ADVISORY/OpenReach to Display Business Continuity Solution at 2002 SIA Business Continuity...

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ADVISORY... for Tuesday-Wednesday (Oct. 29-30)

2002 SIA Business Continuity Planning Conference

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What:

OpenReach, Inc. will appear at the 2002 SIA Business Continuity Planning Conference to demonstrate

its WAN recovery services for the securities industry. During this presentation, attendees can find answers to today's most challenging networking issues for business continuity. OpenReach's unique solution includes dynamic network fail-over, always-on broadband access, recovery for split data center operations, global network management, end-to-end data security and real-time monitoring.

If you are one of the many securities industry executives who want a fast and simple solution to ensure comprehensive business continuity with connectivity to all sites and users, coverage for suppliers and partners, the capacity to support every application, control over access privileges, carrier independence and diversity, and cost predictability, please join OpenReach at Booth # 38 and see how you can ensure an always-on network for all locations of your business operations.

When/Where:

October 29-30, 2002

New York Marriott Hotel Brooklyn

333 Adams St., Brooklyn, NY

OpenReach, Booth # 38

About the Conference:

The Business Continuity Planning Conference & Exhibit, sponsored by the Securities Industry Association, provides a forum for securities firms, industry organizations, and service providers to share specific plans and business continuity information.

About OpenReach:

OpenReach provides IP WAN services for building secure, reliable networks over any IP transport. Our customers use OpenReach Services to enhance the availability of mission-critical resources, increase capacity for new applications, improve access to remote locations, and reduce operational expenses. OpenReach Services combine always-on IP transport that is independent of the primary WAN, end-to-end security using encryption and digital certificates, and real-time global monitoring of the IP and primary WAN connections. Founded in 1999 by former Bell Labs engineers and with 10 patents pending, OpenReach serves more than 150 customers in 28 countries. Learn more about OpenReach at http://www.openreach.com.