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A top federal technology officer Tuesday unveiled the Obama administration's plan to embrace cloud computing, promising during a Silicon Valley appearance that the initiative will speed innovation while reducing government expenses for data centers and tech infrastructure that now cost taxpayers $19 billion a year.

Moments after federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra described the government's plans at NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, executives from Google announced they intend to create a dedicated "government cloud" — a data center designed to meet federal specifications for hosting applications and computing services for government agencies.

Other local tech companies also see opportunities: Salesforce.com and several other vendors have signed up to sell cloud-based software, social networking programs and other services to public agencies through a new Web site, dubbed Apps.gov, that Kundra unveiled Tuesday.

The new site, which works in the same way as an online shopping site or app store, is intended to give government agencies easier access to cloud-based computing services that are already available in the private sector. Cloud computing generally refers to the concept of hosting software and data on a centralized group of servers, while making them available to users over the Internet.
href="http://Apps.gov">Apps.gov site are prescreened to meet government procurement guidelines, Kundra said, the new site will cut red tape and make it easier for government agencies to quickly deploy the latest technology.

It's also an example of the government's effort to shift more computing functions to government and commercial data centers that offer a shared platform for individual agencies to host Web sites, store nonsensitive information and carry out other data-processing functions. In some cases, this would mean sharing resources from many underused data centers that are now operated independently by a host of government agencies.

"We've been building data center after data center," Kundra said, noting that the government currently spends more than $19 billion a year on its information infrastructure. "A lot of these investments are duplicative."

As agencies have created their own data centers — the General Services Administration has eight, while the Department of Homeland Security has 23 — the government's energy consumption more than doubled from 2000 to 2006, Kundra added. He called that trend unsustainable.

Kundra, the former chief technology officer for Washington, D.C., is one of two federal officials whose jobs were created by the Obama administration to help jump-start the government's use of technology. Aneesh Chopra, the federal chief technology officer, works on policy issues for the government as a whole, while Kundra focuses on tech operations and spending by federal agencies.

Acknowledging the need to address privacy and security concerns, Kundra stressed that the move to cloud computing will be a "long journey" rather than an overnight transformation. While the administration is working on pilot projects and hopes to draw up formal standards within the next two years, he added, some military and intelligence functions will always need to be housed within "internal clouds" — data centers owned and operated by the government.

As one model for those government centers, Kundra pointed to Nebula, an internal "cloud" or shared computing platform that NASA has been developing for various projects at the Ames center.

But he also said there are many innocuous functions that can be operated more cheaply on commercial platforms. The Transportation Security Agency recently spent more than $600,000 to set up a public blog, he noted, while thousands of people across the country use Web-based services to create their own blogs for free.

"If an individual can go online and set up an e-mail account within minutes," he asked, "why must the government spend billions" to set up comparable systems?

Many local tech companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and VMware, already have extensive contracts to supply and even help operate government data centers. Aileen Black, a VMware vice president who attended Tuesday's event, said government contracts are "the fastest growing segment of our business."

She and other industry officials said they're eager to help the government embrace cloud computing. Kundra's announcement drew praise from trade groups such as the Information Technology Industry Council.

Cloud computing helps large enterprises benefit from economies of scale, said Google co-founder Sergey Brin, whose company is also seeking contracts to provide Web-based software for city governments. He added, "the U.S. government is probably the largest enterprise I know."

PGP Corporation Celebrates 7 Years as a Global Leader in Enterprise Data
Protection
New Commendation from SC Magazine and TheInfoPro Support Company and
Technology Strategy






MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- PGP Corporation, a global leader
in enterprise data protection, recently celebrated the seventh anniversary of
the company's inception. Since 2002, the company has led the evolution and
growth of the enterprise data protection market and its technology is
recognized worldwide as the de facto standard for data encryption. The PGP(R)
Encryption Platform has been widely acknowledged for providing an innovative
approach to deploying encryption throughout the enterprise.

Supporting PGP Corporation's achievement of this milestone, TheInfoPro (TIP),
an independent research network and leading supplier of market intelligence
for the information technology industry, announced the release of its
"Information Security Wave 11 Report" (Q2 2009). The Report revealed that PGP
Corporation continues to be cited as the number one "in use" provider of data
encryption technology among Fortune(R) 1000 companies. Among respondents, the
Report also found that implementation of "data encryption" increased from 71%
to 88% between Q4 2008 and Q2 2009; and "encryption" was ranked third on the
list of top security projects over the next 12 months.

"Our research indicates that enterprises are continuing to position data
protection as a top priority year-after-year and are allocating the necessary
resources to ensure they are implementing secure and effective technologies
from vendors such as PGP Corporation across the board," said Bill Trussell,
managing director of security for TheInfoPro.

PGP Corporation's PGP(R) Whole Disk Encryption 9.10 was also recently awarded
a 5-Star Review by SC Magazine's SC Labs team in an encryption tools group
test. PGP(R) Whole Disk Encryption 9.10 was recognized as a straight-forward,
easy-to-install product that is cost effective for the enterprise. The review
highlighted PGP Corporation as the industry leader in encryption and called
attention to the product's value for the cost and support for Mac users. The
full review can be found at
http://www.scmagazineus.com/PGP-Whole-Disk-Encryption-910/Review/2892/.

"In just 7 years, PGP Corporation has fundamentally transformed the perception
of encryption as a niche technology to the data protection cornerstone for
forward-thinking enterprises and governments worldwide," said Phillip
Dunkelberger, president and CEO of PGP Corporation. "PGP Corporation was the
first vendor to offer military-grade encryption to the private sector and we
look forward to many more years of providing our customers with the best data
protection solutions through our comprehensive PGP(R) Encryption Platform.
This recent validation from TheInfoPro and SC Magazine further cements our
stature as the leader of the enterprise data protection market."

TheInfoPro Information Security Wave 11 Report included over 240 one hour
interviews with Fortune 1000 and mid-market security professionals. The
report provides an in-depth look into the key trends occurring across all
areas of the information security landscape, within disciplines such as
network security, security management and infrastructure security, providing
continuous business intelligence within key areas such as technology roadmaps,
spending plans and vendor performance ratings.

PGP(R) Whole Disk Encryption (WDE) provides comprehensive, automatic full disk
encryption, enabling quick, cost-effective protection for data on PCs,
laptops, and removable media. The encrypted data is transparently safeguarded
from unauthorized access, providing strong security for intellectual property,
customer and partner data, and corporate brand equity, specifically when
mobile devices are lost or stolen. PGP(R) WDE is available on a variety of
operating systems including Windows 2003, XP, Vista and Mac OS X, and works in
conjunction with the PGP(R) Encryption Platform and suite of products.

About TheInfoPro

TheInfoPro (TIP) is the only independent research network for the Information
Technology (IT) industry. Through a peer network of over 1,600 of the world's
largest buyers and users of IT, including Citigroup, FedEx, McGraw-Hill,
MasterCard, Pfizer, Vodafone, PepsiCo, JPMorgan Chase, and Harvard University,
TIP delivers detailed budget, vendor performance and technology roadmap data
without spin or bias. Known as the "voice of the customer," TIP helps IT
professionals, technology providers, and institutional investors make sound
decisions on technologies, vendor relationships and investments. Founded in
2002 by alumni of Gartner, Giga, EMC, and Bell Labs, TIP is headquartered in
New York City. To learn more, visit www.theinfopro.com or email
info@theinfopro.com

About PGP Corporation

PGP Corporation is a global leader in email and data encryption software for
enterprise data protection. Based on a unified key management and policy
infrastructure, the PGP(R) Encryption Platform offers the broadest set of
integrated applications for enterprise data security. PGP(R) platform-enabled
applications allow organisations to meet current needs and expand as security
requirements evolve for email, laptops, desktops, instant messaging,
smartphones, network storage, file transfers, automated processes, and
backups.

PGP(R) solutions are used by more than 100,000 enterprises, businesses, and
governments worldwide, including 95 percent of the Fortune 100, 75 percent of
the Fortune Global 100, 87 percent of the German DAX Index, and 51 percent of
the UK FTSE 100 Index. As a result, PGP Corporation has earned a global
reputation for innovative, standards-based, and trusted solutions. PGP
solutions help protect confidential information, secure customer data, achieve
regulatory and audit compliance, and safeguard companies' brands and
reputations. Contact PGP Corporation at www.pgp.com.


Media & Analyst Contacts for PGP Corporation:

North America
Tom Rice
Merritt Group
+1 703 856 2218
rice@merrittgrp.com

United Kingdom
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Johnson King
+44 (0) 20 7401 7968
pgpteam@johnsonking.co.uk

Germany
Ingrid Daschner
Johnson King
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France
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Johnson King
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BEIJING -- Some Chinese schools are removing the Web-filtering software that Chinese authorities ordered installed on all computers this summer, further weakening the influence of a controversial censorship measure that was intended for PC users throughout China.

Schools are still required to use the software, called Green Dam-Youth Escort, but it is unclear exactly to what extent they heed the requirement. Calls to a number of schools gave a varied picture: Some schools use the software, others installed it but have since removed it and yet others never installed it. The disparity may be due to how stringently local governments enforce the requirement.

Beijing's No. 50 High School posted a notice on its Web site this month saying, "In order to ensure a smooth operation of the school's daily education and teaching tasks, we will gradually remove the 'Green Dam' software soon for all the computers with Internet access."

Wang Zhenyu, the teacher in charge of Internet management at the Beijing No. 50 High School, said the school installed Green Dam on more than 400 computers after being notified by its district education committee in the city district of Chongwen that it was required. But he said the school realized after the installation of the software, teachers could no longer access the intranet programs they needed to manage students' information and review their performances.

An official in the Chongwen district education commission's Internet administration center said the commission did receive complaints from schools about problems with the software conflicting with teaching software. "Green Dam itself is imperfect, and it needs to be further improved by the company," said the official, who would only give his name as Mr. Sun. The commission reported it to higher authorities, but "we haven't received answers from the municipal commission about removing the software yet," Mr. Sun said, adding that the schools had their own filtering system before Green Dam became a requirement. "I don't know why we still need to install such software," he said.

In Shanghai, Wang Bing, a computer teacher at Changzheng Middle School, said Green Dam had a "serious conflict" with antivirus software by McAfee Inc., which is required by the school's district education committee. Once Green Dam was installed, the computers "died" immediately after being turned on, so the school uninstalled it on all but a few computers placed in classrooms for teachers, he said.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology tried to mandate that all personal computer manufacturers ship Green Dam—a program created by two Chinese companies—with computers sold in China beginning in July, saying it would block pornography and other content inappropriate for children. The ministry notified PC makers through a circular that was distributed privately.

But after the requirement was made public by The Wall Street Journal in June, consumers and international industry officials pushed back. Chinese consumers complained that the requirement took freedom of choice away from users, and alleged possible corruption because the procurement process for the software wasn't transparent. Industry groups asked Chinese authorities to reconsider the measure, saying it imposed an unreasonable deadline and that it was wrong to require use of a specific company's product.

Meanwhile researchers in and outside of China found that the software censored more than pornography, and actually blocked a wide range of content including Web sites about subjects including homosexuality and the spiritual group Falun Gong. They also said mass installation of the software in the world's second largest PC market by units shipped would make computers vulnerable to cyber attacks.

The measure was eventually scaled down. After delaying in late June the requirement to have Green Dam installed, Li Yizhong, China's industry and information technology minister, said last month that mass installation of Green Dam would not be forced, but that schools, Internet cafes and other public computers would need to have it installed.

MIIT didn't respond to requests for comment. Chinese authorities, which seek to control information about a number of topics on the Internet by regulating locally run Web sites and blocking some foreign Web sites, have insisted the software was intended to be optional for users.

PC makers Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. have not shipped the software, while Sony Corp. and Acer Inc. both said they started to ship Green Dam with laptops, then later stopped. Taiwan-based Asustek Computer Inc., as well as China's Lenovo Group Ltd., have shipped the software with at least a portion of computers for the Chinese market even after the delay, but the companies did not respond to inquiries on whether they are still shipping the software.

Still, Green Dam is currently only available for use with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating systems, so any computers that do not ship with Windows pre-installed would not have Green Dam pre-installed either. Several Internet café owners reached in Beijing also said they have not installed Green Dam. With school administrators removing the software as well, the reach of the Green Dam measure is scaled down further.

To be sure, schools around China, including in Shanghai and Guizhou, said they were notified by their local governments to install Green Dam on their computer, and have complied. An administrator at the No.1 High School of Anshun in Guizhou Province said the software has not created any problems for the school's computer network, likely because the school computers run very few programs that could conflict with it. But several schools in Beijing, including Beijing National Day School, a combined middle school and high school, and Beijing Yuying School, a K-12 school, said they never installed the software to begin with because they were never notified of the requirement.
—Ellen Zhu in Shanghai, Sue Feng and Kersten Zhang in Beijing and Ting-I Tsai in Taipei contributed to this article.

Winik`s Federal Sector Expertise to Further Sapient`s Strategy in Helping
Government Agencies Leverage Technology to Become More Transparent and
Accessible
BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
Sapient Government Services, a subsidiary of Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE), today
announced the appointment of Leslie Winik as vice president of business
development. Winik brings over 17 years of experience leading large
transformational projects for the federal sector-and will play a key role in
furthering Sapient`s strategy for helping government agencies evolve to become
more accessible and transparent through technology.

"Sapient Government Services` rapid growth reflects the increasing demand for
Sapient`s unique breadth of integrated capabilities-spanning strategy, marketing
and technology-which are extremely relevant to today`s government organizations
looking to evolve and adapt in today`s citizen-driven world," said Sapient
President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Herrick. "Leslie`s leadership
experience will allow Sapient to continue furthering its strategy and driving
long-term change within the government sector."

Winik most recently served as a director at Netstar-1 Government Consulting
(formerly PMC), specializing in capture management, business expansion and
preservation activities in program management, finance, acquisition and Office
of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Senior Advisory Services projects. Winik
has vast experience working with governmental agencies, including the Department
of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, Department of the Navy, U.S. Army and the National
Archives.

"I am thrilled to be joining the Sapient team. The company`s 20-year track
record of delivering complex technology solutions that generate measurable
results-combined with its expertise in multi-channel marketing and
commerce-creates a distinctive value proposition for government agencies," said
Winik.

Winik holds several federal IT certifications including the Certified Project
Management Professional (PMP), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise
Information Technology (CGEIT) and Control Objectives for Information and
related Technology certificate training (COBIT). She previously served as a
director at ICOR Partners, where she managed a team that established an
operational framework for monitoring and controlling cost, schedule and
performance across IT business operations within the Department of Homeland
Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service.

About Sapient Government Services

Sapient helps Government agencies and commercial companies transform in the
areas of business, technology and marketing by delivering the right results
on-time and in-budget. Sapient Government Services leverages best practices and
its extensive Government expertise to evolve systems, technologies and processes
to deliver mission-critical solutions for Governmental agencies.

Sapient Government Services` ability to foster collaboration, drive long-term
change, provide rapid results and solve challenging problems has enabled it to
serve as a trusted advisor and long-term partner with Government agencies
including the United States Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, the National Institutes of Health, the United States
Department of Health and Human Services and the Library of Congress. For more
information, please visit: www.sapient.com/government.

Sapient is a registered service mark of Sapient Corporation.All other product
and company names are trademarks of their respective companies.

BILLERICA, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
PlumChoice today announced a series of new executive appointments designed to
support recent and ongoing rapid growth of the company`s premium remote
technical services. The expanded team - including the company`s first chief
operating officer as well as a new chief financial officer, chief information
officer and vice president of sales and marketing - strengthens PlumChoice`s
ability to service corporate partners through whom it delivers 24x7 online
repair and assistance for digital devices.

Effective immediately, new PlumChoice management team appointments include:

* Fred King, promoted to the new position of Chief Operating Officer. King`s COO
responsibilities include overseeing operations, information technology, product
management/development, partner implementations, services marketing strategy,
and partner sales and marketing. He joined the company in 2007 as VP of Sales
and Marketing and has been a chief architect of its channel partner sales
strategy.
* Kevin Rhodes, new Chief Financial Officer. Rhodes most recently spent eight
years as CFO of Edgewater Technology, a Nasdaq-traded technology management
consulting firm focusing primarily on business intelligence and data services.
He succeeds Dan Baker, who remains with PlumChoice as Vice President of Finance.

* Charles Welti, new Chief Information Officer. Welti`s experience includes
serving as VP of Enterprise Architecture at State Street Bank, a NYSE-traded
provider of financial services to institutional investors, as well as holding a
variety of information technology positions with Investors Bank and Trust,
Veridiem and IBM Global Services.
* Wynn Grubbs, new VP of Sales and Marketing, replacing King. Grubbs has held
sales and marketing leadership positions for companies in the software, SaaS and
outsourced services sectors. Credits include CommercialWare, Valora Technologies
and nine years at Nasdaq-traded Lightbridge, a provider of outsourced services
to the wireless industry.

More information about each new executive is posted at
http://www.plumchoice.com/management.asp.

"Our success in building our partner base and transaction volumes over the past
few years created a need to enhance our management framework, both by adding a
new COO position and by bringing on new executive team members with knowledge
and experience in working with rapid-growth companies," said PlumChoice CEO Ted
Werth. "These new leadership roles will ensure our ability to maintain high
service levels for our channel partners, effectively scale the business, and
take full advantage of new business opportunities moving forward."

PlumChoice packages its subscription-based and single-use remote tech services
for distribution through corporate partners using each partner`s brand. Channel
partners include leading telco/cable/ISPs, retailer/etailers and OEMs who trust
PlumChoice to provide premium services to their customers. PlumChoice`s skilled
U.S.-based technicians provide online support for all technology - including
PCs, Macs, smartphone devices, netbooks, MP3 players, network devices, printers
and digital cameras - and the associated integration challenges faced by end
users.

About PlumChoice

Since 2000, PlumChoice has become the nationwide leader in providing trusted
remote technical services for the home, home office and small business through
business partners. PlumChoice leads the industry in technical innovation and
integrated services, giving customers affordable solutions to their technology
problems anytime, anywhere. PlumChoice offers comprehensive, flexible service
options (one-time, per-minute and subscription plans) on personal computers &
laptops, networking, software applications, printers, peripherals, MP3 players,
digital cameras, smartphones and other mobile devices, and more. PlumChoice is
trusted by more Fortune 500 companies than any other provider. Its team of
U.S.-based, 100% industry-certified agents is available 24/7/365. PlumChoice`s
partner go-to-market programs help business partners come to market rapidly and
grow revenue quickly. The company offers specific integrated programs for
telcos, ISPs, manufacturers, retailers and e-tailers. PlumChoice services are
also available online and in-store through many telecommunications service
providers, retailers and manufacturers, as well as many other partners. For more
information, visit www.plumchoice.com/partner, call 1-888-PLUM-HELP
(1-888-758-6435) or send email to sales@plumchoice.com.

WAYNE, Pa., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- SunGard Availability Services has been
ranked number 199 in the 2009 InformationWeek 500 list of organizations that
demonstrate the most innovative use of business technology. To make this list,
a company must demonstrate a pattern of technological, procedural and
organizational innovation.

"We are honored to be among the InformationWeek 500 because it signals
recognition of our strategic use of information technology to drive
operational efficiencies and support growth," said Don Hopkins, vice president
and CIO at SunGard Availability Services. "These achievements reflect
SunGard's expertise in helping organizations optimize IT operations and
achieve high levels of availability."

Among the enterprise IT initiatives taken by SunGard Availability Services
over the past year include a drive to innovate its systems environment to
support business growth. SunGard has been integrating customer data from
multiple parts of its organization to make timely business information more
readily available to executives -- helping them to respond to customer needs
with greater speed and flexibility.

Now in its 21st year, the InformationWeek 500 tracks the technology,
strategies, investments and administrative practices of the best-known
companies in the United States. The rankings of the top 500 companies and the
full InformationWeek 500 list were announced and made public September 14 at
the InformationWeek 500 Conference and Gala Awards.

About SunGard Availability Services
SunGard Availability Services provides disaster recovery services, managed IT
services, information availability consulting services and business continuity
management software to more than 10,000 customers in North America and Europe.
With five million square feet of datacenter and operations space, SunGard
assists IT organizations across virtually all industry and government sectors
to prepare for and recover from emergencies by helping them minimize their
computer downtime and optimize their uptime. Through direct sales and channel
partners, we help organizations ensure their people and customers have
uninterrupted access to the information systems they need in order to do
business. To learn more, visit www.availability.sungard.com or call
1-800-468-7483.

About SunGard
SunGard is one of the world's leading software and IT services companies.
SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 70 countries.

SunGard provides software and processing solutions for financial services,
higher education and the public sector. SunGard also provides disaster
recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting
services and business continuity management software.

With annual revenue exceeding $5 billion, SunGard is ranked 435 on the Fortune
500 and is the largest privately held business software and services company
on the Forbes list of private businesses. Based on information compiled by
Datamonitor*, SunGard is the third largest provider of business applications
software after Oracle and SAP. Continuity, Insurance & Risk has recognized
SunGard as service provider of the year an unprecedented six times. For more
information, please visit SunGard at www.sungard.com.

*January 2009 Technology Vendors Financial Database Tracker
http://www.datamonitor.com

Trademark Information: SunGard and SunGard logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of SunGard Data Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and
other countries. All other trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective holders.

Perot Systems Webinar to Provide Industry Perspective on Health Information
Exchanges
Discussion Focuses on Linking Healthcare Providers to Enhance Access to
Patient Information and Improve Quality of Care

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perot Systems
Corporation (NYSE: PER) today announced that it will conduct a free webinar
Wednesday, September 16, from 2:00-3:00 pm (CDT) on Health Information
Exchanges (HIEs), providing an industry perspective and highlighting recent
activities and trends. The webinar will help healthcare leaders and state
officials better understand how to establish and evolve HIEs. The webinar
will be hosted by Tim Quigley and Dave Marchand, leaders in the Perot Systems
Healthcare group.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 provides nearly $600
million in start-up money for the creation of HIEs, which are expected to help
healthcare providers better exchange critical patient health information and
improve the interoperability of Electronic Health Records (EHRs).

During the webinar, participants will learn:

-- The market conditions driving the need for HIEs, including federal
grants and incentive payments
-- Key issues and challenges states, regional entities, and healthcare
providers must consider when implementing HIEs
-- Technology, privacy, and security issues regarding health data
exchange
-- Different HIE deployment models and evolutionary paths
-- How HIEs enable "community based" services

-- Perot Systems approach to improving the adoption rate and lowering the
costs and risks associated with implementing HIEs/EHRs.




WHAT: Perot Systems webinar on Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)

WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 16; 2:00-3:00 pm (CDT)

REGISTER: www.perotsystems.com/insights.

QUESTIONS: Karen Modlin, (972) 577-3597, karen.modlin@ps.net




Perot Systems Corporation: A US Healthcare IT Services Industry Leader

-- Ranked #1 in market share for healthcare professional services in
North
America by the Gartner Group
-- Recognized by the Black Book of Outsourcing as the highest rated
full-service vendor by Hospital & Healthcare Provider clients as
well as the highest rated Information Technology Outsourcing Vendor,
based on criteria such as trust, reliability, and client relationships

-- Earned two prestigious KLAS awards, including the #1 ranking of
professional services firms that provide clinical implementation
services



About Perot Systems
Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and
business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot
Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom
solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and
create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot
Systems reported 2008 revenue of $2.8 billion. The company has more than
23,000 associates located in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia
Pacific. Additional information on Perot Systems is available at
http://www.perotsystems.com/.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to
known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. For
factors that could affect our business and cause actual results to differ
materially, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and available at http://www.sec.gov/, as updated in our Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such Form 10-K, for additional information
regarding risk factors. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future
developments, or otherwise.