Double-Take® Software and MCS Protect Offshore Assets in the Caribbean; Partnership, Joint Disaster Preparedness Seminar Offer Data Protection to Cayman Island Banking and Law Firms This Hurricane Season

Business Wire, July 10, 2006

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- As the U.S. faced its first-named storm and is still recovering from record rainfalls, businesses are bracing for what the 2006 hurricane season may bring and are taking steps to backup their data and business-critical applications. Double-Take(R) Software and its strategic partner, MCS, are bringing protection and comfort to the hub of offshore banking and legal services. Leveraging their long-standing relationship, the two companies recently held a disaster preparedness seminar in Grand Cayman to offer best practices on hurricane preparedness, disaster recovery planning, and data protection to more than 35 banks and law firms.

"Grand Cayman is highly regarded for its financial institutions and fiduciary services industry, so if our customers' operations become crippled by a hurricane or other disaster, we lose credibility fast," said Chris Lopez, CEO, MCS. "After the devastating effects of the 2004 hurricane season when we experienced a Category 5 hurricane first hand, the banking organizations here needed bullet-proof plans based on knowledge gained from that experience. The interactive seminar gave simple, structured guidelines for cost-effective planning and solutions that met their core businesses needs. Organizations will now be able to implement and test plans quickly, providing a greater sense of security."

The Grand Cayman seminar was part of Double-Take Software's successful 2006 disaster preparedness seminar series, which kicked off on May 1 and has since moved to cities throughout the Southeast US and Gulf regions. The series offer attendees easy hurricane preparation guidelines, training programs and a dedicated microsite (http://www.doubletake.com/hurricane/) with a vast amount of disaster recovery resources.

"It's important to not treat disaster recovery as a one-size fits all solution. Each customer has varying levels of data and applications with correlating values, especially when it comes to banks and law firms," said Bob Roudebush, Director of Solutions Engineering at Double-Take Software. "Working with MCS, we helped customers to determine what approach was right for each of them and then we were able to guide them as they evaluated their needs and developed their strategies."

A long-time member of the Double-Take Software Xcelerate Partner Program, MCS is certified to deliver and support Double-Take data protection solutions. The company's expertise in business continuity and disaster recovery, paired with Double-Take Software's affordable data protection offerings, helps bring valuable solutions to joint customers.

"Unlike previous years, companies will have first-class disaster recovery and business continuity plans in place, including steps to take during a system outage," continued Lopez. "Now, because they're not in reactive mode, they won't have to struggle with costly, lengthy recovery processes or suffer from revenue losses that can accompany a system outage."

Double-Take Software and MCS will continue to work together to deliver disaster recovery solutions that provide significant support to IT operations in the Cayman Island region. For more information on Double-Take Software's disaster recovery solutions, please visit: www.doubletake.com/what-we-offer/solutions/disaster-recovery.aspx

About MCS

MCS is an Information Technology Consulting and Professional Services company providing independent advice and implementation services for business technology decisions. Established in 1984, this 22 year old company is based in Grand Cayman, serving clients throughout the Caribbean, United States and the world. We have 17 full time members of staff, 9 of which are Microsoft Certified Professionals with varying enterprise specialties. Through our Business Solutions Group, Core Technologies Group and Co-Sourcing services, we help clients make and carry out decisions related to business and information technology infrastructure, applications, and (IT) strategy. Our partnerships with world leading technology innovators enable us to have access to very latest information on emerging technologies and best practices. Our partners include Double-Take Software, Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Checkpoint, Symantec, ViewPoint Software Limited and others. The core proposition of our organization is to deliver end-to-end, client-focused IT Managed Services and Solutions through a very highly managed and structured set of approach best practices. One of the true measurements of a professional services company is the verifiable competencies of its consulting resources. MCS has again asserted its leadership position for Microsoft in the Cayman Islands having achieved 26 Microsoft competencies alone as well as a host of other certified competencies for other major enterprise partners.

About Double-Take(R) Software

Double-Take(R) Software provides the world's most relied upon solution for accessible and affordable data protection for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) applications. The Double-Take product is the standard in data replication, enabling customers to protect business-critical data that resides throughout their enterprise. With its partner programs and professional services, Double-Take delivers unparalleled data protection, centralized back-up, high availability, and recoverability. It's the solution of choice for thousands of customers, from SMEs to the Fortune 500 in the banking, finance, legal services, retail, manufacturing, government, education and healthcare markets. Double-Take is an integral part of their disaster recovery, business continuity and overall storage strategies. For more information, please visit www.doubletake.com.