Connectria To Provide 24/7 iSeries Remote Monitoring and Remote Administration Services To Playtex Products

ST. LOUIS, MO (August 05, 2005) - Connectria Corporation today announced that it will provide IBM iSeries (AS400) Remote Monitoring and Remote Administration of Playtex Product's mission critical IBM iSeries servers which includes an Intel Integrated Storage environment. Connectria's AS400 Remote Monitoring and Remote Administration solution will enable Playtex Products to reduce its support costs and eliminate its need for consultants, while increasing service levels to 24/7 in order to meet its growing business requirements. Playtex Products prides itself on the Intel Integrated Storage Model, which it has embraced within the iSeries environment. This model allows Playtex to more fully utilize its investment in its iSeries technology Connectria will provide 24/7 remote monitoring of Playtex Products' IBM iSeries servers, including batch job processing and alerting of job suspensions or interruptions, PTF and upgrade management, maintenance scheduling, and data back-up services.

Playtex Products will leverage Connectria's 24/7 Network Operations Center, its advanced IBM iSeries automation tools, and its IBM iSeries and AS400 expertise. Connectria is a Premier IBM Business Partner and three-time IBM Beacon Award Winner.

About Playtex Products
Playtex Products (Headquartered in Westport, CT) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of a diversified portfolio of well-recognized, market-leading personal care and consumer products in areas such as Skin Care, Feminine Care and Infant Care. Approximately 98% of the Company's net sales were from products that are #1 or #2 in their respective markets.

About Connectria
Connectria is a profitable, growing and privately held provider of world-class IT Infrastructure Solutions targeted to large and mid-sized organizations worldwide. Connectria's business has been built through reinvesting profits and without any debt or equity financing. Thus, Connectria is beholden to no one except our customers. Connectria operates world-class Data Centers, Network Operations Centers, and Engineering Centers located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and St. Louis, Missouri, USA. From these facilities, Connectria operates as a virtual extension of our clients' IT organizations.

Connectria's services allow our clients to do more and spend less on their IT infrastructures, typically by 25 - 60% or more. Connectria is staffed 24 hours, 365 days per year to build, monitor and manage mission critical IT environments for our clients. Connectria offers an array of services including full outsourcing of IT infrastructures, managed hosting, disaster recovery, remote monitoring, onsite facilities management, and custom software development and engineering services. For more information, please contact Connectria at 1-800-781-7820 or visit us online at www.connectria.com.

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