Homeland Security and FEMA Administrators Headline Agility Recovery's National Preparedness...

Homeland Security and FEMA Administrators Headline Agility Recovery's National
Preparedness Month Educational Initiative
Business Continuity Firm Participates as Coalition Member for Fifth
Consecutive Year

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Agility Recovery Solutions, a premier
business continuity and disaster recovery company, will participate in
National Preparedness Month (NPM) for a fifth consecutive year, providing a
curriculum designed to educate business owners about the virtues of preparing
for business interruption. NPM is held each September and is designed to
encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their
homes, businesses, and communities.

September 2009 marks the sixth annual NPM, an initiative sponsored by the
Department of Homeland Security's Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps. This year
will focus on changing the perceptions about emergency preparedness. Coalition
members, such as Agility Recovery Solutions, share preparedness information
with their members, customers, employees, and communities.

"Small and mid-size businesses are the backbone of the country's economy.
Local communities rely upon these businesses to provide goods, services, and
income to their residents," said Bob Boyd, president and CEO of Agility
Recovery Solutions. "However, without access to the proper planning tools,
these businesses are helpless against unforeseen events and circumstances.
Agility provides these business owners with the tools necessary to develop
effective business continuity plans - not just during the month of September,
but throughout the year."

During the month, Agility Recovery is hosting free Webinars on Wednesdays at 2
pm EDT to educate businesses about the importance of business continuity
planning. These online, interactive courses include:

-- September 2, 2009 - "Business Preparedness - Simple Steps To Ensure
Continuity": Guest Speaker: Ms. Rebecca Marquis, Acting Director of
Ready Campaign, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

-- September 16, 2009 - "Pandemic Planning - How to Prepare Your
Business for the Upcoming Flu Season": Guest Speaker: Colonel
William Lang (Ret.), M.D. Former Associate Chief Medical Officer, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

-- September 23, 2009 - "Social Media - What Role Does It Play in
Business Preparedness?": Guest Speaker: Mr. John P. Shea, Public
Information Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

-- September 30, 2009 - Creating a "Culture of Preparedness":
Guest Speaker: Mr. R. David Paulison, Former Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

According to a recent study commissioned by Agility Recovery Solutions, an
overwhelming 90 percent of small to mid-size businesses are woefully
unprepared for a business interruption or disaster. More often than not these
'disasters' are everyday events that can have crippling effects on a business:
a broken water pipe, a building fire, a power surge, or power outage - not
necessarily the natural disasters and regional events dominating the
headlines.

For more information on National Preparedness Month and Agility-sponsored
events, please visit www.agilityrecovery.com.

About Agility Recovery Solutions
Agility Recovery Solutions, a former division of GE, has over 20 years of
disaster recovery and business continuity experience. Since 1989, Agility has
provided comprehensive, packaged recovery solutions, consulting services and
testing options to businesses across North America. Agility revolutionized the
disaster recovery and business continuity industries by developing a simple,
cost-effective and easy-to-use recovery solution called ReadySuite.

SOURCE Agility Recovery Solutions

Chris Goodnight, Agility Recovery Solutions, +1-704-927-7931,
chris.goodnight@agilityrecovery.com