Consulting Services GAITHERSBURG, MD—May 4, 2006—Paradigm Solutions International, Inc. (PSI) is pleased to announce that its new Enterprise Risk Management software tool, OpsPlanner(TM) release 3.0, is designed specifically to prepare organizations, such as sanofi pasteur, for what some experts call an imminent pandemic influenza threat.
Government and business leaders agree that enterprises must have a contingency plan in place to prepare for the possible outbreak of a flu pandemic. According to Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, "Pandemic planning needs to go beyond public health. Discussion at the state and local level needs to address how schools, businesses, public agencies and others participate in pandemic preparedness." Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff echoed, "Strong partnerships and smart planning will be our best protection against this threat."
Business experts also urge businesses to be ready for a potential pandemic flu outbreak. A January 2006 Deloitte & Touche report concludes, "Business is not prepared for even a moderate avian-flu epidemic. A pandemic flu outbreak in any part of the world would potentially cripple supply chains, and dramatically reduce available labor pools." A survey of global corporations conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting also shows that there is a significant gap between organizational concern about the impact of a pandemic and actual pandemic preparation.
Planning for a potential pandemic influenza threat can be done rapidly and with minimal distraction to the organization. According to the IT research firm Gartner, "Business continuity planning software can guide and automate the risk analysis, writing and notification processes for a recovery plan that supports business survival -- of people and data -- in any emergency." sanofi pasteur, the leading producer of influenza vaccine, identified OpsPlanner, an off-the-shelf, fully-integrated enterprise risk management solution as their business continuity tool of choice.
"As the leading supplier of the influenza vaccine in the world, we at sanofi pasteur understand the term 'mission critical,'" said the company's Director of Strategic Projects, Joe Occhipinti. "Being at the forefront of influenza vaccine technology requires us to be at our best. In choosing Paradigm Solutions International to provide us with a repository for our business resiliency plans, we felt that their OpsPlanner product satisfied our robust and complex requirements. Because of this, sanofi pasteur has made a long-term commitment to have our business continuity plans reside on the innovative OpsPlanner product. In our environment, we believe 'mission critical' and OpsPlanner are synonymous."
Russell E. Blackwell, PSI Vice President and Chief Operating Officer commented, "Businesses like sanofi pasteur cannot afford to put their operations at risk in light of the projected influenza outbreak, or any other disruptive incident. What we offer sanofi pasteur, and all of our clients, is state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented consultants in the industry. We help build resilient organizations, and our clients recognize that."
With OpsPlanner 3.0, PSI delivers a total integrated enterprise resiliency program that incorporates assessment, planning, recovery and notification. OpsPlanner is completely web-enabled, secure, flexible, auditable and accessible 24x7x365, features that will be vital in pandemic flu planning.
About Paradigm Solutions International
Paradigm Solutions International, Inc. (www.ParadigmSI.com) is a trusted source of emergency planning products, consulting services and technical support services for commercial enterprises and government agencies. PSI helps its clients prepare for, manage and recover from operational disruptions and also provides on-going technical staff augmentation to support infrastructure requirements. The OpsPlanner tool delivers fully integrated BCP/COOP/DR planning, incident management, and automated notification services in one easy-to-use, web-based environment that results in quick and effective response to any crisis situation. Our customers appreciate and rely on our planning tools and technical support services to help minimize the cost of unexpected disruptions, protect their people, property, customers and vendors, and to insure the resilience of key business functions.
CONTACT: Paradigm Solutions International, Inc. bfolk@ParadigmSI.com
SOURCE: Paradigm Solutions International, Inc.
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