3pL Corp. Utilizes the Edge Business Continuity Center to Persevere through Power Outage

Des Moines, Iowa —May 2007— In the early morning hours of Thursday May 17th an unexpected power transformer malfunction interrupted business services for several companies in Urbandale, Iowa. LightEdge customer 3pL Corp., a transportation/ logistics management company serving the open freight shipping industry, was one of the businesses affected by this incident along with many other area businesses.

3pL Corp., as part of its services, assures customers of continuous access to Internet tracking and load management technology and continuity of service as part of an extensive disaster recovery plan. The plan includes locating its critical technology at a secure center with extensive back up capability, onsite backup generation and use of LightEdge’s, Edge Business Continuity Center.

Without extensive pre-planning, the resulting power outage could have left 3pL Corp. unable to maintain extended access to the applications and communication devices that linked them to their customers during a peak freight processing time. With the need to remain available to their customers, 3pL quickly contacted LightEdge Solutions to utilize the company’s business continuity facility in Altoona.

The implementation of a virtual management concept is a key part of the 3pL Corp. strategic plan. The company currently receives many managed services through LightEdge including: Wide-Area-Networking, Managed Backup, Security, Internet, Hosted Microsoft Exchange and Hosted PBX Voice-over-IP. 3pL is also working with LightEdge to provide additional services related to their business continuity needs. At the time of the incident, the service contracts with LightEdge were not yet through the final approval stage.


“As fate would have it, this was our opportunity to test the plan before the contracts were signed,” said 3pL Corp. Executive VP – Technology Integration, Carl Waldenmaier. “LightEdge took care of us in our time of need. The process reinforced our ideas both on the importance of having a sound business continuity plan and the partnership that we have developed with LightEdge Solutions.”

Without incident, computer access and phone service was established that morning for 3pL staff members at the Edge Business Continuity Center in Altoona. The workers were able to resume operational activities until the power was fully re-established for the corporate office.

“People normally associate Disaster Recovery with infrequent events such as fire, or extreme weather. Simple things like fiber cuts and power outages happen more frequently and can be just as impacting to a business.” stated Jim Masterson, chairman and chief executive officer of LightEdge Solutions. “The LightEdge and EdgeBCC teams came together beautifully to ensure that 3pL staff were productive within a short amount of time.”
About 3pL Corp.
3pL Corp. is a leading edge, data based technology-driven full service supply chain management company serving primarily flatbed freight shippers. It is a knowledge-driven systems improvement company that develops cost and quality enhancement solutions to reduce supply-chain problems. 3pL Corp. employs Logistic Specialists that manage orders from product creation to final delivery to the end customer through a network of Affiliated and Core carriers. The company has a cadre of systems-improvement experts with 80 years combined experience in the trucking industry. For more information, visit the 3pL Corp. website at www.3plcorp.com.
About the Edge Business Continuity Center
Edge Business Continuity Center (EdgeBCC) is a state-of-the-art facility located in Altoona, IA offering over 10,000 square feet of secure, environmentally controlled data center space and over 300 disaster recovery workstations provisioned with desktops and VoIP phone handsets. The facility has been built around a highly redundant private network infrastructure, allowing for some of the highest service level agreements in the industry. For more information, visit the EdgeBCC Web site at www.edgebcc.com.

About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions® empowers businesses to be more productive, mobile and effective with managed voice and data services delivered through a multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking voice, data and IT services, small and medium sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced administration. For more information about services available for your business, visit LightEdge’s web site at www.lightedge.com.

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