Comdisco to Provide $160 Million Global Technology Management Program to The SABRE Group.

ROSEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 1999--Comdisco, Inc. (NYSE:CDO) has been selected to provide The SABRE Group (NYSE:TSG) with a seven-year global technology management program, designed to assist in the acquisition, management and deployment of The SABRE Group's worldwide technology environment.

Under the contract, valued at $160 million for IT hardware and services, Comdisco will provide The SABRE Group with asset and market management strategies, IT leasing and remarketing, and other services that will allow The SABRE Group to achieve low cost capacity and maximum operational and financial flexibility in its technology pool. Initially, the program will focus on The SABRE Group's enterprise systems, but may be expanded to include other equipment.

"This global technology management program is part of our commitment to stay at the cutting edge of technology, while providing innovative and highly sophisticated services to our outsourcing customers," said Mike Nelson, senior vice president of Global Infrastructure Management for The SABRE Group. "Our customers will benefit from the flexibility to upgrade IT assets more frequently, and more economically than in the past, and we'll also look to Comdisco to help us impact customers' IT operational efficiencies."

"In today's complex technology environment, a growing number of companies are focusing their energies and IT resources on the strategic elements of their businesses," said John Kenning, executive vice president, Comdisco. "As a result, they're turning to partners such as Comdisco to provide the services and equipment needed to improve their infrastructure performance and better manage costs. The SABRE Group is setting the trend with this program."

According to Kenning, Comdisco's Enterprise Management Services (EMS) are designed to provide operational and financial flexibility, immediate budget reductions, ongoing price-performance improvements and cost predictability, improved decision making through better information, and additional capacity whenever needed. "Most important, control of the company's strategic technology assets remains in the customer's hands," he said.

About The SABRE Group

The SABRE Group is a world leader in the electronic distribution of travel and travel-related services around the globe, and a leading provider of information technology solutions for the travel and transportation industries, including customized software development and software products, transaction processing, consulting and total information technology outsourcing.

About Comdisco

Comdisco Inc. is a technology services company and a leader in providing infrastructure management and optimization services, which are the underlying technological components and services necessary to deliver information and applications anytime, anywhere, without delay or disruption. Comdisco provides the key elements of infrastructure management, including desktop management services, managed network services, business continuity services, leasing and remarketing services, and the software tools to support these areas. Comdisco's revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 1998, was $3.4 billion. For more information, call 800-272-9792 or visit Comdisco's Web site at www.comdisco.com.

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