FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Reston, VA/EWORLDWIRE/September 6, 2002 --- COOP Consulting (www.coop-consulting.com) today announced general release of Version 2.0 of myCOOP?, continuity planning software based on Web portal technology, in partnership with Microsoft. It will be shown for the first time to the general public at DRJ Orlando from September 8-11, the premier continuity planning conference. Use of the software is free from COOP Consulting's server. Browser access is sufficient for access to all the continuity planning functions needed for team functions, including document management, user hierarchies, surveys, and task management. Better yet, user access is through a portal, ensuring easy use by all members of a planning team.

"We've had initial success with myCOOP? with a number of our current clients, thus our interest in demonstrating the software to the general public. The low- and no-cost options are due to the software already being part of Microsoft's mainstream set of product, plus the pure browser access," said Chris Alvord, CEO of COOP Consulting. "Most of our clients already have the software. Our role is to configure it to support continuity planning teams."

THE OFFERING myCOOP has the following functional architecture:

* All user and administrative access though Web browser. * Industry standard COOP process and plan templates with document management - - publishing, categorization, versioning, templates, and workflow. * Scalable - - to any number of users, anywhere. * Management of many types of data and documents, e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, FrontPage. * Automated feedback from all types of plan participants - - surveys, questionnaires, discussions, document reviews. * Sharing of team information - - contacts, status, announcements, events, tasks, tracking spreadsheets versions. * Notifications - - subscriptions & notifications. * Search engine - - to cover all COOP content searches. * Customization - - security, formatting, list content, templates, customized applications. * Go to http://www.coop-consulting.com/what/mycoop_software.htm to download a PowerPoint demonstration of myCOOP.

ABOUT COOP CONSULTING - - Planning from Experience? COOP (www.coop-consulting.com), headquartered in Reston, VA, is the first consulting company in the United States to focus exclusive on Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning for government and military clients. Their three offerings provide an exceptional approach to this demanding planning task. COOP has three assets covering all the needs of a government entity's Continuity of Operations program:

* Consultants - - certified and experienced in industry-standard COOP processes. * Certified Training - - six modules licensed from DRI International (www.drii.org) as part of their certified planners program, modified for the special vocabulary and logic of public clients, taught in private or public classroom settings or over the Web. * Software - - Web portal contingency planning team software, offered free from our server, automating all key team processes.

Our experienced staff and alliance partners are focused on the special challenges of helping government and military units plan for the rapid restoration of their complete operations from disasters, minimizing losses and speeding recovery.

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CONTACT:
Vicki-Ellis, Marketing
COOP Consulting LLC
12096 Kinsley Place
Reston, VA 20190
PHONE: 703-457-0574
FAX: 703-457-0574
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