SunGard Availability Services has announced a partnership with Regus, which significantly expands its workplace recovery presence. The deal is comparable to growing SunGard’s portfolio of workplace facilities by 2,000% through a network of almost 1,300 business centres located in more than 550 cities across 97 countries, with SunGard managing customer contracts.

The new SunGard Workplace Restart service is designed to provide clusters of business centres. Recovery suites are equipped with desks and phones, offering internet bandwidth, as well as access to fax machines and copiers. Business lounges, meeting rooms and fully equipped conference facilities are also available on a pay-as-you-need basis.

“We’re delighted to be partnering with SunGard; key players in the information availability market,” said Mark Dixon CEO, Regus. “More than a million people rely on Regus every day – to work, to meet, to collaborate, to do business. Such is the breadth and depth of our global network of business centre locations that we are in a position to complement SunGard’s workplace recovery experience on a truly global scale.”

“In every sector, downtime can be hugely damaging so being able to remain up and running, no matter what, is a must. With businesses increasingly looking to take advantage of opportunities in emerging markets we are seeing greater need for global recovery solutions,” comments Keith Tilley, managing director UK, and executive vice-president Europe, SunGard Availability Services. “This agreement with Regus, the leader in flexible workspace provision, has expanded the scope of SunGard recovery locations from nearly 60 to 1,300. This has extended and enhanced our global resilience offering and provided a new avenue of flexible business continuity solution for our customers.”

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