Comdisco Launches Network Consulting Services.

ROSEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1999--

Network assessment and design, performance modeling and security services to support implementation of ERP, Internet-based applications

Extending its position as a leader in network services, Comdisco, Inc. (NYSE:CDO) today announced a suite of network consulting services designed to support the network deployment of mission critical applications. The services are built around a strategic assessment and design model and provide organizations with detailed analyses and blueprints needed to enhance and expand data networks.

The consulting services include data network assessment and design, network performance modeling, network security assessment and design, and network penetration testing. The suite complements other Comdisco services in managed network, desktop and business continuity markets. Comdisco's professional services group was ranked among the top three global consulting organizations by Upside Magazine and The Yankee Group in the March 1, 1999 issue of Upside.

The assessment phase of each service evaluates the business and technical requirements of an organization's network including the impact of new applications on future network performance. The design phase applies specific technology and process options, performs cost/benefit and ROI analyses and includes recommendations to maximize the intended business benefits.

"Enterprise resource planning applications reach across the enterprise and are embedded into the fabric of business processes, presenting a range of network and infrastructure implications," said Rafael Osso, general manager, Comdisco Network Services. "Organizations with mission critical e-commerce or Internet applications face similar challenges."

According to Osso, optimizing enterprise network performance begins with thorough planning, but organizations often lack the technical resources to perform detailed analyses. As a result, companies are constantly adding applications, servers, nodes, and users to their networks. This puts bandwidth constraints on the network and network performance can suffer.

"Comdisco's network consulting services can help organizations avoid having to make costly changes to network designs and configurations after a software implementation," said Osso. "And because Comdisco is vendor independent, customers can rely on objective assessments and the right solutions for their business requirements, regardless of technology or manufacturer."

Comdisco's network consulting suite for enterprise and Internet applications include the following services:

-- Data Network Assessment and Design - charts a strategic direction

that leverages and maximizes the business benefits of networking

technology. The data network design provides a detailed rendering

of a prospective network technology blueprint. -- Network Performance Modeling - simulates both current and future

production environments, stress tests the network, and forecasts

the impact of various moves, adds, changes on network behavior

and performance. -- Network Security Assessment and Design - examines internal and

external security threats, both malicious and inadvertent.

Demonstrates how business practices and technologies can be

applied to the network infrastructure to optimize network

security performance and mitigate risk to the organization. -- Network Penetration Testing - attempts to penetrate the

organizations' external firewall and internal network security

environment. Testing is conducted with the cooperation of the

organization's Internet Service Provider to provide value-added

security design and implementation options that protect against

accidents and deliberate intrusions.

About Comdisco

Comdisco is a leading technology services company, providing technology infrastructure management services necessary to deliver information and applications anytime or anywhere, without delay or disruption. Key service areas include business continuity; network management; desktop management and underlying software support; and hardware leasing and remarketing. The company's revenue for the 12 months ended March 31, 1999 was $3.6 billion. Through its subsidiary Prism Communication Services Inc., Comdisco is developing a high-speed, always-on digital network, which will provide customers with leading-edge connectivity. For more information, call 800-272-9792 or visit Comdisco's Web site at www.comdisco.com.

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