Canadian MedicAlert Picks Q9 Networks
May 3, 2006 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet infrastructure and related managed services provider Q9 Networks (q9.com) announced on Wednesday it has been selected by the Canadian MedicAlert Foundation (medicalert.ca) to provide disaster recovery services for the foundation’s Web site and the medical records of its more than one million Canadian members.
MedicAlert provides emergency medical information services linked to customized bracelets and necklets for Canadians with medical conditions and special medical needs. The service ensures that emergency responders and health professionals are provided with immediate round-the-clock access to a member’s medical records.
To ensure uninterrupted availability of the organization’s Web site and access to member medical records in the case of a disaster, MedicAlert is colocating its fail over Web site and database within the secure confines of a Q9 data center. Under the terms of the agreement, Q9 will provide physical space, guaranteed power and managed bandwidth services.
“With Q9, we get the benefit of world-class data center facilities at a fraction of what it would cost to build ourselves,” says Michael Shreve, director of systems and supply chain for MedicAlert. “We selected Q9 based not just on their guaranteed reliability, but also because of their comprehensive security, which is just as important given the confidential nature of our members’ data.”
