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Surveillance Solution Allows Centralized Monitoring via Video, Temperature and other Gauges To Alert Customers of Potential Threats to Critical Systems SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) today announced the availability of a new Internet Protocol (IP)-based solution for remote monitoring of business network equipment and other critical information technology infrastructure. The SBC IP Surveillance solution allows businesses to monitor equipment at multiple sites from a centralized location, enabling customers to ensure that network issues are rapidly detected and rectified even at remote locations that do not have regular IT staffing. The solution is highly flexible to meet a range of monitoring needs, providing such options as IP video surveillance as well as the ability to detect anomalies, such as extreme temperatures or humidity, power spikes, fluid and certain chemicals. "Asset protection is a high priority for many organizations today, as businesses increasingly depend on networks and IT infrastructure to maintain day-to-day operations," said Mark P. Fishler, vice president, SBC Product Management. "At the same time, network and IT equipment is often spread out among multiple locations, and it is often impractical to have on-site staff to monitor and manage equipment at every site. The SBC IP Surveillance solution is designed to provide a highly efficient and cost-effective alternative for these types of businesses." The SBC family of companies is the first telecommunications company to deliver an IP-based monitoring solution incorporating NetBotz technology. The solution is available today for customers in 19 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The SBC solution can combine IP cameras with many combinations of motion detectors, temperature sensors, power surge detectors, humidity sensors, fluid detectors, particle sensors, door sensors, and other detection equipment based on specialized customer requirements for larger spaces, such as data centers or manufacturing floors, or small spaces, such as equipment closets and server rooms. The solution automatically alerts authorized individuals of potential problems through a variety of methodologies, including e-mail, SNMP (simple network management protocol), HTTP POST, telephone or pager. Customers can deploy the right mix of monitoring and alert options to meet their specific, unique business needs. SBC IP Surveillance helps to reduce companies' exposure to risk from: -- Environmental events, such as storms, floods and earthquakes. -- Equipment failure and decreased life cycles caused by exposure to heat, moisture and humidity. -- Remote facilities, and distributed, unmanned equipment stations. -- High-traffic, multiple-access areas susceptible to human error and sabotage. -- System or network downtime. -- Legal liabilities from lack of regulatory compliance. -- Compromise of confidential data, and potential damage to a company's reputation. -- High cost of repairs that can result from a security breach. Customers most likely to benefit from SBC IP Surveillance would include those with a distributed environment, limited support capability, data closets, and sensitive equipment locations including data centers, environmentally at-risk locations, and companies in regulated industries with strict compliance responsibilities, such as medical facilities. SBC IP Surveillance is available today in California, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia. SBC customers can contact their account representatives for further information on the new service. The SBC IP Surveillance solution is powered by advanced equipment from NetBotz Inc., a recognized industry leader in web-based monitoring solutions that close the coverage gap between traditional physical security and cyber security, and enabled by SBC IP network connectivity services. NetBotz monitoring equipment is capable of integrating with a range of third-party monitoring systems, enabling customers to add the SBC solution on top of many existing systems. About SBC SBC Communications Inc. is a Fortune 50 company whose subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand, provide a full range of voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and advertising, and related services to businesses, consumers and other telecommunications providers. SBC holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which serves more than 52 million wireless customers. SBC companies provide high-speed DSL Internet access lines to more American consumers than any other provider and are among the nation's leading providers of Internet services. SBC companies also offer satellite TV service. Additional information about SBC and SBC products and services is available at www.sbc.com.