EMC, ZDNet, 365 Main and Data Center Journal Launches 2004 Business Continuity Audit to Seek Opinions and Input of Chief Technology Executives

Business Wire, June 28, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO -- Market Leading Technology Group Launches Nationwide Online Survey to Solicit Views and Opinions for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Chief Technology Executives can now go online to express their opinions about business continuity, disaster recovery, new compliance requirements, and to what degree this has impacted the technology industry. Launching June 28, the 2004 Business Continuity Audit seeks to tap the views of those who manage and control IT issues, decisions and strategy of top technology companies. Participants can go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=48942440385 to complete the online and confidential survey.

Disaster recovery and business continuity planning is now as fundamental to every organization and business as email. It is widely acknowledged that a detailed disaster recovery/business continuity plan should not only exist, but should be current and reflect the real and on-going needs of the business activity or function. This survey focuses on business critical IT matters that every company must face or has experienced.

The 2004 Business Continuity Audit is commissioned by industry leaders such as EMC, world leader in products, services and solutions for information storage and management; ZDNet, a CNET Networks property offering technology leading news; 365 Main, the industry leading state-of-the-art data center; and Data Center Journal, the only portal for the data center industry that provides information and services.

The survey asks Chief Technology Executives to comment and rank issues related to:

--Colocation/outsourcing data center needs

--Business Continuity Plans

--IT Competencies

--Resources/service dependencies

--Time criticalities

The Business Continuity Audit will run online through July 30 and is accessible at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=48942440385 and on partner web sites. Final report and results will be announced in September and will be available by request from surveys@axismarketingpr.com.