Alliance Mutual signs with DataChambers to provide Managed Datacenter and Disaster Recovery services.

July 19, 2005

Alliance Mutual Insurance Company, a leading North Carolina domestic property and casualty insurance company, announced today that it has chosen DataChambers, LLC to meet its 24x7x365 managed datacenter and disaster recovery needs.

Committed to providing best-of-breed products and services to its policyholders and agents, Alliance Mutual looked to outsource its IT infrastructure to keep its mission critical data secure and available 24x7x365 and its operations up and running in the event of a disaster. "With DataChambers monitoring my IT infrastructure 24 hours a day, I can focus my time and energy on the business of Alliance Mutual and the strategic issues important to our company's growth. DataChambers' level of service meets the highest standards. They are always available when we need them," Robert A. White, CIC, ARM, AAI, ARe, Alliance Mutual President & CEO.

Placing mission-critical applications offsite is always a daunting task - security and redundancy for both its operating systems and physical space for personnel were areas Alliance Mutual was looking to address. "When disaster strikes, we're needed the most. The DataChambers data center facility is the best of its kind, which is why we chose them to house and manage our mission critical IT infrastructure equipment and provide us with a seamless business continuity solution," Mary Frances Taylor, JD, Senior Vice President.

Founded in 1976 and based in Greensboro, North Carolina, Alliance Mutual Insurance Company offers exceptional personal and small commercial lines insurance products, including homeowners, farmowners, businessowners and artisan contractor programs. It is rated B++ (Very Good) by A.M. Best and A' (A Prime) by Demotech, Inc.

DataChambers is a Triad, North Carolina-based full service datacenter, which specializes in Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and secure offsite data storage. Additionally, they provide a wide array of services to customers throughout the US to include: eBackup, co-location, managed services, work recovery areas and hosting services.

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