Bocada Presents Webinar Featuring Data Protection Management Path To Excellence

BELLEVUE, Wash., May 9 /PRNewswire/ --

WHO: Bocada, Inc., data protection management software pioneer with over 400 proven customers. WHAT: "Data Protection Management: Path To Excellence(TM)" webinar to highlight how IT managers can implement the Bocada Path To Excellence (P2E(TM)) methodology that enables IT organizations to continuously improve the effectives of their data protection operations and achieve: -- Ensured data recoverability; -- Improved services delivery; -- Effective risk management; -- More efficient and effective responses to audits; and ultimately -- Operational excellence. PRESENTER: Nancy Hurley, vice president of marketing, business development and sales for Bocada. Ms. Hurley brings over 20 years of experience in data storage, communications, networking and computer industries. Prior to joining Bocada, she held senior positions at Sun Microsystems, Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), Tektronix Communications Test Group, and Hewlett Packard. GUEST SPEAKERS: -- Brian Witsken, lead storage systems engineer for Catholic Healthcare Partners Information Technologies. His team is implementing along Bocada's P2E and will speak first-hand about the multi-phased process toward operational excellence. -- Laura DuBois, director, storage software research for IDC. With over a decade of experience in the storage industry, Ms. DuBois focuses her research on backup and recovery, replication, storage management and content addressed storage. WHEN: Thursday, May 17, 2007 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CDT/8 a.m. PDT) REGISTRATION: To attend or view the webinar, visit: http://www.bocada.com/webinar_registration2.php About Bocada

Bocada provides automated insight and visibility into data protection processes, enabling IT organizations to confidently analyze data recoverability, predict risk vulnerability and identify opportunities for cost reduction. Based on patented, agent-less technology, Bocada solutions deploy rapidly and scale to meet the demands of the largest multi-vendor data protection environments. More than 400 brand-name customers and partners worldwide trust Bocada for their data protection operations, including Microsoft, AT&T, Sprint, Unilever and Valero Energy. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Bocada is privately held, funded by leading venture investors. For more information visit: http://www.bocada.com/ .

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