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Bit9 Offers IT Marketplace Valuable Information on Optimizing Desktop Infrastructure
New Webinar and eBook Series addresses critical issues in maintaining today's enterprise PC environments08.01.2006 - Cambridge, Mass. - Bit9, Inc., which enables Windows Desktop Administrators to enforce application usage policies, today announced a new webinar and eBook series to help educate the marketplace on critical issues affecting IT today.
In the first of a series of webinars, Peter White, Lead Architect from Omgeo, LLC will join Bit9 for a 30-minute webinar on Wednesday, August 2, at 1:00 p.m. EST to describe how his organization has implemented an application control strategy that has improved security on the desktop while simplifying the task of managing desktop infrastructure.
Viewers will learn how Omgeo:
- Reduced support calls related to IT security and desktop administration
- Solved the zero-day threat problem
- Reduced the risks associated with mobile users
- Condensed the window of vulnerability from days to 10 minutes
- Cut down on shielding and recovery activities
- Protected business operations from unexpected disruption
Bit9 will also showcase some of the exciting capabilities of the newly released Parity 3.0 application control software and answer participants' questions. For more information and to register for the webinar, visit www.bit9.com and click on Attend Webinar.
In addition, Bit9 has launched its Monthly eBook Series, bringing together 12 renowned authors from 12 areas of expertise to create a comprehensive series about desktop administration and security.
This month's eBook features "Educating Those Pesky Users" from Protect Your Windows Network From Perimeter to Data by Jesper M. Johansson and Steve Riley.
This eBook discusses:
- Securing & Protecting People
- Being a Social Engineer
- Security and Attack Awareness
- The Help Desk
- Education and Training
- Things You Should Do Today
For more information and to register for Bit9's Monthly eBook Series, visit www.bit9.com and click on Download eBook.
About Bit9, Inc.
Bit9 provides the easiest and most effective way for Windows Desktop Administrators to enforce desktop application usage policies. By centrally controlling which applications can and cannot run, Bit9 drastically reduces the volume of desktop support calls, thereby maintaining the highest levels of availability, compliance, and security. Unlike other application control solutions that require significant setup and intervention, Bit9 installs in minutes and automates the approval or banning of new applications. Founded in 2002 by the founders of Okena (acquired by Cisco) and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bit9 is a privately held company. For more information, visit www.bit9.com.
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Tom Murphy
Director of Communications
Bit9, Inc.
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Mobile: 617.953.0241
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