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World Security Compliance IT Expert to Deliver Key Note Speech at IBM User Groups Annual Interaction Conference, Gold Coast Australia
LONDON, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --
- Award-Winning Speaker Carol Woodbury to Offer Advice on Security
Compliance Through Series of Workshops and Her Key Note Speech to Delegates
at Australasia's Largest IBM User Groups Event
Renowned US security compliance expert, author and award-winning speaker,
Carol Woodbury is to deliver the key note speech at Interaction's September
2008 annual conference inAustralia's Surfer's Paradise. This significant
event is the largest gathering of IBM solutions providers acrossAustralia
andNew Zealand and is organised by IBM user group, Interaction. This annual
conference will showcase the latest server technologies and provide the
opportunity for IT professionals to discuss the hottest market topics
including: hardware streams, solutions, programming and development, systems
management, operating systems and networking, and IT future trends.
Woodbury is president of US company, Skyview Partners Inc, a company
specialising in security remediation services and automated security
compliance solutions. Halcyon Software, the multi-platform systems management
provider, is an authorised distributor for the Skyview solutions. Based in UK
with an Australian subsidiary located inMelbourne, Halcyon is a platinum
sponsor of Interaction. Advocating the importance of basing any security
policy on sound analysis, Woodbury says, "Security compliance is a topic
having a profound effect on our market as a whole. It all starts with a
thorough analysis of the system security configuration." She adds, "Armed
with these results, we believe in developing a security policy that makes
sense for each individual business. The cost of compliance can be substantial
and with more laws, regulations and standards emerging, companies need to
figure out how to automate and drive down the cost of compliance."
In addition to her key note speech, Woodbury will be offering specific
security compliance advice and conducting workshops throughout the duration
of Interaction. A renowned industry authority and inspiration, Woodbury will
focus her workshops on every-day issues faced by those IT professionals
responsible for ensuring their organisation protects data and complies with
relevant security compliance legislation. These workshops will offer
grass-roots, practical advice regarding Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, the
Payment Card Industry (PCI), Data Security Standards and best practice for IT
security. Each attending delegate will receive a complimentary copy of
Woodbury's new security compliance handbook, Compliance Without the
Complexities - a guide for IT professionals.
About Interaction:
Interaction is a non-profit membership-based organisation serving the
constantly evolving and changing business needs of users of IBM products and
services. It was formed by amalgamating three separate user groups -
Australasian SHARE/GUIDE, COMMON Australasia and Team RS/6000 - into a single
entity. Interaction now offers an even more effective, focused forum and
continues to be a valuable resource for its members.
Interaction's mission is to:
- Independently present its members comments, concerns and
suggestions to IBM
- Assist its members to maximise the benefits obtained from
the use of IBM products and services
- Provide insight into IBM trends and directions, via
meetings, conferences and other communications technology as determined
most suitable for Interaction members
About Carol Woodbury:
Carol Woodbury is President and co-founder of SkyView Partners Inc.; a
company specialising in security remediation services and automated security
compliance solution. Carol is an acknowledged security expert and spent more
than 16 years at IBM Rochester, 10 of those working for IBM's Enterprise
Server Group as the AS/400 Security Architect and Chief Engineering Manager
of Security Technology.
About Halcyon Software:
Halcyon Software Australia Pty ltd is the authorised distributor in
Australasia for Skyview's automated compliance solutions.
Halcyon Software limited is an international software company with over
19 years experience in systems management. Halcyon writes software for IBM
midrange servers as well as Windows, Linux, UNIX, AIX and Netware platforms.
Large multi-national companies, corporate data centres, as well as small to
medium-sized businesses use Halcyon Software products to proactively manage
and automate their IT operations.
Halcyon's Head Office is based inPeterborough,Cambridgeshire, and its
software is used throughout the world with distributors inEurope,Middle
East, Asia-PAC and theUSA and a subsidiary company based inMelbourne,
Australia. Customers include Cap Gemini, Avon Cosmetics,Raleigh, Quiksilver,
Patties Foods, Tyco Electronics and Budget Insurance.
Carol Woodbury is available for press interviews around Interaction 2008
and also at the event itself. Please contact Sally Morgan in the UK
+44(0)1932-578800, sallym@itpr.co.uk or Traci St Lawrence inAustralia on
+61-2-9252-2266, tsl@recognition.com.au to arrange.
For further information please contact:
Traci St Lawrence at Recognition
tsl@recognition.com.au
+62-2-9252-2266
Lorraine Cousins/ Carole Chandler Sally Morgan
Halcyon Software The itpr Partnership
Tel: +44(0)1733-234995 Tel: +44(0)1932-578800
Fax: +44(0)1733-234994 Fax: +44(0)1932-578801
Email: carole.chandler@halcyonsoftware.com Email: sallym@itpr.co.uk
Web: http://www.halcyonsoftware.com Web: http://www.itpr.co.uk
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