An emergency backup power generator weighing several
tons was successfully hoisted Saturday to the lower roof landing of
Business Wire's financial district headquarters, the final phase of a
multimillion dollar project that will provide Business Wire with
additional redundancy for its 24x7x365 network operations center,
Steve Messick, chief information officer, announced today.
The generator has the capacity to provide complete backup for the sophisticated global data systems, computer networks, and air conditioning at Business Wire's corporate headquarters, located at 44 Montgomery Street in downtown San Francisco.
The complex logistical maneuver to raise the multi-ton power system required extensive planning given the physical restrictions of the work area. The generator was hoisted over an adjacent building to reach its second floor roof destination in the "L" shaped office tower. Work began at 7 a.m., and the adjoining street was closed to traffic.
The high availability generator will serve as a safeguard in the event of a blackout, or moderate earthquake. Business Wire has long maintained dual operations in San Francisco and New York; the new generator provides another layer of contingency protection in the event of a Bay Area power outage or natural disaster.
"With our business becoming increasingly global and transcending time zones, it became imperative to take additional precautionary measures to generate our own power supply in our network operations hub," said Messick. "The successful deployment of the new generator culminates many years of planning and represents a significant capital investment in Business Wire's future."
About Business Wire
Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, was founded in 1961 by chairman Lorry I. Lokey, veteran journalist and public relations executive.
The company's multi-channel delivery network, with access to some 60 international and national news agencies, financial information providers and Web-based news services throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, provides real-time, simultaneous access to key audiences -- the news media, trade publications, institutional and individual investors, business-to-business decision-makers and consumers.
Business Wire electronically disseminates some 1,000 full-text news releases daily to the media, the Internet, online services and databases, and the global investment community in 150 countries in 45 languages. Business Wire has 24 U.S. offices, Paris, Frankfurt, London, Brussels, Tokyo and Sydney offices, and reciprocal offices throughout the world.
Berkshire Hathaway, a Fortune 12 company controlled by Warren Buffett, acquired Business Wire in February 2006.
The generator has the capacity to provide complete backup for the sophisticated global data systems, computer networks, and air conditioning at Business Wire's corporate headquarters, located at 44 Montgomery Street in downtown San Francisco.
The complex logistical maneuver to raise the multi-ton power system required extensive planning given the physical restrictions of the work area. The generator was hoisted over an adjacent building to reach its second floor roof destination in the "L" shaped office tower. Work began at 7 a.m., and the adjoining street was closed to traffic.
The high availability generator will serve as a safeguard in the event of a blackout, or moderate earthquake. Business Wire has long maintained dual operations in San Francisco and New York; the new generator provides another layer of contingency protection in the event of a Bay Area power outage or natural disaster.
"With our business becoming increasingly global and transcending time zones, it became imperative to take additional precautionary measures to generate our own power supply in our network operations hub," said Messick. "The successful deployment of the new generator culminates many years of planning and represents a significant capital investment in Business Wire's future."
About Business Wire
Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, was founded in 1961 by chairman Lorry I. Lokey, veteran journalist and public relations executive.
The company's multi-channel delivery network, with access to some 60 international and national news agencies, financial information providers and Web-based news services throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, provides real-time, simultaneous access to key audiences -- the news media, trade publications, institutional and individual investors, business-to-business decision-makers and consumers.
Business Wire electronically disseminates some 1,000 full-text news releases daily to the media, the Internet, online services and databases, and the global investment community in 150 countries in 45 languages. Business Wire has 24 U.S. offices, Paris, Frankfurt, London, Brussels, Tokyo and Sydney offices, and reciprocal offices throughout the world.
Berkshire Hathaway, a Fortune 12 company controlled by Warren Buffett, acquired Business Wire in February 2006.