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MSA & CNT Partner on Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity PITTSBURGH, PA - April 16, 2002 - Management Science Associates, Inc., (MSA) announced today a key partnership with CNT for Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC). MSA and CNT will host Business Continuity seminars for CEO's and CIO's of major corporations in Pittsburgh and Cleveland in the coming month. MSA recently opened a new facility for BC/DR at the Rockpointe Business Airpark in West Deer Township. The new facility will help make the Pittsburgh region a hub for business continuity and disaster recovery, according to Dr. Alfred A. Kuehn, founder and chairman of MSA. Rockpointe is MSA's third BC and DR facility. Two of the centers currently operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, provide video conferencing capabilities and state-of the-art security systems and will have multiple communication systems, dual-power supplies and backup generators. More than 100 MSA technical staffers support these centers, which also have facilities to support 99 client personnel. The centers provide facilities and resources to continue business operations without interruption during all types of disasters. Clients include healthcare and medical systems; broadcast, cable and print media; manufacturers, marketers and related analysis services; ERP, CRM and data warehousing; and other businesses. MSA has been a leader in the local high-tech community for forty years. It is nationally recognized as a designer, operator and manager of state-of-the-art computer centers and communication networks. MSA is also an Applications Service Provider to leading manufacturers, media networks and medical institutions throughout the U.S. and in 22 other countries. Founded in 1963, MSA is a world leader in informatics, data management and analytics. With a long-term average growth rate of 17.2% per year, the company has doubled employment to over 850 in the past four years. CNT is the global storage networking specialist and a pioneer in IP storage solutions. Innovative products and services from CNT help IT professionals design and implement cost-effective storage solutions that span diverse servers, storage systems and networks--enabling enterprise-wide data access and protection. For information, visit CNT's web site at http://www.cnt.com.