Symark and Enterprise Management Associates to Host Webinar on Closing the Risk Gaps in Unix/Linux Environment

Symark and EMA to Share Best Practices in Controlling a Wide Range of Risks,
Including Privileged Access Users
AUGORA HILLS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Symark International, developer of the PowerSeries identity and access
management solutions for heterogeneous IT environments and Enterprise Management
Associates, a leading industry analyst and consulting firm for IT Management
Solutions are hosting a free and informative Webcast on "Closing the Risk Gaps
in Unix/Linux: Comprehensive Root Access Control" available now.

The root account to administer Unix and Linux systems present one of the
highest-impact opportunities for exploit, fraud or information theft. Rarely has
there been a more significant need for the control of root-level privilege than
in the current economic climate, with business consolidation and substantial
personnel changes sweeping through virtually every industry. The webcast will
detail industry trends and focus on how more finely grained Unix and Linux
access control can help your enterprise. The webcast will address solutions that
offer a more comprehensive scope of provable control, simultaneously helping the
business to assure security as well as compliance priorities, and delivering
verifiable protection against one of the highest impact risks in the enterprise.

The webinar will feature the following speakers:

* Scott Crawford, Research Director, Enterprise Management Associates
* John Mutch, Chief Executive Officer, Symark International

To register:

Webcast:

Closing the Gaps in Root Access Control
http://SearchEnterpriseLinux.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1240853492_494.html&asrc=CL_PRM_Symark_4-29-09_c&li=204554

Podcast:

Finely Grained Root Access Control
http://SearchEnterpriseLinux.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1240843196_289.html&asrc=CL_PRM_Symark_04_27_09_c&li=204555

Scott has 15 years of experience and is an (ISC) 2 Certified Information Systems
Security, Security Architecture and Security Management Professional. He has
pioneered implementation and research in multiple fields, from assistive
technologies to sophisticated distributed-trust data security architectures to
IT service management. Prior to joining EMA, Scott was the first ISO for the
International Data Centre of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Organization at the UN in Vienna, Austria.

Mr. Mutch has over 25 years building and leading successful companies in the
technology industry. Prior to joining Symark, Mr. Mutch was a founder and
managing partner of MV Advisors, LLC, a strategic block investment firm
providing focused investment and strategic guidance to small and mid-cap
technology companies. Prior to MV Advisors, Mr. Mutch was the President and CEO
of Peregrine Systems, where he successfully restructured the company and sold it
to Hewlett-Packard for $425 million.

About Enterprise Management Associates

Founded in 1996, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) is a leading industry
analyst and consulting firm dedicated to the IT management market. The firm
provides IT vendors and enterprise IT professionals with objective insight into
the real-world business value of long-established and emerging technologies,
ranging from security, storage and IT Service Management (ITSM) to the
Configuration Management Database (CMDB), virtualization and service-oriented
architecture (SOA). Even with its rapid growth, EMA has never lost sight of the
client, and continues to offer personalized support and convenient access to its
analysts. For more information on the firm`s IT Management Research Library,
free online IT Management Solutions Center and IT consulting offerings, visit
www.enterprisemanagement.com.

About Symark International

Symark International is the leading provider of privileged identity and access
management solutions for heterogeneous IT environments. Symark PowerBroker
enables granular delegation of administrative privileges while restricting
UNIX/Linux root account access. Symark PowerPassword provides UNIX/Linux user
account management along with login and password security policies. Symark
PowerKeeper controls access to shared administrative accounts for servers,
applications, and network devices for multiple platforms. Symark PowerADvantage
extends Microsoft Active Directory`s centralized authentication, authorization,
account access, policy enforcement and infrastructure management functionality
to UNIX and Linux systems. All products offer a non-intrusive architecture,
central administration, accountability at the systems level and detailed audit
logs. Symark offers extensive expertise in enterprise computing security, and
its products are backed by unmatched technical support. For more information,
visit us at www.symark.com.

Symark International
Eric Yoshizuru, 800-234-9072
EYoshizuru@symark.com
or
Gutenberg Communications for Symark
Samantha Singh, 408-335-6965
ssingh@gutenbergpr.com

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