ContinuitySA Acquires SunGard Availability Services SA

Issued by Strategy One Communications for ContinuitySA
Johannesburg, 03 Jul 2008

South Africa's leading business continuity service provider, ContinuitySA, part of the AltX-listed Dialogue Group, has acquired SunGard Availability Services SA, the South African operations of SunGard Availability Services - the pioneer and leading provider of information availability and business continuity services.

As part of the arrangement, ContinuitySA has taken over SunGard Availability Services' premises in Randburg and Midrand. For SunGard's customers it is business as usual as they continue to receive their regular services following the completion of the acquisition.

Allen Smith, managing director of ContinuitySA, said the two companies are remarkably similar and that the new combined business will be able to offer services to existing customers with multiple sites and a stronger marketing message to attract new customers.

"Both companies operate in the business continuity and disaster recovery space and offer office recovery and call centre outsourcing services," said Mr Smith. "These services will continue and will be bolstered by the solutions on offer from ContinuitySA's consulting arm."

"I am confident that the customers who have come to know and trust SunGard will continue to be in good hands with ContinuitySA. The acquisition will strengthen the quality of business continuity and disaster recovery services on offer to existing and prospective customers in South Africa as a whole. SunGard's existing premises and staff will continue to operate as normal. Our customers can be assured of continued service from a leading business continuity and disaster recovery company in South Africa" said Keith Tilley, executive vice president, UK & Europe, SunGard Availability Services.

SunGard Availability Services SA operated in a variety of industries including the financial services industry, retail, mining and government. ContinuitySA has a very strong presence in these arenas.

"ContinuitySA has also expanded its Midrand premises to include a new 8,000 square metre location and was looking to meet customer requirements and establish a second centre closer to the West Rand," added Mr Smith. "The deal with SunGard Availability Services will give us immediate premises in Randburg. More than merely a location, it will provide staffed and equipped premises with an existing base of customers."

The acquisition met with completion requirements on the 13th of June 2008.

ContinuitySA

ContinuitySA is Africa's leading provider of business continuity consulting and related services. The company boasts some of the continents most highly skilled and qualified business continuity and disaster management experts who help companies, organisations and government departments of all sizes prepare for and deal with all eventualities. These include potential threats, events, incidences and unforeseen or sudden disruptions due to human error or natural events.

ContinuitySA operates the largest recovery facilities in Southern Africa. It has a number of recovery centres in South Africa with over 20000sq/m of recovery facilities in Midrand, Gauteng. A smaller site of 3000sq/m is located in Cape Town. The company has already established a 1500sq/m site in Gaborone, Botswana and are in the process of further expanding business into Africa and the Middle East. ContinuitySA. Our Business is Keeping you in Business. Additional information about ContinuitySA can be found at www.continuitysa.co.za

SunGard Availability Services

SunGard Availability Services is the pioneer and leading provider of information availability solutions, helping to ensure that 10,000 customers in North America and Europe have access to their business-critical information systems. With 4 million square feet of operations space, SunGard offers a complete range of information availability solutions that include professional services, recovery solutions and managed IT solutions. SunGard provides services to support an always-on production environment, as well as over 30 technology platforms to support customers who require a traditional 24-48 hour recovery time frame. SunGard also has technology and systems management services for application and data centre outsourcing, as well as business continuity consulting services and planning software. Visit SunGard Availability Services UK at www.sungard.co.uk

SunGard

With annual revenue of $5 billion, SunGard is a global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also helps information-dependent enterprises of all types to ensure the continuity of their business. SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 50 countries, including the world's 50 largest financial services companies. Visit SunGard at www.sungard.com. Trademark Information: SunGard and the SunGard logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SunGard Data Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. All other trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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