SUNGARD INTRODUCED SUNGARD Availability Services on Monday, a new services group that combines technology from Comdisco’s Availability Solutions Assets with SunGard’s Business Continuity and Internet Services group. The new group will provide customers with a full spectrum of uninterrupted access to “information availability” services including disaster recovery, planning, business continuity, managed hosting, and IT outsourcing, according to Jim Simmons, group CEO of SunGard Availability Services. Based in Wayne, Penn., SunGard acquired Comdisco’s Availability Solutions Assets last November for a total purchase price of $850 million in cash. The acquisition also included Rosemont, Ill.-based Comdisco’s professional services organization, Web hosting unit, and related operations in France and the United Kingdom. SunGard offers a range of modular, integrated financial software solutions for customers to trade, manage, or process financial assets. Software Development