Cervalis Again Wins Rising Star Technology Award from Deloitte & Touche and Connecticut Technology Council Fast 50 Program for 2005

Stamford, CT, October 6, 2005

Cervalis, LLC, a provider of IT infrastructure services was again named a winner of the Rising Star award by the prestigious Deloitte & Touche Connecticut Technology Fast 50 Program. The Rising Star award is a special award that recognizes fast growing technology companies that have been in business a minimum of three years, and less than five years, and is based on percentage revenue growth over three years (2002 to 2004). To qualify for the Technology Fast 50 Rising Star program, companies must have had operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 2002 and $1,000,000 in 2004, be headquartered in North America, and be a technology company. These companies are recognized as Rising Stars as part of the Connecticut Technology Fast 50 program, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the state by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services firms, and the CT Technology Council.

“We are continuing to experience healthy growth in terms of customers and revenue; the market is responding well to the price/performance and quality of our services”, said Mike Boccardi, President and CEO of Cervalis. Boccardi credits success with the company’s capabilities, quality of service and customer focus, which have attracted a significant number of Fortune 500 companies. “We are very proud and pleased to be once again nominated as a Rising Star winner by the Deloitte & Touche USA LLP Connecticut Fast 50 program”, added Boccardi.

Cervalis addresses the rapidly growing demand for reliable, highly available primary and backup technology infrastructure services. Cervalis provides business and technology solutions in its high availability facilities in Stamford, CT and Wappingers Falls, NY, enabling organizations to further protect their data resources, reduce operating costs and enhance their business performance. Offering a broad portfolio of services, Cervalis can accommodate solutions that range from remote data replication and complex mirrored operations to full management of e-business operations and outsourcing of a corporate data center. Acting as an extension of the customer’s IT department, Cervalis constantly researches new technologies and develops new methodologies needed to build and manage complex IT and Internet environments in a timely, secure and cost-effective manner.

As a testimony of its quality services, Cervalis received a SAS70 Type II certification, which is one of the most stringent and widely recognized auditing standards for service companies. Cervalis has also received the “TruSecure Service Provider” certification for its robust and highly secure network operations. Highly available and scalable solutions, coupled with an unwavering commitment to customer support and satisfaction, comprise the Cervalis advantage.

“The Connecticut Technology Fast 50 Rising Star companies have shown the strength, vision and temerity to succeed despite a very challenging technology environment,” said Alex Discepolo, a director at Deloitte Tax LLP who works with mid-market technology companies and is the chairperson of the Connecticut Technology Fast 50. “We applaud the successes of Cervalis and acknowledge their place as one of the few to accomplish such a fast growth rate over the past three years.”

About Cervalis
Cervalis is a premier provider of IT infrastructure solutions that enable customers to achieve higher level of business resilience and accelerate the way companies meet their business objectives. Through its state-of-the-art, fault-tolerant Operations and Recovery Centers, Cervalis offers world-class customer support with the technology needed to scale complex environments reliably and cost effectively.

To learn more about the Cervalis advantage, please visit www.cervalis.com or call toll-free 866-602-2020.

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About the CT TECHNOLOGY Council
As the leading technology organization in the state, the CT TECHNOLOGY Council welcomes companies of all sizes and technologies into its membership. Leveraging the collective strength, influence and expertise of their members, the Tech Council's mission is to see that Connecticut successfully takes its place as one of the top technology regions in the country and that their exciting, high-growth, high-value companies get the recognition that is their due. The Tech Council provides a wide array of opportunities for peer networking, program and educational seminars in addition to strategic workforce and policy initiatives to support its member companies. The Council also serves its members as the official organization representing Connecticut's Software Cluster. The Cluster's mission is to drive the expansion of Connecticut's software industry by promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, collaboration and awareness.

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