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VANGUARD COALITION TO ADDRESS CYBERSPACE SECURITY

Vanguard Integrity Professionals, a pioneer and recognized world leader in security solutions for critical infrastructure computing, is leading a private industry coalition ready to take a stand against cyber threats to mainframe infrastructure hackers. Headed by Vanguard, the "best in breed" companies will share technology and ideas in efforts to protect the United States' critical infrastructure from cyber attacks they believe could severely harm the country's economy.

Ronn Bailey, founder and CEO of Vanguard, explains, "We have the technology to protect ourselves from cyber attacks. We just need to bring all of the pieces together. Unfortunately, the government has lost some momentum in their fight to secure cyberspace, so we're picking up the ball and running with it."

The still growing coalition includes:

Acts Automation, Inc. Founded in 1993, Acts Automation is the oldest GoldMine Authorized Training Center in Orange County, California. Their GoldMine Certifications include GoldMine FrontOffice 2000 Technician; they now will be offering the security solutions of Vanguard.

Core Consulting, Inc. Core Consulting provides a broad range of information technology consulting services, solutions, and management services to high performance companies located throughout the mid-Atlantic and Southeast.

Cornerstone Systems, Inc. As well as being a leading IBM Premier Business Partner, Cornerstone Systems provides technical support and application development services. Cornerstone's business has expanded over the years to include UNIX systems administration, Lotus Notes/Domino application development and support services and sales of IBM S/390, storage, RS/6000 and Netfinity systems.

Mainline Information Systems. Mainline Information Systems is a Premier IBM Business Partner, and IBM e-Business Partner, the largest re-marketer and installer of IBM enterprise servers in the United States, the number one IBM S/390 solution provider and recipient of the IBM Business Partner Leadership Award for three consecutive years.

MSI Systems Integrators. From storage to networking, and servers to software, output management, consulting, and technology enablement services, the goal of MSI Systems Integrators is to provide clients with consultative solutions that have a positive impact on profitability and business processes now and far into the future.

Networth Security Services. Based in Toronto, Networth Security Services is currently the only Vanguard partner in Canada. It provides its customers with increased security through strong software products, comprehensive support, in-depth training programs, expert consulting, security system migrations, and a wide range of professional services.

Performance Resources, LLC. Performance Resources is a national firm dedicated to improving the profitability and project performance of their customers by providing exceptional software and consulting solutions packaged to meet their specific requirements.

Protegrity Inc. Protegrity is the leading provider of privacy solutions (NT- based) protecting franchise data, the critical information that in many cases dictates the success and future of an organization.

Ranch Networks. Ranch Networks is a venture-backed company focused on security and data networking products for local area networks. Their innovative approach allows enterprise network managers to increase security and decrease capital operating expenses.

Vyant Technologies. Vyant Technologies creates high quality software products for enterprise data protection, data recovery, and storage management. Vyant Technologies' products are engineered toward eliminating downtime while affording immediate access to archived data and streamlining storage maintenance.

"We're excited about the potential this coalition of technology experts brings to this critical situation," said Ronn Bailey. "As more and more partners get involved, our ability to help our colleagues in government deal with security in cyberspace grows exponentially."