What Differentiates BPSI

We Make Planning Easier

Making the business continuity management process as simple as possible is our prime objective for every client. Our technology allows us to develop customized templates, effective administrative and access controls, and reporting form configurations that meet the specific needs of organizations of any size. Training is a simple yet comprehensive process - - we go to the client and also train on-line, saving time and money. We teach our clients how to create customized questionnaires, reporting forms and data base modifications so they can easily perform further customizations to meet their evolving business continuity, risk management and compliance objectives. BPSIs staff of highly skilled and experienced programmers is available to provide any custom programming our clients require should clients prefer to outsource the customization process to us.

BPSI recognizes that even the most sophisticated company requires a business continuity management solution that is easy to learn and use. After the initial plan creation phase, end users of business continuity planning (BCP) software shift from development activities to a maintenance and testing mode. We reduce the challenges of these usage patterns by designing our software with built-in ease of use and user guides that are concise and readily understood. We strive to eliminate the need for end user re-training.

BPSI embraces these principles in its products and services:

BCP is an essential process that must be performed and maintained at regular periods, easily and without undue complexity
End users do not have constant contact with the procedures involved and must be given cost- effective assistance and guidance without the need for time consuming re-training
Support for end users must be designed to provide usable answers quickly to keep the process flowing - - delays inhibit planning

This is why BPSI engineered an easy-to-use suite of tools with a comprehensive help system specifically for the creation and maintenance of business continuity plans. This makes the Business Protector™ product line the first choice of planning professionals.

Versatile and Scalable Products

Business Protector Gateway™ was designed to meet the needs of every company size, budget and continuity planning experience. BPSI is recognized as the business continuity technology source that provides small companies and business continuity managers of large organizations alike with an easy to use, yet comprehensive business continuity management approach.

Whether the planning decision is a response to a regulatory directive, Board of Directors mandate, contractual requirement or a compliance program, our Gateway™ planning tools are up to the challenge from the moment of delivery to the completion of the process. The same Gateway™ product that enables a single user to develop a contingency plan for a single location IT department is available for use by planners in a multi-business unit company to develop enterprise-wide business continuity plans. Start with a plan for a single department, and develop plans for additional departments or locations. Built-in access controls to support and solidify the internal controls system. Attach important corporate directives, policies and flow charts for easy on-line reference and improved governance. Reduce exposure to business injury from unauthorized access to protected data and other assets. Chains of authority and business process approval guides are always accessible to support the internal controls program, once they become part of a business continuity plan.

Business Protector Gateway™ - - Our Flagship Product

Business Protector Gateway™ was specifically designed to leverage the Internets significant advantages for Risk Management and Business Continuity Planning. Business Protector Gateway is a distributed knowledge collection and management tool with on-line help available for guidance for Risk Management and/or Business Continuity education.

Through the familiar browser interface of the Gateway™ application, planners have full access to on-line help to guide them in plan development and in educating recovery team members, as well as distributing plan information and components throughout all company sectors and sites. Central maintenance tables allow for simple updating of plans.

Flexibility and Connectivity

Because Gateway™ software was designed using standard technology solutions, it will easily integrate with, or take advantage of, existing data sources and external documents. Gateway™ tools can effortlessly include and manage external documents such as organization charts, flow charts, and other complex procedures within specific plans or Corporate libraries. Our flexible architecture allows our clients to personalize the software to meet their unique corporate objectives. If the business goes through reorganization, the Gateway™ application is designed to bend with the corporate direction. Our competitors envy this flexible approach.

Dedicated Staff who are Experts in Delivering Enterprise Solutions

BPSI cares about the full product implementation life cycle. We will be with you every step of the way. There are no off-site training classes for staff to attend. All training is done at your site, with your data, or through the convenience of live web-based training sessions. The two days of free off-site training offered by competitors is often more expensive and less effective than BPSIs on-site training. One of the reasons is that the off-site lab environment is a less desirable environment to learn a tool that SHOULD be built to meet the unique business continuity management needs of specific clients. Another reason that our training is so effective is that the same people who are working on your technology or business continuity requirements perform the training.

Technology

Our web-based Gateway™ planning tool was built from the ground up, using the latest web technology. We did not bolt on a browser font end to an existing product to create a web enabled planning tool. From a technology resource standpoint, Business Protector Gateway™ has higher levels of performance than its competitors, and does not require a huge investment in hardware. The system is able to perform extremely efficiently for many users without draining the resources of the hardware platform (or the database administrators!).

Pricing

From a pricing standpoint, BPSI is able to provide a FULLY customizable and scaleable tool at an affordable cost. We do not remove base functionality. A single user at a single site can have the same functionality as a global corporation. Organizations are able to purchase Business Protector Gateway in a scaleable fashion. Let us know how many users you need now and we will price the system accordingly. When needed, we will add other operating entities or enhanced features, such as automated notification or a situation management portal.

Ideal Software for Corporate Risk Mitigation

Focused Use for Corporate Compliance and Risk Management
Programs

HIPAA, ISO 9000, Graham Leach Bliley, FDIC, NFA, COSO Framework compliance programs and a growing number of regulatory measures have one common element. They require contingency planning by covered entities. Starting this year, several thousand SEC reporting companies will be engaged in COSO Framework projects to strengthen their internal controls for financial reporting under the Sarbanes Oxley Act.

Our Gateway™ products are perfect for deployment in developing contingency plans for IT departments, data centers, manufacturing operations and stand-alone business units. Financial, strategic and operational risks that pose business continuity threats can be mitigated through the use of our Gateway™ products. There is no special training required either. BPSI is ready to function as a governance resource as soon as it is installed.

Ease of Use in Corporate-Wide Deployment

BPSI makes the process of business continuity management as simple as possible. Ease of use is built into the Gatewaytm product structure. Rapid proficiency by the end-user community has always been one of our main objectives. The familiar browser interface and reporting capabilities remove the need for lengthy training and dependence on third party tools like Crystal Reports. Most end-user training can be done in a few hours - - NOT two or more days. These are some of the reasons why Business Protector Gateway™ is recognized as the only business continuity-planning tool that can be effectively deployed across an entire corporate environment.

No corporate platform is too big for use of our Gateway™ software tools. Write plans for dozens of divisions and departments. Have several hundred concurrent users doing plan maintenance and other tasks. Control access to match company policies and regulatory requirements. Attach and display third party documents. Customize the database to meet business needs. No task is too great a challenge for our Gateway™ tools. And best of all - - we teach our clients how to perform these tasks and more, easily and cost effectively.

Our Unique Business Model

BPSI is not everything to everyone. We are a business continuity and disaster recovery planning software and solutions company. This is our only focus. We are not a professional service company, an emergency management company, or a hosting company. There is no conflict between your professional service providers and us. Your partners become our partners.

The BPSI Advantage

Ease of Use
Price/value proposition
Rapid production of comprehensive plans and reports in document, PDF, or on-line format
De-centralized planning with centralized control
Familiar browser interface with a comprehensive on-line help and planning educational system to minimize the learning curve
On-line reports including call out trees, notification lists, and emergency procedures
Connectivity to external links, documents, and databases
Automated Notification option
Connectivity to external links, documents, and databases
Connectivity to external situation management portal
Hosted and self-hosted versions to meet the specific objectives of companies of every size and budget

BPSI and our superior Business Protector Gateway™ products have been discovered by some of the worlds largest and most demanding users of software for business continuity management. Its time for you to make the same discovery!