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365 MAIN DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM EASES
BAY AREA BUSINESS FEARS
 
365 Main Launches Carrier Neutral Business Continuity Solutions

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., – February 4th, 2004, 365 Main, the Bay Areas safest, most reliable and secure data center today announced the launch of a customized disaster recovery program that includes secure data center space, business to data center connections, data storage and back up and recovery. The plan utilizes best-of-breed technologies in a carrier neutral approach virtually eliminating Cap-Ex requirements for small, medium, and enterprise customers.

365 Main’s disaster recovery program takes advantage of low cost telco circuits, dark fiber providers, Ethernet / IP providers and broadband wireless providers for the necessary link between the business and the data center, continuing their commitment to remain a carrier neutral facility. Once connected, 365 Main provides a pay-as-you-grow solution to accommodate the individual customer’s disaster recovery needs.

“As disaster recovery demands continue to grow more complex, 365 Main is recognizing the benefits of partnering with vendors who provide world-class storage systems and large connectivity at a fraction of the price,” says Chris Dolan, President of 365 Main. “365 Main gives companies substantially higher security and recovery levels needed to sustain their business during and after critical disasters.”

Because the traditional computer room in Class A office space will not survive a disaster, Real Estate agents are coming to 365 Main for rock-solid space where fiber and wireless connections are easily obtained. Bay Area landlords and building owners alike are looking for a solution that provides a better end product and does not require additional construction such as build-out of raised floors, added cooling, additional batteries, diesel generators and management of large fuel tanks. By offering all of these benefits, 365 Main is exceeding the stringent demands for disaster recovery that the Bay Area Real Estate market is requiring.

365 Main’s state of the art facility is equipped with ten 2.1 Megawatt continuous power systems, an N+2 facility-wide redundancy, an award-winning base isolation system, and 60,000 gallons of fuel on-site in case of disaster. 365 Main offers unparalleled uptime security before, during and after a major disaster. With its seismically sound base isolated structure, 24/7/365 security and outer perimeter walls resistant against bullets, EMF, and explosive attacks, 365 Main has rapidly become recognized as one of the most intelligently designed buildings in the United States.

In a recent 2003 survey sponsored by SunGard, conducted by IDC, titled “Outsourcing Business Continuity Needs: Ensuring Information Availability While Ensuring ROI”, IDC provides results of companies that currently integrate business continuity as part of their IT strategy. The results of IDC’s research show that enterprises using a third-party backup infrastructure (compared to those that rely on an internal backup infrastructure) increase their overall Return On Investment (ROI), lower their True Cost Ownership (TCO), and improve their ability to meet primary business needs. Companies that utilize both an external third-party provider and develop their own internal backup systems actually spend more than those that do not have both. The most cost-effective solution that increases ROI and reduces TCO appears for companies that rely on a hybrid approach of securing dedicated space and equipment at a third party provider. These results demonstrate that outsourcing can provide considerable financial gains both directly and indirectly and can be leveraged across a broad set of customer business functions. The impact of outsourcing should lead to improved top-line and bottom-line performance while reducing operating costs. That is to say, revenue should go up, operating costs should go down, and net income should improve.

Business Continuity is an increasingly important issue to CEO’s, CFO’s, and CTO’s with the added pressure of complying with Sarbanes-Oxley, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act (GLB) at the same time minimizing costs of managing the IT environment. “We’ve entered a time in history where more company’s are concerned about data security and protection,” remarked Dolan. “365 Main can now offer a more comprehensive and mission critical solution to the demanding rise of data center needs.”

About 365 Main:
365 Main, is a privately held company based in San Francisco. For Bay Area businesses that require secure, reliable data-center infrastructure, 365 Main provides a superior, neutral environment that uniquely ensures continuous operations at a fraction of the cost of its competitors. 365 Main is owned and operated by a unique partnership bringing together the strengths of Rockwood Capital, a real estate investment company with over $1.5 billion of assets under management, Union Property Capital, a highly focused San Francisco based development company and 365 Incorporated, the skilled team that conceived, designed, built and that now operates the state-of-the-art facility. For more information about 365 Main, please contact 877-365-6246 or visit http://www.365main.net.

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