Access Intelligence Regulatory News (ACC)

20 May 2005 07:00

Access Intelligence PLC20 May 2005 FOR RELEASE 7.00AM 20 May 2005 Access Intelligence plc ("Access Intelligence") Provision of information and services on a subscription basis Backup and Running becomes an ABTA Travel Industry Partner Sales for Backup and Running up 85% in first 5 months Access Intelligence announces that Backup and Running plc ("Backup andRunning"), which provides small and medium sized organisations with on lineback-up and disaster recovery, has become an ABTA Travel Industry Partner. The Travel Industry Partner scheme allows Backup and Running to promote andmarket itself as part of the ABTA family, which has over 1,700 members and over6,600 outlets, and entitles it to use the Travel Industry Partner logo on itsmarketing documents to members. ABTA will now introduce Backup and Running to its members through its regularE-mail newsletter, through a prominent place on their very busy website, andthrough editorial in the widely read ABTA Magazine. The partner status also gives Backup and Running the opportunity to attend andfeature at ABTA events, these include nationally organised forums, through toregional meetings where Travel Industry Partners are given the opportunity toexplain their services to an ABTA audience. Other ABTA partners include: Deloitte and Touche, KMPG, BSkyB, Hilton Group, AonInsurance, NTL business and Telewest. Brendan Austin, the Chief Executive of Access Intelligence, commented: "We are delighted that Backup and Running has been approved as an ABTA TravelIndustry Partner which opens a whole range of business opportunities for us. Backup and Running's proven technology will allow those members who areconcerned about failures in their computer systems to backup data online 24hours a day and, should any catastrophe happen, our highly skilled team will beable to quickly get their businesses backup and running. This agreement with ABTA follows a highly successful sales period for Backup andRunning, which has seen turnover in the first five months of the currentfinancial year increase by 85% over the similar period last year." For further information: Jeremy Hamer (Chairman) 01904 520840 Brendan Austin (Chief Executive) 01904 520840 Colin Davies (Finance Director) 01904 520840 Brian Coleman-Smith / Jo Clewlow 020 7053 6400Beattie Financial About ABTA Formed in 1950, the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has over 1,700Members. Between them, these Members have over 6,600 outlets, sell over 90% ofUK package holidays and have a combined annual turnover of more than £29billion. ABTA has both a regulatory and a trade association role. It maintains a Codes ofConduct governing the relationship between Members and also between Members andtheir clients. ABTA's financial protection schemes are well known to members ofthe public and the Association maintains a high profile with the media to ensurecontinued public awareness of ABTA and its role at the forefront of the travelindustry. Eighty-eight per cent of the travelling public recognise the ABTAlogo. As the largest UK travel trade association, ABTA has continued to strengthen itsrole as the voice of the travel industry, and in representing its Members'interests to government at both a national and a European level. With anever-increasing volume of proposed legislation being imposed on the industry,particularly from Europe, ABTA also maintains a regular flow of information onthese topics to Members. About Backup and Running Backup and Running is a subsidiary of Access Intelligence plc. It providessmall and medium sized organisations with on line back-up and disaster recovery. The software is made available under a licence from Novastor Corporation, anAmerican company. The software allows users to configure an operating system tospecify which files are to be backed up and the frequency of the routine. Thespecified information is encrypted then sent via modem to a remote storagefacility. The software has several facilities including an archive facilitywhich allows the user to retrieve all back ups made over a five year period. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange