IT-LIFELINE ANNOUNCES MARKETING PARTNERSHIP WITH WASHINGTON BANKERS ASSOCIATION

Washington Bankers Association supports IT-Lifeline’s continuity solution
 

Spokane, Washington – April 8, 2008 – IT-Lifeline, a provider of fully tailored business continuity solutions, with a facility dedicated to server and application recovery, data backup and hot site business continuation options announce their endorsement by the Washington Bankers Association (WBA) as a Washington State PROS Vendor for business continuity solutions. IT-Lifeline joins the elite field of the WBA PROS Vendor family of products and solutions dedicated to the financial services industry within Washington State.

IT-Lifeline first became a Special Member of the WBA in 2006. Their relationship has continued since then and IT-Lifeline became a PROS Vendor in 2007 and the official announcement will be in the April/May edition of the WBA publication “Issues and Answers”. IT-Lifeline will be featured to the WBA members through this magazine in an introductory letter and continue to speak to their business continuity needs through articles about industry trends and drivers.

“I am pleased to be recognized as the business continuity and recovery vendor for the WBA. The WBA is committed to providing value to the financial services industry and we are honored to be part of the solution.” said Steven Tabacek, President and CEO of IT-Lifeline.

“We have put our recovery policy in their hands. They’ve proven their knowledge and raised the important risk-associated questions necessary to be reactive to a disaster situation,” expressed Jim Pishue, President and CEO of the Washington Bankers Association.

The WBA PROS Vendors are overseen by the WBA Board of Directors and ensure that endorsed vendors, like IT-Lifeline, have been fully researched and are continually scrutinized to ensure ongoing quality, integrity and value. These vendors represent solutions that meet high industry standards, deliver the quality and reliability expected, and offer the potential to improve your bank’s quality and performance. 

About IT-Lifeline
IT-Lifeline provides business with a full range of IT continuity Solutions - from plans to action - that ensure full recovery from natural disaster, system failure, unlawful or accidental intrusion, and human error.  Located in seismically stable, climactically mild Eastern Washington, IT-Lifeline operates a business technology recovery hub that delivers levels of redundancy from real-time continuation of all or priority business operations, to backup and recovery of critical data and applications.  Easily accessible from an international airport, with quick interstate highway access to IT-Lifeline's Continuity Center, an array of technology infrastructure and IT-Lifeline engineers are ready to ensure customers recover from adversity as quickly as possible.  For more information, visit IT Lifeline online at www.itlifeline.net or contact Brandon Tanner at 509-984-1615.

About Washington Bankers Association
The Washington Bankers Association was founded by bankers in 1889, and was incorporated in 1970. Through advocacy, comprehensive programming, and information exchange, WBA protects, develops, and advances the business of banking in Washington State. They represent more than 80 member commercial banks operating in every county of the state. Member banks range in size from large multi-state financial institutions to smaller, family-owned and community-based banks.

CONTACTS:

Brandon Tanner
VP Sales & Marketing
IT-Lifeline
509-984-1615  
btanner@itlifeline.net
               
Jim Pishue  
President & CEO
Washington Bankers Association
206-344-3485
james@wabankers.com