The Washington Post Company Completes First Phase of Identity and Access Management Implementation With Strategic

ATLANTA, GA, Jul 08 (MARKET WIRE) --
Logic Trends, the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Specialists, today
announced that The Washington Post Company has successfully completed the
first phase of its identity and access management implementation using
the strategic roadmap developed through an IAM5(TM) Workshop conducted by
Logic Trends. Using Logic Trends' proven IAM5 methodology, the two-day
workshop provided The Washington Post Company with a guide for navigating
the process of building an IAM strategy and solution deployment plan that
uses established methods to protect and enable access to key business
assets, while also ensuring close alignment with business objectives.

The Washington Post Company is a diversified education and media company.
The Company's Shared IT services operations support more than 33,000
employees around the world through a comprehensive Human Resources
Information System (HRIS) extranet portal which fuels the company's data
and information needs for its human resources applications, payroll
management and employee benefits.

While beginning the process of a major PeopleSoft upgrade, The Washington
Post Company was facing increasing licensing costs for its existing IAM
system. This, along with a desire to embrace a more industry standard and
easily supportable solution, prompted the company to evaluate additional
IAM options. While the company's IS team already understood the value and
benefits of identity management technology, it wanted to ensure that any
technology transformation was evaluated carefully and performed with full
visibility into the needs of the business and employees. After hearing
many positive reviews about the Logic Trends team, The Washington Post
Company enlisted Logic Trends to perform its IAM5 Workshop to define the
technology recommendations, resource needs, business justification and
execution timeline of an identity management transformation project.

"The experts at Logic Trends were able to quickly define the salient
points of what would drive a successful implementation project for us,"
said Paul Bailey, IT project manager, The Washington Post Company. "Using
data acquired during the IAM5 Workshop, they developed a comprehensive
requirements document and mapped the solution implementation roadmap in
exceptional detail. The resulting implementation guide identified
potential pitfalls and specifically mapped technology to our business
needs. The Logic Trends workshop exercise was a very worthwhile
investment and was key to a successful project deployment without
surprises."

Following the results of the IAM5 Workshop, The Washington Post Company
leveraged Logic Trends to implement a hybrid IAM solution for its HRIS
applications that includes Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft
Identity Lifecycle Manager. The Logic Trends' IAM5 model provided The
Washington Post Company with clear and identifiable activities to ensure
success and true "right-sizing" of its IAM solution. From strategy and
planning, through deployment and integration, the IAM5 model delivered the
guidance and knowledge needed for a smooth migration project.

"Logic Trends provided us with top-notch talent on site -- professionals
that were insightful, collaborative and committed to the project's
success," said Bailey. "The firm's integration experts know identity and
access management technology like no other services group in the industry.
With Logic Trends' expertise behind us, we have met every milestone in our
project roadmap to date."

"Logic Trends understands that one IAM solution does not fit all," said
Andrew Ames, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Logic Trends. "Our IAM5
methodology and specifically our IAM5 Workshop is a proven approach to the
strategy and planning of enterprise IAM that is crafted to the specific
needs of each customer. Because we are laser-focused on the effective
deployment of IAM solutions, we have a knowledge base that spans all of
the leading platforms and best of breed technologies, along with the
process, resource, effort and cost know-how that comes from hundreds of
successful IAM engagements. This helps companies establish the right
roadmap to achieve rapid and significant results from their IAM solution
deployments."

Logic Trends' IAM5 Workshop

The Logic Trends IAM5 Workshop is typically a two-day onsite engagement
which enables organizations to quickly define and document key components
and processes of enterprise IAM initiatives. The session encompasses
requirements definition, needs discovery, business alignment, risk
assessment, vendor-neutral technology assessment and recommendations,
planning and estimates for cost resources and timelines. The resulting
strategy and roadmap includes details on the project's cost, resource
requirements, use case definitions, tasks, project plan and an
architectural specification. For more information on the Logic Trends IAM5
Workshop or overall methodology and related programs, please visit:
www.logictrends.com.

About The Washington Post Company (www.washpostco.com)

The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) is a diversified education and
media company whose principal operations include educational and career
services, newspaper and magazine publishing, television broadcasting,
cable television systems and electronic information services. The Company
owns The Washington Post; Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI), the
online publishing subsidiary whose flagship products include
washingtonpost.com, Newsweek.com, Slate, BudgetTravel.com, Sprig.com and
TheRoot.com; Express; El Tiempo Latino; The Gazette and Southern Maryland
Newspapers; The Herald (Everett, WA); Newsweek magazine; Post-Newsweek
Stations (Detroit, Houston, Miami, Orlando, San Antonio and
Jacksonville); Cable ONE, serving subscribers in midwestern, western and
southern states; and CourseAdvisor, an online lead generation provider.

The Company also owns Kaplan, Inc., a leading global provider of
educational services to individuals, schools and businesses, serving over
one million students with operations in more than 30 countries. Its
international programs include higher education, test preparation,
language instruction and professional training.

The Company has ownership interests in the Los Angeles Times-Washington
Post News Service and Bowater Mersey Paper Company.

About Logic Trends

Logic Trends is a trusted advisor for enterprises that require a powerful
combination of identity and access management (IAM) expertise and
solutions to reduce their security risk and meet regulatory requirements.
The Logic Trends IAM5(TM) methodology for engagement and deployment
enables enterprises to simplify and manage the access control process
while ensuring that data services are able to adapt to changing business
needs. Logic Trends has delivered its vendor-neutral IAM process
expertise, knowledge capital and service agility to hundreds of national
and global corporations across multiple vertical lines including retail,
transportation, telecommunications, healthcare, financial services,
insurance, energy, and product development companies. Headquartered in
Atlanta, Logic Trends is a 2007 Entrepreneur Magazine Hot 500 Fast Growing
Company, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a Deloitte Fast 50 Rising
Star. For more information, please visit: www.logictrends.com.

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