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HP opens Tech Recovery Centre

AMERICAN computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) has opened a vast IT facility in Singapore that will allow companies access to computers if a major disaster like an earthquake strikes and causes prolonged power cuts.

The facility at Science Park II, HP's second in Singapore, is 21,000 sq ft in size - that is about 200 basketball courts - and able to service up to 100 companies. About half of the area has been built, with the remaining space available for expansion.

The centre was officially opened last week by the chief executive officer of the Infocomm Development Authority, Mr Chan Yeng Kit.

The two HP centres here host about 70 mostly high-profile businesses, including multinational corporations, banks and online retailers.

Ms Jane Rushton-Young, HP's regional business development manager for business continuity and availability service, said Singapore was chosen for the company's seventh such centre in the Asia-Pacific region because of its excellent infrastructure and good operational standards.

HP has invested US$100 million (S$171 million) in 64 such facilities worldwide, including one each in Malaysia and Hong Kong and three in Australia.

In spite of this, analysts said about 80 per cent of companies here and in the region have not taken adequate steps to prepare for business emergencies.

But Ms Rushton-Young said attitudes have changed since the 2003 Sars outbreak.

She noted that companies are also planning contingencies around a possible avian flu epidemic and terrorist strikes.

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