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OPEN GROUP HOSTS CONFERENCE ON IT TRUST & CONFIDENCE
Two-Day Conference, Sponsored by Intel, to Feature IT Security Experts
From Government Agencies and Corporations, Including U.S. Dept. of Defense, U.S. Dept. of Energy, and Boeing
WASHINGTON, DC (October 22, 1999) - The Open Group, a vendor and technology neutral consortium dedicated to enterprise integration, announced that Intel Corporation is sponsoring its security conference addressing information technology (IT) security issues from legal and technical points-of-view. The two-day conference, "Enabling Secure e-Business - Trust & Confidence in the Global Infrastructure," starts on October 25 at the Hilton Crystal City at National Airport in Arlington, VA. The conference will focus on the design, implementation and management of systems for handling sensitive or secret data issues that arise with the growth of electronic commerce."Intel is committed to creating open specifications that enable industry innovations, such as the Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) ," said Terry Smith, CDSA marketing manager, Intel Architecture Labs. "We are pleased to sponsor The Open Group's conference in Arlington, VA, bringing together the leading international authorities on IT security to discuss the major enterprise security issues facing CIOs and enterprise managers today."
The conference will begin with an overview of the importance of trust and confidence and will continue throughout the two days featuring several distinguished experts on security, including:
- Professor James Chandler, president, National Intellectual Property Law Institute and Professor Emeritus, George Washington University National Law Center
- Mark Montgomery, director of transnational threat, critical infrastructure, National Security Council
- John Gilligan, chief information office, US Department of Energy, and co-chair, The Federal CIO Council's Security Initiative
- Richard Schaeffer, director of information assurance, Department of Defense
- Steve Whitlock, information systems security consultant, Boeing
- David Hochhauser, (no title given), IBM Corporation
- Per Kaijser, corporate function technical regulations and standardization managers, IT security, Siemens AG
- Russ Richards, director, Center for Information Technology Standards (CFITS), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
The speakers will explore the issues and challenges that are faced in the development and implementation of the IT solution to enable the successful implementation of e-commerce. They will also explore IT security from the perspective of explosive growth between businesses, their customers, business partners, and staff and the need for trust and confidence to enable secure e-business and commerce in the Internet Age. In addition, Dr. George Cox, director, security technology lab, Intel Corporation will speak at an evening reception as well as participating in a panel discussion during the conference.
Conference notes will be available for all interested parties immediately following the conference on The Open Group's website at www.opengroup.org.
ABOUT THE OPEN GROUP
The Open Group is committed to delivering greater business efficiency by bringing together buyers and suppliers of information systems to lower the cost and risks associated with integrating new technology across the enterprise. The Open Group, a vender and technology-neutral consortium, ensures that multi-vendor information technology matches the demands and needs of customers. This is achieved through the development and deployment of frameworks, polices, best practices and standards in pursuit of the group's IT DialTone vision --- the concept of making all technology as open and accessible as using a telephone.
By leveraging the expertise of its corporate sponsors - Compaq, Fujitsu, HP, Hitachi, IBM, NCR, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Sun - and other members comprising leading software companies, Fortune 500 users and government departments, The Open Group is well on its way to achieving the IT DialTone vision. Embracing the maxim: "we can do so much more together than alone", The Open Group is helping its members to stay ahead in the race to use technology to gain competitive advantage. Additional information about The Open Group is available at the consortium's web site at http://www.opengroup.org.
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