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Exostar's Vijay Takanti Honored as One of Supply and Demand Chain Industry's Top Professionals

"Our eleventh annual list of Pros to Know highlights the thought-leaders who are helping to shape the supply chain industry. These individuals, like Vijay Takanti, have become crucial to the success of the enterprise in meeting the challenges of the 'New Normal' economy," said Andrew Reese, Editorial Director of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Their efforts in developing the tools, processes and knowledge base necessary for supply chain transformation, and in promoting new approaches to supply chain enablement, have earned them a place as Pros to Know."

The 2011 award marks the second time Takanti has been recognized by the publication. This year, he was selected based on his:

• Track Record of Excellence - Takanti was responsible for the creation and deployment of Exostar's Identity Hub - a suite of service offerings that allow members of a federated community to seamlessly, securely interact with one another. Solutions include the Managed Access Gateway/Enterprise Access Gateway (for application access control), ForumPass (for business-to-business project collaboration), and the Federated Identity Service (for full lifecycle digital certificate management).
• Vision for Future Success - Takanti was cited for his identification of the challenges facing Exostar's aerospace and defense and life sciences customers - including fighting the advanced persistent threat and harnessing the power of the cloud - along with his development of innovative capabilities that will enable these companies to better align their supply chains with their broader corporate strategies.

"Supply chains are becoming increasingly complex and dynamic, placing a premium on the need for trusted communities that pave the way for robust identity and access management and secure collaboration," Takanti said. "Helping our customers definitively achieve that objective efficiently and cost-effectively is what guides us in the development of our cloud-based offerings. The 2011 Pros to Know honor is a reflection of the ongoing, outstanding efforts of our entire team and what we have collectively accomplished on behalf of, and with, our customers."

About Exostar

Exostar powers secure business-to-business information sharing, collaboration and business process integration throughout the value chain. Exostar supports the complex trading needs of many of the world's largest companies in aerospace and defense, life sciences, and other industries. Exostar's cloud-based identity assurance products and business applications reduce risk, improve agility and strengthen trading partner relationships and profitability for over 70,000 companies worldwide, including BAE Systems, The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corp., Raytheon Co. and Rolls-Royce. For more information, please visit www.exostar.com.

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