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Article: Firms back up promise to keep businesses running; Disaster recovery companies reluctant to capitalize on much-praised efforts.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- October 1, 2001
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In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, SunGard Data Systems is experiencing a new and sorrowful kind of disaster recovery.
The company has three employees missing and presumed dead in the rubble of the World Trade Center. They were in the towers that morning making routine calls on customers. To help the families of these employees recover from this disaster, SunGard has set up a relief fund.
``Finances are the last thing these people need to worry about now,'' said SunGard's Dave Palermo, VP-marketing for recovery services.
As company employees dealt with the loss of co-workers, SunGard's recovery services division sprung into action, ...