Connected Corporation and Acquis Consulting Group to Speak At Enterprise Storage Strategies Conference.

Business/Technology Editors

VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2002

User Study to Discuss How to Best Protect Data Stored on Mobile

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Connected Corporation, the market-leading provider of PC data protection and management solutions and Acquis Consulting Group, a New York City-based management consulting firm today announced that Tom Hickman, Connected's senior engineering operations manager and Acquis Consulting COO and Partner, Randall Kane, will present as part of the Data Protection track at the Enterprise Storage Strategies Conference and Expo May 29-30th, 2002, at the Sheraton Premiere at Tyson's Corner in Vienna, VA. The conference, produced by INT Media Group, is a leading forum for developing and deploying enterprise-wide storage solutions.

"Given the highly mobile nature of our management consultants, our staff rely heavily on laptop PCs as their primary information devices," said Randall Kane of Acquis Consulting. "I realized that allowing our employees to roam with unprotected PCs was just not acceptable. By implementing a PC data availability solution, we are able to not only protect every laptop's information from any location, but also create a retrievable archive to ensure that crucial research and data is always available, even while on the road."

The user study titled, "Protecting Data for the Mobile Worker," will discuss the measures that can be taken to protect data residing on mobile computers, and the ways to minimize the damages associated with lost or stolen mobile PCs. The session will outline Acquis Consulting Group's experience implementing the Connected TLM software to protect consultants' data while on the road. Connected and Acquis invite you to hear about this study on Thursday, May 30th, at 2:30 PM at the Sheraton Premiere at Tyson's Corner.

"Now more than ever, corporations must ensure that all PC-based information is protected and available as the time and money spent trying to retrieve that data are staggering and unacceptable," said Tom Hickman of Connected Corporation. "The Enterprise Storage Strategies conference is an ideal forum to educate executives about comprehensive data protection. All too often, only server-based information is protected. According to industry analysts, such a limited strategy leaves up to 60 percent of corporate data unprotected as it's stored out on employee laptops and desktops which generally have no automated, efficient process for comprehensive system backup."

For more information or to register for the event, please visit: www.intmediaevents.com/storage/spring02/registration.html.

About the Speakers:

Tom Hickman is the senior engineering operations manager at Connected Corporation, where he is a key driver of product direction and vision for the Connected TLM product line. Hickman draws on a broad range of experiences from a substantial career in networking and information technology. Before joining Connected, Hickman worked on Mergers and Acquisitions at Cisco Systems, where he evaluated technology related to converged networks and Voice over IP. Prior to that, he was responsible for New Product Introduction at Cisco for a broadband provisioning application used by major cable service providers such as AT&T and MediaOne. Several positions back, Hickman got his start in Information Technology working as part of the front-line technical support team in a large university setting. Hickman holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech University.

Randall Kane is partner and COO of Acquis Consulting Group.

Randall Kane has extensive experience with a large number of corporations (including Fortune 500) in financial modeling, improvement initiatives, cost analysis, sourcing strategies, vendor management, process flows and product segmentation. He is one of the most fluent managers of the strategic sourcing process utilized by management consulting firms today and has been performing both large and small scale sourcing studies since 1992. With regard to a foundation of overall operations and corporate procedures, Mr. Kane has built strong relationships with senior-level management at major vendors in numerous industries ranging from travel to commercial printing to technology and office services. He has advised many of these companies on how to set up their internal practices to deal with sourcing and consulting companies as well as created and implemented solutions that have allowed clients to more advantageously utilize their internal procurement strength.

Kane brings his acquired knowledge in project management, product pricing and forecasting strategies, corporate procurement and process flows to every Acquis client. Prior to co-founding Acquis Consulting Group, Mr. Kane started his career at American Express Company where he held several positions in Corporate Finance from 1985 through 1989. In mid 1989 he joined Morgan Stanley & Company as an Associate Vice President in the Equity Capital Markets Group with a specialty in high technology. Creating financing strategies for clients in the context of merger and acquisition activity and public market restructurings allowed him to develop critical strategic vision and the ability to consider much beyond what a company does and what market it competes in. Mr. Kane left Morgan Stanley during 1992 to start a consulting practice focusing on strategic sourcing and corporate development. The experience and knowledge base developed through this practice led to the founding of Acquis. Mr. Kane holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and international business from New York University.

About Acquis Consulting Group

Acquis Consulting Group is a management consulting firm that is committed to helping businesses deliver on their highest potential. Acquis(TM) looks to demonstrate measurable improvements in performance while providing the knowledge and guidance that supports critical decisions and leads to exceptional strategies. Placing a premium on listening to each client's specific needs and challenges enables Acquis to respond with a unique approach that delivers unquestionable value. The expertise of Acquis consultants focuses on applying rigorous analysis while maintaining a strong strategic perspective. Clients benefit from Acquis' ability to evaluate the overall business impact of a recommendation or solution, not simply the narrow scope of the engagement.

With headquarters in New York City and engagements across the globe, Acquis works on an ongoing basis with some of the world's leading enterprises. Recent client experience has included global program management, organizational change and alignment, strategic sourcing, and strategic planning. Acquis brings insight, passion, and intelligence to its long-standing client relationships. We define success by the same high standard as our clients' - and because Acquis retains the flexibility of a smaller company, we can respond boldly and effectively to the specifics of each engagement. For more information visit www.acquisconsulting.com.

About Connected

Based in Framingham, Massachusetts, with multiple U.S. and international offices, Connected Corporation is the market-leading provider of PC data protection and management solutions, including secure backup and recovery, application self-healing, asset survey and PC migration capabilities for enterprise desktop and mobile PCs. Connected's PC lifecycle management technology improves enterprise productivity by significantly reducing computer downtime, and the costs and burdens associated with managing PCs and their stored information assets. More than 400 of the world's largest corporations, including Cisco Systems, EMC, GAP, Goodrich and Hewlett-Packard, use the award-winning Connected TLM software. For more information visit www.connected.com or call 1-800-353-3078.

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