MJMA Honors IPR International Chairman and CEO
for Lifetime Achievement in Science & Technology

Conshohocken, PA – April 2004 – IPR International, a leader in data protection and recovery, today announced that Monte Jade Science & Technology Mid-Atlantic (MJMA) has honored Michael J. Emmi, Chairman and CEO of IPR International, with the Monte Jade Lifetime Achievement in Science & Technology award.

“The MJMA has a strong influence in fostering science and technology entrepreneurship in the Mid-Atlantic,” said Michael Emmi.  “It is with great honor and privilege that I accept this prestigious award from the Monte Jade of Mid-Atlantic.”

The Monte Jade Lifetime Achievement in Science & Technology Award honors scientists and scholars who stand out in a field that demands excellence.  Previous winners of the award include Dr. Rocco L. Martino, Ph.D., Dr. Kenneth Fong, Ph.D., Professor Hilary Koprowski, M.D. and Professor James Wei, Ph.D.

MJMA is a chapter of the national association with memberships consisted primarily of Asian Americans.  Individual memberships represent industry, professional, and academics while corporate memberships represent small business, startup companies, and small to midsize companies.  Incorporated in 1993, MJMA is a nonprofit organization for the advancement of the technical excellence and business interest of individual and corporate members.  Currently Monte Jade has eleven member associations (West Coast, East Coast, Greater Washington, New England, Greater Pittsburgh, Southwestern, Singapore, Taiwan, Vancouver and Greater Philadelphia).  Each Monte Jade member association is a unique blend of technical and business expertise, reflecting its geographic environment. While Monte Jade West Coast is the indisputably leaded of the pack in high-tech manufacturing, Monte Jade Mid-Atlantic finds its strength in the financial industry and Biotechnology arena.

About IPR International

IPR International, LLC, the leader in data protection and recovery for small-to-midsize to enterprise-level organizations, offers solutions that ensure instant data backup, recovery, archiving, and retrieval, no matter where the data resides.  IPR’s comprehensive, best-of-breed products and services protect the information assets and the business viability of organizations in today’s highly regulated, and increasingly high-risk 24x7 environment.

In partnership with leading hardware and software vendors, IPR is a trusted source for solutions to protect and preserve data, throughout its lifecycle, providing complete access, the highest level of data security and integrity and disaster recovery best practices—at very competitive prices.   From guaranteed backup systems to archiving processes based on today’s most cost effective WORM technology, IPR provides reliable and verifiable data retrieval solutions that are unequalled.

IPR is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania and serves clients worldwide.  For more information: www.iprintl.com.