First-Ever CD-ROM Business Continuity Education Tool Now Available; ComPLETE Continuity Resource is Easy to Use and Purchase over the Web.

ROSEMONT, ILL.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 1999--Comdisco, Inc., the world's leading provider of business continuity planning software and services, announced today that it has begun online sales of ComPLETE Continuity Resource(TM), the first-ever multimedia business continuity planning tool. Developed in conjunction with Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE), Resource uses powerful graphics and interactive video to increase business continuity awareness and education throughout an organization. The virtual reality interface makes the information accessible for computer users of any proficiency.

"Our research shows that 85 percent of companies are dependent on technology, yet only 12 percent of companies have effective business continuity plans," said Jim Janiak, delivery methodology manager of continuity services at Comdisco. "Resource is a totally unique and essential tool helping companies increase their understanding of the importance of contingency planning. It is the latest Comdisco product to be integrated into our e-commerce offering, enabling customers to combine research and methodology in one system."

Resource provides training for the novice practitioner as well as sessions that help operations managers increase their understanding of the recovery process. Guiding users through a series of actual disaster examples and business continuity experiences, the program enables users to set their own direction and pace in learning about business continuity. In addition, Resource acts as an online reference tool for seasoned continuity professionals with statistical information available at the user's fingertips.

After providing Nike with business continuity products and services for 15 years, Comdisco was approached by the company to create a tool that could help them manage contingency planning issues across its international operations.

"It's critical that the business unit managers and plant managers in our global network have a unified understanding of continuity planning," said Joan Warren, corporate business continuity manager at Nike. "Resource enables us to develop strategies autonomously, throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia, while still being consistent. Resource's industry-standard terminology and complete system lifecycle planning modules make it an effective educational tool for our continuity teams as well as an important ongoing reference."

An essential first-phase continuity planning tool, Resource can be used as a stand-alone training program, desktop reference guide or training/awareness supplement.

Resource is available for $945 per copy within the Business Continuity Catalog on Comdisco's Web site at www.comdisco.com or by calling the company at 800-764-8866. A Resource demo may also be downloaded from the site as well. Additional users and enterprise licensing fee schedules are available.

Comdisco's ComPLETE Continuity Planing System(TM), offers a range of easy-to-use programs designed to guide users through the entire contingency planning process. These products, which can be used together or individually, offer a strong understanding of the fundamentals of business continuity. They also help users assess a company's vulnerabilities and provide tools to plan, implement, test and maintain a successful continuity program.

Comdisco Inc. (NYSE:CDO) 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.

Comdisco and its logos are registered trademarks, ComPLETE Continuity Resource and ComPLETE Contingency Planning System are trademarks of Comdisco. Other names are trademarks of their respective companies.