SunGard Availability Services Cited as `Only Complete Solution Provider' in Independent Assessment of Disaster Recovery Services Market

Business Wire, April 19, 2006

WAYNE, Pa. -- According to a recently published report ("The Forrester Wave(TM): Disaster Recovery Service Providers, Q1 2006", Forrester Research Inc., March 24, 2006), SunGard Availability Services is the "only complete solution provider" of disaster recovery services. Disaster recovery is a strategic component of SunGard's offerings to commercial and government entities, which span a wide array of information availability solutions.

The Forrester report notes that SunGard covers more platforms and North American locations than the other major global providers.

"SunGard offers the most resources in North America and is also the only provider offering mobile, fixed, and hosting services," Forrester states. The report continues, "Working with a single vendor can simplify planning and testing efforts, as well as improve service levels over time. SunGard's considerable resources and physical locations across North America give it an advantage in the staging of mobile fleets -- particularly for anticipated threat events where it is possible to stage resources to reduce transit time and improve service levels. Threat events that can be anticipated include hurricanes and floods, for which advance warnings are typically provided hours or days in advance."

Forrester also noted "(SunGard's) installed hardware includes some hard-to-find midrange and mainframe platforms. For firms that require one of these platforms, SunGard may be the only vendor that can respond to all the elements of your RFP."

Forrester also cited SunGard's flexible service options. "Although best known for its brick-and-mortar megacenters, SunGard also has a fleet of mobile recovery units. For supported server and client configurations, SunGard alone allows clients to recover either at a SunGard fixed facility or in a mobile unit, where SunGard will provide the necessary configuration. This gives its customers the flexibility to change their recovery strategies midterm in their contracts if risk or other factors change."

"Disaster recovery is one vital component of a comprehensive information availability strategy," Patrick Doherty, senior vice president of marketing said. "We are pleased that Forrester has recognized our strengths and differentiators in delivering business value to our over 10,000 customers."

About SunGard Availability Services

SunGard Availability Services is the pioneer and leading provider of information availability services, helping to ensure that more than 10,000 customers in North America and Europe have access to their business-critical information systems. With over 3 million square feet of hardened facilities, SunGard offers a complete range of information availability services for more than 30 technology platforms, from 48-hour disaster recovery hotsites to always-on, high-availability infrastructure, co-location and electronic vaulting services. SunGard also provides technology and systems management services for application and data center outsourcing, as well as business continuity consulting services and planning software. For more information about SunGard Availability Services, visit www.availability.sungard.com or call 1-800-523-4970.

About SunGard

With annual revenue of $4 billion, SunGard is a global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also helps information-dependent enterprises of all types to ensure the continuity of their business. SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 50 countries, including the world's 50 largest financial services companies. Visit SunGard at www.sungard.com.

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