Paradigm Solutions International provides emergency planning products, consulting services, and technical support services for commercial enterprises and government agencies. The company specializes in business continuity planning, information security consulting, technology utilization reviews, strategic technology planning, network design, network installation, and objective third-party system selection and implementation. It offers OpsPlanner, a business resiliency tool that incorporates assessment, planning, recovery, and notification; business continuity/COOP consulting services; IT security and network consulting; and IT consulting services, such as strategic technology planning, conversion management and support for application information systems, information systems policy and procedure development, information systems installation and conversions, and hardware and software selection and installation, as well as request for proposals development, vendor selection, and contract negotiation. The company also provides recruiting and staffing resources, such as contract placements, permanent recruitment alternatives, and technology talent for temporary and permanent staffing needs. Paradigm Solutions serves banking, finance, and credit unions; healthcare and pharmaceutical; government and education; public utilities and transportation; retail, distribution, and logistics; and media and communications industries. It has operating locations in Altoona and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; and Atlanta, Georgia. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Gaithersburg, Maryland with additional branch offices in Altoona and Springfield, Pennsylvania.