Strohl Systems and EnvoyWorldWide Introduce New Notification System for Business Continuity.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

DRJ Fall World 2003

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003

Strohl Systems and EnvoyWorldWide today unveiled a strategic development partnership that will result in the introduction of an advanced notification system for business continuity to be offered to the market by Strohl. The two companies announced the partnership and unveiled the new product, NotiFind, powered by EnvoyWorldWide, today at the Disaster Recovery Journal conference.

NotiFind, powered by EnvoyWorldWide, combines the familiar user interface of Strohl's products, integration with its LDRPS industry leading planning software, and the communications infrastructure of EnvoyWorldWide's interactive notification platform. NotiFind, powered by EnvoyWorldWide will enable users to immediately and simultaneously deliver hundreds or thousands of interactive voice, email, pager and SMS notifications, as well as fax communications, when an unplanned event threatens or disrupts business continuity. The new addition further strengthens Strohl's complete suite of BCP products.

"Strohl Systems software has revolutionized our business continuity planning and recovery here at Countrywide," said Philip Bigge, Vice President of Business Continuity at Countrywide Financial Corporation. "From the pre-planning stages all the way through to actual business recovery, their products have enabled us to quickly and efficiently accomplish the tasks necessary for recovery. I have no doubt that the new relationship with EnvoyWorldWide will further increase the value of Strohl's product offerings." (Countrywide Financial Corporation is a member of the S&P 500, Forbes 500 and Fortune 500. Through its family of companies, they provide mortgage banking and diversified financial services in domestic and international markets.)

"EnvoyWorldWide and Strohl Systems have been important contributors in the business continuity space with innovative and effective customer solutions," said Ed Deveau, President, of the New England Disaster Recovery Information Exchange (NEDRIX). "The two products combined, present a valuable tool for initiating emergency response and business continuity activities quickly and effectively. We look forward to witnessing the benefits and advancements that the partnership will bring to the market."

Features of the enhanced product include the ability to:

-- Fully integrate with LDRPS;

-- Quick-test recipient contact methods;

-- Attach documents for email or fax notifications;

-- Transfer from an automated message into a conference call or to a live operator;

-- Collect recipient responses for employee accountability initiatives; and

-- Track message delivery and response in real time.

The companies will work together to develop and support this new system as well as continuing to provide their respective existing solutions. The companies are offering joint training and services programs, a roadmap for existing customers to upgrade to the new system, and an aggressive development schedule for future versions.

"Powered by EnvoyWorldWide, NotiFind will be the industry's most advanced business continuity notification system," said Brian Turley, President of Strohl Systems. "Each company has complementary strengths that are brought to this partnership. Strohl's front-end development, combined with EnvoyWorldWide's experience in creating notification products that global companies use to manage the distribution of millions of timely messages per month, should provide organizations with the best possible BCP communications system."

"This alliance will take two best-of-breed offerings and bring to market a comprehensive business continuity planning and communications system. Strohl's expertise, resources and customer base are unparalleled in the business continuity planning industry," said Ben Levitan, president and CEO of EnvoyWorldWide. "With business continuity strategy emerging as an everyday priority, this partnership will deliver a solution to ensure companies can execute their business continuity plans successfully."

The new version of NotiFind is slated for general availability in November.

About Strohl Systems

Strohl Systems(TM) Group, Inc. provides business continuity planning software and consulting services to corporations worldwide. Strohl develops and supports software tools that are consistently the most innovative, advanced, and flexible of their kind. Strohl Systems' products include LDRPS(R) business continuity planning software, BIA Professional(R) business impact analysis software, Incident Manager(TM) command center automation software, and NotiFind(TM) powered by EnvoyWorldWide, an automated notification system. Strohl Consulting Services' offerings are designed to manage the business continuity process from start to finish or provide more strategic assistance. A 25-year-old, privately held company, Strohl Systems is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pa., and can be found on the Web at www.strohlsystems.com.

About EnvoyWorldWide

Headquartered in Bedford, Mass., EnvoyWorldWide provides the most proven and reliable communications network for delivering time-sensitive notifications. Organizations are using EnvoyWorldWide's real-time interaction management services to drive customer interactions, streamline supply chains, and ensure business continuity. EnvoyWorldWide's services communications-enable the enterprise to facilitate automated, fully interactive voice and text broadcasts to landline phones, faxes, email, pagers, SMS and WAP phones, PDAs, BlackBerrys and other wireless devices. Battery Ventures, Longworth Venture Partners and Sofinnova Partners fund EnvoyWorldWide. More information is available by calling 888.252.7837 or at www.envoyworldwide.com.