DISASTER RECOVERY 
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Business Continuity 
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Australia: Anthony J. Harvey
Journal of Business Continuity
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Generation Partners Acquires GE Disaster Recovery Services
Generation Partners, a $325 million private investment firm, has announced the acquisition of GE Capital IT Solution’s Disaster Recovery Services (DRS) unit. The business is a leading provider of end-user disaster recovery solutions, both directly and through channel partners, to more than 1,000 customers. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Most current disaster recovery solutions focus on backing up key data, without taking into account the likely scenario that a disaster will leave employees unable to access their computers. DRS solves this end-user recovery problem by delivering a pre-determined configuration of computers, servers and other hardware to a designated recovery site within 12-48 hours of a disaster declaration. The company has achieved a 100 percent recovery success rate, including such high profile events as Hurricane Floyd in September of 1999, and most recently the Sept. 11 tragedy in New York. The deal is illustrative of the buyout component of Generation Partners’ unique investment strategy. By utilizing the strong buyout skills and technology understanding of its principals that has always formed the core of its differentiation in the investing marketplace, the firm continues to build a strong diversified portfolio of investments. For more detailed information, please visit www.gedisasterrecovery.com. For more information on Generation Partners, please visit www.generation.com

amerivault Opens Second Mass Storage Vault
Responding to a dramatic increase in market demand for their online data backup service, amerivault announces the opening of a second mass storage vault at SunGard’s Philadelphia data center. The largest business recovery facility in North America, the Philadelphia SunGard center provides complete hot-site services and support. As data protection and recovery moves toward the forefront of corporate America’s mind share, the Massachusetts-based company has seen a sustained surge in the number of organizations interested in adding online backup to their business continuity plans. For more information, visit www.amerivault.com.

Strohl Systems Announces A New Service: LDRPS Web Hosting
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – Strohl Systems, the global leader in business continuity planning software and services, announces a new service, LDRPS Web Hosting. This new offering has all the benefits of Strohl’s LDRPS Web Server business continuity software, but provides users with relief from backup, installation, and maintenance issues. The service is designed to assist companies interested in accessing LDRPS on the Web but that don’t have the time, resources, or desire to coordinate hardware and software installation and maintenance. Strohl’s experts purchase the servers and install them along with all necessary software at its state-of-the-art data center as well as at an off-site, backup facility. Strohl installs every patch, update, and upgrade as it is released and users can easily access, update, and change their plans by logging into http://companyname.ldrps.com. Strohl Systems is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pa., and can be found on the Web at www.strohlsystems.com.

EVault Expands North American Presence Through Deals With Five New Reseller Partners
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – EVault has strengthened its fast-growing reseller channel through the signing of five new partnerships. Allegra Systems, Cerdant, Data2Vault Solutions, Infinity Heritage Technologies, and PC On Call, have all agreed to become official resellers for EVault’s electronic vaulting solutions. Under the terms of each agreement, the companies will integrate EVault directly into their suites of product offerings and resell the package directly to existing and future clients, offering a complete set of software solutions for all of their data backup and recovery needs. The result will be new revenue streams for the resellers and the opportunity for EVault to extend its client base throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.evault.com.

NSI Software’s Double-Take Serves As The Replication Engine For IBM’s TotalStorage NAS Products
HOBOKEN, N.J. – NSI Software, a leading developer of award-winning data replication technologies and services, has announced that its Double-Take replication product now supports IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) TotalStorage Network Attached Storage (NAS) products. Recognizing the worldwide market demand for cost-effective, scalable NAS solutions that deliver unmatched data replication and high availability, Double-Take is now certified for use with IBM’s NAS 200, NAS 300 and NAS 300G products. According to industry analyst firm, Gartner, the market for NAS devices is expected to grow at a CAGR of 48.2 percent between 2000-2005. To take advantage of this strong market opportunity, IBM and NSI Softwarewill continue to work together to offer customers highly reliable replication solutions. Establishing leadership in the replication market, NSI Software’s Double-Take is the only replication product to achieve Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server and Datacenter Certifications, and is one ofthe only replication products to protect everything from servers to NAS environments. For more information on NSI Software visit our Web site www.nsisoftware.com or call 1-800-775-8674.

Ecora Software Surges In 2001 Despite Recession
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Ecora Software, a leading provider of products that automate IT infrastructure management, announced it had its best year to date in 2001, nearly doubling sales and adding newcustomers in what was a trying year for most software and e-business companies. Ecora finished the year with the best quarter in its three-year history, as companies sought a more efficient way to facilitate business continuity while addressing concerns about network security and disaster recovery. Ecora also added such customers as Sempra Energy, Fleet Securities, Amgen, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to its rapidly expanding customer base, which grew to more than 1,000 in two and a half years. Ecora products automate documentation of IT information and track configuration changes that have security implications for a company. Ecora’ s two agent-free product lines, Configuration Reporter and Configuration Auditor, install and operate from one workstation. Configuration Reportercollects and reports on configuration settings. Configuration Auditor also tracks configuration changes, includes a scheduling feature, and provides baseline comparisons. For more information, please visit www.ecora.com.

Legato Systems To Acquire OTG Software
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and ROCKVILLE, Md. – Legato Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: LGTO), a worldwide leader in enterprise storage management software, and OTG Software (Nasdaq: OTGS), a leading provider of data storage, data access and e-mail management solutions, has announced they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Legato will acquire all of the outstanding shares of OTG in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $403 million or $11.13 per share based on the closing price of Legato’s common stock. The merger agreement provides that each share of OTG common stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.6876 of a share of Legato common stock and $2.50 per share in cash. The closing of the merger is subject to customary conditions, including shareholder approval by both companies and regulatory approval of the transaction. JPMorgan H&Q, a division of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., served as financial advisor to Legato. Goldman, Sachs & Co. served as financial advisor to OTG.

CNT’s Ultranet Edge Storage Router For Data Replication Over IP Networks Completes HP Certification
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – CNT (Nasdaq: CMNT), the global specialist in storage networking, announced its IP storage router, the UltraNet Edge Storage Router, has been certified to support Hewlett-Packard Company’s remote data replication software. In a test environment using HP Continuous Access XP over Fibre Channel disk mirroring software, the storage router connected the HP Surestore Disk Arrays XP512 and XP48 over a distance of 25,000 miles. Working together, the UltraNet Edge Storage Router and HP Continuous Access XP solution provide full data integrity over Ethernet/IP networks across any distance, offering a truly global application that companies can use for data migration, replication, or business continuity operations. CNT’s UltraNet Storage Director and UltraNet Wave Multiplexer have previously been approved for similar storage networking applications with HP Continuous Access XP software. For information, visit www.cnt.com or call 763-268-6000.

Belfor USA Enters Indianapolis Market With Acquisition Of S-K General Contracting
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. and BIRMINGHAM, Mich. – BELFOR USA Group, Inc., a subsidiary of BELFOR International, announces the opening of a new, full service office in Indianapolis, Ind. BELFOR USA Chief Executive Officer Randy Fenton made the announcement. BELFOR USA has acquired S-K General Contracting, Inc. (“SK”), one of the leading restoration and reconstruction contractors in Indiana as part of the company’s continued strategy to provide superior, full-service restoration and response on a local, regional and national basis. For more information on BELFOR, please visit www.belfor.com.
 
Astrum Software Enhances Enterprise SRM Offering To Support IBM Tivoli, Veritas, Sun Solaris And Citrix
BOSTON, Mass. – Astrum Software, a leading provider of storage resource management (SRM) software, has announced new enhancements to its StorCast software product that enable clients to manage distributed storage resources across their heterogeneous enterprises. This release provides comprehensive support for IBM Tivoli, Veritas, Sun Solaris and Citrix. In addition, it provides enhanced reporting and storage scanning capabilities. StorCast reduces the cost of managing storage and is essential to driving storage efficiency with its storage policy management, storage infrastructure monitoring and storage reporting capability. The new release of StorCast extends its comprehensive file and operating system offerings with added support and increased functionality for the Veritas File System, Citrix Metaframe and Sun Solaris platforms. For more information on Astrum Software or StorCast, call 617-242-5757 or visit the company’s Web site, http://www.astrumsoftware.com.

Edward Jones Selects Storage Extension Technology From INRANGE
INRANGE Technologies (Nasdaq: INRG), a leader in scalable storage networking solutions, has announced that its IN-VSN 9801 Storage Networking System (SNS) has been selected by Edward Jones, one of the nation’s largest securities firms, to implement an IP-based, business continuance and recovery plan for its business-critical information network. Edward Jones is deploying 10 9801 Storage Networking Systems from INRANGE in conjunction with EMC-based storage infrastructure and Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) software to transport 90 terabytes of data being replicated daily from its primary data center in St. Louis to a new data center in Tempe, Ariz. In addition to helping assure continuous access to time-sensitive data for thousands of Edward Jones brokerage offices and customers, the 9801 SNS solution lowers data management costs. It uses unique FramePassing data compression to optimize available bandwidth, which lets Edward Jones move the high volume of data created by its trading, operations, and other applications securely over its existing IP network, without adding dedicated circuits that can average $5,000 or more per month. For further information visit www.inrange.com.

Cervalis Receives Trusecure Service Provider Certification For Its Highly Secure Network Operations
STAMFORD, Conn. – Having addressed the rigorous requirements for maintaining a sound information security posture, next-generation IT outsourcing and managed services provider Cervalis has announced it received TruSecure Service Provider certification. TruSecure certification is rapidly becoming the de facto standard for secure e-business and achieving this certification further establishes Cervalis as an industry leader, fully committed to securing its customers’ physical and technical IT operations. To learn more about the Cervalis advantage, please visit www.cervalis.com or call toll-free 866-602-2020.

Infocrossing Adds $9 Million To $40 Million Contract
LEONIA, N.J. — Infocrossing, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFOX), a premier provider of information technology outsourcing solutions, reported signing a $9 million service enhancement to a $40+ million contract with a Global 2000 company that was initially signed in June 2001. The enhancement adds computing power, storage capacity and new functionality to the Company’s z900 system, IBM’s newest mainframe processor that boasts zero downtime. Under the expanded $50 million, four-year contract, Infocrossing manages the customer’s computer systems, network, and storage and provides help desk support. All computer operations for this customer are housed, managed and monitored at Infocrossing’s Leonia, N.J. data center. For more information, visit www.infocrossing.com.

CNT And Compaq Prove Fibre Channel Over IP Viable For Cost-Effective Business Continuance
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – CNT (Nasdaq: CMNT), the global specialist in storage networking, announced that Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) has qualified for interoperability CNT’s UltraNet Edge Storage Router for data replication in open systems environments. Testing proved that CNT’s UltraNet Edge Storage Router successfully enables Compaq’s SANworks Data Replication Manager (DRM) disk mirroring between Compaq StorageWorks RAID arrays in local-, metro-, and wide-area environments. The CNT-Compaq combination provides a complete storage networking solution for high-speed data migration, replication and business continuity applications, using the lower-cost bandwidth available in IP/Ethernet infrastructures. Now certified to support IP, the UltraNet Edge Storage Router testing further strengthens a legacy of collaboration between CNT and Compaq. Most recently, Compaq and CNT demonstrated the world’s largest multi-vendor SAN, interconnecting three global sites in the United States, Europe, and Australia with Fibre Channel over IP technology. In addition, the two companies jointly supply data replication (DRM) solutions using OC-3 ATM to a variety of Global 2000 customers, including financial services, insurance, manufacturing and retail companies. This IP-based solution provides a new, cost-effective alternative for business continuance strategies, helping more companies justify a real-time mirroring solution. For information, visit CNT’s Web site at http://www.cnt.com or call 763-268-6000.

Regus Launches First Global Business Continuity Program
PURCHASE, N.Y. – Following the Sept. 11 attacks, many businesses questioned how quickly they could rebound if its office space was destroyed by a manmade or natural disaster. For most, the answer was, “Not soon enough.” Regus, the global outsourced offices leader, is assisting companies mitigate risk with the introduction of the first global business continuity program, which provides back up office space and professional resources that companies, impacted by disaster can access immediately in the event their space is rendered unusable. Regus’ three business continuity options facilitate the process of securing back up office space prior to a disaster and enable companies to resume operations within hours of being affected. Services include: Regus’ Guaranteed Office Space Program; Regus’ Guaranteed Hot-Desk Space Program; and Regus’ Continuity Link Program. For more information, contact 1.877.REGUS.US or visit Regus online at www.regus.com.

Inflow Offers Full Range Of Disaster Recovery Solutions, Helps Customers Avoid Costly Downtime
InFlow, Inc., a leading provider of IT outsourcing solutions and Internet Data Centers (IDCs), announced a complete set of disaster recovery options for companies with critical network and web-based systems. By applying its system management expertise, Inflow has created specific solutions to help businesses prepare for unforeseen events that have resulted in monetary losses and company closings. Akamai Technologies is a critical partner to enhancing Inflow’s disaster recovery solutions as its services provide key elements of the Inflow Business Continuance Value Proposition. By complementing Inflow’s state-of-the-art data centers and system management with Akamai’s secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services for content and application delivery, Inflow customers leverage the most powerful tools available to ensure that they, and more importantly, their end users, never experience an outage. For additional information and IDC locations, please visit www.inflow.com or call 877-321-2464.

Business Protection Systems International Releases New Software
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Business Protection Systems International, Inc. (BPSI) a global provider of business continuity and risk management solutions, proudly announces the release of its Business Protector Gateway software, a dynamic new approach to business continuity planning.
The Business Protector Gateway software is a Web-based application specifically designed for risk management and business continuity planning that leverages the Internet’s significant advantages. Through Gateway’s familiar browser interface, planners have full access to online help that guides them in plan development. Gateway’s central maintenance tables allow for simple on line updating of plans.
Lou Lupo, president and COO of BPSI stated, “The launch of our Business Protector Gateway product is in response to the market’s demand for an easy to use, scalable and secure business continuity planning solution that is accessible for planning, testing, maintenance and recovering operations via the Internet. By providing hosted and self-hosted versions of the software BPSI provides true scalability. We are able to deliver our solutions for use by small- and medium-sized enterprises as well as the Fortune 1000 market and host the plans in a secure environment.”
The unique hosted version of the Business Protector Gateway product is provided with the assistance of IBM. Subscription to the hosted version of Gateway includes affiliate membership in the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) for one year. The significant BCI membership benefits include recognition, networking operations, access to Web-based knowledge, as well as discounts on conferences, training and workshops, books and publications.
For more information, please visit www.businessprotection.com.