Legislation was enacted on August 3, 2007 which affects all private sector businesses, officially titled "H.R.1:Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007". This law has wide ranging provisions which are targeted at improving the nation's preparedness and security. Title IX of the law requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure the implementation of a voluntary program to certify organizations are prepared for emergencies. The program targets improving private sector preparedness and will be administered by a non-government organization. DHS has only 210 days to begin the implementation of this program so it is probable we will see early certification program activities this year.

While this program is voluntary, it is likely that being certified as prepared could have a variety of positive regulatory, market, customer and insurance implications. Preparedness is increasingly recognized as simply a good business practice and this new preparedness program is just one more good reason for organizations to review their business continuity programs and consider strengthening their overall preparedness for business disruptions and disasters.

FTC's business continuity staff is monitoring DHS progress on implementing this new law to be sure our customers get an early understanding of the preparedness standard and the implications of the voluntary certification. We can assist your organization with a review of your business continuity program and suggest a variety of low-cost solutions
( www.ftccontinuityservices.com) to help you be more prepared and be ready for getting certified should you choose to take advantage of this new program.

FTC Continuity Services, a First Technology Capital Company, is proud to announce a new Work Area Recovery capability at its Business Continuity facility located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Each Work Area Recovery seat comes with with desk, chair, telephone, PC's and monitor. This new capability from twenty (20) to five hundred (500) work area seats can support any type of a customer's critical business functions including Human Resources, Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Call Center, Operations or any form of customer contact. FTC Continuity Services has been offering business continuity and disaster recovery solutions for businesses across the United States since 1991. FTC's Work Area Recovery solution will be supported by the following:

VOIP System
Telecommunication Options - Call Distribution, Etc.
Twenty to Five Hundred end user seats with telephone, computer and monitor
Servers
LAN
Printers
Network Options

In addition to the infrastructure listed above, FTC can and will customize a solution to meet the unique requirements of any End User Recovery customer either shared or dedicated anywhere in the United States.

FTC Continuity Services also offers server hosting, data back-up and managed services.

"We are extremely excited about this new solution being added to our existing recovery capabilities in Cherry Hill," said John Ratliff, Senior Vice President at FTC. "While the hardware aspect of a recovery capability is certainly critical, the end user functions of a company are what keeps the engine running, the customers satisfied and the cash flow continuing."

FTC Continuity Services offers an array of disaster recovery solutions for its customers. The recovery solutions in place today provide maximum protection in the event of a customer's loss of all or part of its check/paper transaction processing operations.

FTC facilities are located in New Jersey, Arizona and Georgia.  The facilities are the largest independent disaster recovery hot sites dedicated to transaction processing operations. Each of our state-of- the-art facilities have generator backup and are accessible to clients anytime, day or night. All locations are minutes away from major metropolitan areas and international airports. With a combined facility space of over 100,000 square feet, FTC supports every aspect of check, remittance, and statement printing/mail processing and work area. The centers are fully equipped with the latest technology and offers enough redundancy to accommodate several simultaneous disaster recovery operations.

Bankers are continually challenged by the competitiveness of the ever changing Payment Systems. Matching your customers requirements with the processing solutions of Servers, Networks, Scanners, Capture Devices, Printers and Sorters is a seemingly never ending task.

Why not let FTC help ease your budgetary concerns? We can structure cost effective flexible leases tied to the useful life of your systems.

As a next step please call Mike Touchette at 315-449-3539 or
email mtouchette@ftc- us.com

FTC has more experience in relocating check equipment than any other group in the world. From the deinstallation, packing standards, loading and unloading equipment on the trucks, and placement and installation on the computer room floor, the technical details and potential pitfalls are too numerous to risk to anyone with less experience. Because we do not have to subcontract our trucks or drivers, our transportation services are available in an expedite mode, such as may be necessary in a disaster recovery situation. Whatever your need or situation may be, FTC stands ready for your tailor made solution.