Richard Fleischman & Associates (RFA) Rolls Out Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Service To Satisfy Due Diligence, Operational Performance, Investor Confidence

Comprehensive, Integrated BCP Service Drives Ability to Raise Capital, Secure Investment

NEW YORK, NY “ May 12, 2009 “

Richard Fleischman & Associates (RFA), the premier provider of outsourced technology and IT services, and the trusted technology advisor to more than 400 firms in the alternative asset space, today announced the availability of integrated and streamlined business continuity services. The roll out of the RFA Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Service brings to market simplified business resumption tools needed for recovery of operations and to satisfy operational investor due diligence. The new RFA product surpasses others in the industry through a unique combination of advanced technology and expert consulting services.

RFA BCP Services enables firms, whether large or small, to simplify and automate continuation of business operations. Using integrated software and services, clients are able to source business continuity, crisis management and disaster recovery from a single provider. RFA Business Continuity Planning Services addresses heightened pressures from investors for improved security, redundancy and processes that protect against threats to systems, facilities, data, inventory and personnel.

The outcome for RFA customers is that, when primary business locations become unavailable, the tasks that need to be performed to continue business are understood.

"RFA BCP Services is a direct response to customers looking for extended capabilities beyond our proven disaster-recovery offerings," said Rich Fleischman, president, RFA. "We are among the first to directly answer client requests for documented processes to help secure existing investment and raise additional capital. More and more managers are facing due diligence challenges with impending regulation, or registration looming. Our offering addresses institutional style scrutiny which is here to stay. In many cases, DDQs from investors mandate having 'high availability' infrastructure, documented business processes and procedures."

BCP Services from RFA enable clients to quickly satisfy investor due diligence, focusing on mitigating liability while delivering a complete business continuity procedure. Clients improve their competitive position through their ability to immediately demonstrate to investors and customers that:

• Business is quickly mobilized when work locations are compromised or evacuated.
• Central operations continue in accordance with full compliance standards in the absence of C-level decision makers.
• Risk to investors is fully understood and factored into proactive planning and

BCP Services from RFA consist of three modules:

• Business continuity: This module details and displays the documented procedures that guide staff when a major disruption of service occurs. It includes functional analyses to determine the critical business processes and the staff required to carry them out. The procedure includes the matching of critical staff and functions to the existing recovery technology.
• Crisis management: This module applies a hierarchical management structure that will mitigate the risk of a crisis, allowing for critical business processes to continue. It includes the tools required to efficiently provide management the ability to enact the business continuity plan.
• Disaster recovery: In order for staff to perform critical business functions during a crisis, the BCP Service from RFA provides technology and seating solutions that negate the inherent risk of a single point of failure.

About Richard Fleischman & Associates (RFA)
Established in 1990 and headquartered in New York, NY, Richard Fleischman & Associates is a trusted technology advisor to over 400+ hedge funds, private equity funds and fund of funds globally, offering both turnkey IT solutions and on-site and remote monitoring staffed 24/7/365. As a full-service technology-outsourcing provider, RFA delivers expert service by its team of more than 150 expert IT consultants. RFA maintains a world-class data center in Purchase, NY, providing fully equipped office and trading desk space, disaster recovery and business continuity services. It also operates class A, fully staffed offices in Boston. For more information, visit www.rfa.com or call 212.867.4600.

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