Secure Data Group Opens San Diego Branch, Hires IT Professional Rex Tumminia as Area Manager.

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Company's Second Office To Serve Growing Data Management and Security Needs in Northern and Southern San Diego Counties

Secure Data Group (SDG), an information technology services company providing comprehensive enterprise solutions for data management and recovery, business process management, compliance services and information security, today announced it has opened an office in Carlsbad to service Northern and Southern San Diego county. SDG, a division of Bell Microproducts (NASDAQ:BELM), has retained Rex Tumminia as Area Manager to head up the San Diego operation.

Based in Irvine, California, SDG already has an established base of clients in the San Diego area and has opened this latest office to provide a local presence to those existing customers as well as expand their overall business. Tumminia, who has lived and worked in the San Diego area for 25 years, brings with him 20 years of business management experience with industry knowledge in SDG's key practice areas, including data management, information security and data recovery.

"The demand for organizations needing to secure their data and tie their business processes into IT has never been higher in the San Diego area," explained Ed Ginty, senior director of SDG. "The more work we do for our clients in Orange County and LA, the more business we receive from San Diego-based organizations to deliver the same expertise and value. In order to do this, we felt we needed a local presence. That, in addition to our key vendor partners asking us to open a facility in San Diego, was the catalyst for our new Carlsbad office."

SDG combines a vendor-neutral approach and years of IT experience to combine business strategies with IT needs. By knowing what keeps CEOs and CIOs awake at night and what will integrate into the client's existing IT infrastructure, SDG provides effective technology solutions for their clients. SDG offers specific services in the areas of Data Management, Data Replication and Recovery/Business Continuation and Information Security.

"Hiring a local person to run the office was the only way to go, so we brought on Rex to head up our San Diego office," explained Ginty. "Rex has served the San Diego market well over the years and understands the unique needs of area businesses. He knows the value of bringing total solutions to his clients and really addressing their issues, not just trying to sell them the latest product. With his expertise and that of the entire SDG team, we look forward to a long and mutually rewarding relationship with San Diego's business organizations."

About SDG, Inc.

A Bell Microproducts division (NASDAQ:BELM), Secure Data Group serves the "Business of IT" with a mission to provide vendor-neutral consulting and best-in-class technology solutions. SDG takes a holistic consulting approach to enhance clients' current infrastructure investments while providing maximum protection for clients' data at rest and in motion.

SDG is based in Irvine, California, and serves all of Southern California. For more information, contact SDG at 1-800-567-5907 or visit them on the web at www.securedatagroup.com.