James L. Mann, SunGard’s chairman and chief executive officer, stated, We are very pleased that the Guardian board of directors is recommending our offer to Guardian’s shareholders. This transaction is an attractive opportunity for SunGard to strengthen its availability services business in Europe. Combining Guardian with SunGard Availability Services will create a business better able to serve customers in more geographic locations, offering them access to more facilities, platforms, network capacity and technical personnel.
