Telekurs Deploys Connected TLM for Data Protection and Business Continuity

Business Wire, Feb 26, 2002

Business/Technology Editors

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2002

Global Leader in Financial Information Selects Best-Of-Breed Data

Protection Solution for Its U.S. Headquarters

Connected(TM) Corporation, the market-leading provider of PC data protection and management solutions, today announced that Telekurs (USA) Inc., a subsidiary of the Telekurs Group, has deployed Connected TLM to protect the data assets and ensure business continuity for the global company's U.S. headquarters.

Founded in 1930 by the Swiss Banks, Telekurs Group is dedicated to providing financial information and related services to customers around the world. Telekurs (USA) collects all real-time and back-office data from the North and South American financial markets, and is focused on distributing the Telekurs real-time global market data feed to customers in these regions.

"When dealing with financial data, even the smallest amount of data loss, or a PC down for longer than it needs to be, is unacceptable," said Walter Beddoe, vice president of operations for Telekurs (USA). "We needed a solution to complement our server backup plans, to ensure we had complete business continuity in case of unforeseen events such as viruses or damaged laptops. After a review of potential solutions, we selected Connected TLM because it is the most comprehensive and easy-to-use software solution on the market."

Connected TLM is the only product on the market that solves the secure backup, PC lifecycle management and disaster recovery needs for large enterprises, even those with 100,000 PCs or more. Connected TLM's functional modules, which include Backup and Retrieve, Asset Discovery, Migration and Remote Assist, deliver system self-healing capabilities, enabling IT departments to easily and affordably manage their company's PCs--regardless of quantity or location. Offered as both product software and a hosted service, Connected TLM reduces Help Desk calls by about 40 percent and decreases time spent on remaining calls, resulting in radically increased productivity, reduced workload and time and money savings. This reduction in end-user calls also enables the IT staff and Help Desk to deliver critical business enhancing services, rather than losing ground constantly fighting fires or simply maintaining existing infrastructure.

"Companies like Telekurs are becoming increasingly aware that protecting PC data isn't an option, it is a necessity," said Bob Brennan, CEO of Connected. "Comprehensive disaster recovery and business continuity plans, that include PC data recovery, are increasingly important parts of companies' best practices. Connected TLM enables organizations to quickly meet the demand for complete information protection and security."

About Connected

Based in Framingham, Massachusetts, with multiple U.S. and international offices, Connected Corporation is the market-leading provider of PC data protection and management solutions, including secure backup and recovery, application self-healing, PC migration, and asset survey capabilities for enterprise desktop and mobile PCs. Connected's PC lifecycle management technology improves enterprise productivity by significantly reducing computer downtime, and the costs and burdens associated with managing PCs and their stored information assets. More than 400 of the world's largest corporations, including Cisco Systems, Compaq, EMC, GAP, Goodrich and Hewlett-Packard, use the award-winning Connected TLM software. For more information visit www.connected.com or call 1-800-353-3078.

Connected and Connected TLM are trademarks of Connected Corporation. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.