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For Immediate Release

Contact: Ms. Susan Barich
Director of Client Services
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
650-462-9800
barich@worldinternetcenter.com

IBM BUSINESS CONTINUITY EXPERT DEBRIEFS POST-SEPTEMBER 11 STRATEGIES FOR
GETTING BACK ON LINE AT THE
SILICON VALLEY WORLD INTERNET CENTER

PALO ALTO, CA, February 20, 2002 - Immediately following the destruction of the World Trade Center (WTC) buildings in September, 2001, IBM's Business Continuity and Recovery Services division was one of the key players in getting businesses with servers in the Center back online by helping, not just IBM customers, but all organizations that asked for assistance.

Todd F. Gordon, a 20 year IBM (http://www.ibm.com) veteran and the vice president and general manager of Business Continuity and Recovery Services, is the person who headed the largest and fastest disaster recovery ever and will explain the IBM response and the lessons learned, both on strategic and technical level, at the Silicon Valley World Internet Center (http://www.worldinternetcenter.com) in Palo Alto this evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

When planes destroyed the twin WTC towers in New York, the basic computer and communication infrastructure of many companies in that area was destroyed. But 3 days later, thousands of people who survived the attacks were on line again. After a few weeks, it was "business as usual" for most companies. IBM's Business Continuity and Recovery Services division was one of the key players in this spectacular recovery.

Mr. Gordon's one-hour presentation will be followed by an interactive discussion with those in attendance during the second hour at this program, which the Center refers to as a Challenge-the-Expert interactive discussion.

IBM is an Executive Sponsor of the Silicon Valley World Internet Center, which focuses on the advancement of Internet-related eMarkets, technologies, people, and ideas through the collaborative exchange of knowledge. The Center is located in the heart of Silicon Valley and works on behalf of its sponsors to develop programs specific to the expanding Internet Economy. As a multi-corporate, third-party venue, the Center provides a physical and virtual forum for collaboration among technology leaders and key end-users. The Center, a for-profit, fee-for-service corporation, focuses primarily on the areas of eBusiness, eServices and wireless communication.

The IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services (http://www.ibm.com/services/continuity) Web site is designed and customized for its customers. The site contains comprehensive content and interactive tools, and is designed to help companies locate the information needed.


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