About the Imation Data Protection Survey

The data protection survey, sponsored by Imation Corp, polled 204 IT directors and network storage managers of small to mid-sized companies in the United States on their data protection practices and challenges. It was conducted in September and October 2004 and the respondents were selected from the Technology Advisory Board®, a worldwide Internet panel of more than 25,000 scientists, engineers, information systems professionals and information technology executives.

Respondents were screened based on three criteria: directly responsible for network or data center tape storage and administration; manage a team responsible for network or data center tape storage and administration; holds a senior management position (CIO, VP, director or manager). The respondents included in the survey were part of a wide range of industries.

About Imation Corp

Imation Corp is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of magnetic and optical removable data storage media. Additional information about Imation is available at www.imation.com, or by calling 1.888.466.3456.