RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/18/05 -- Apex Solutions will discuss security certifications required to sell products to Federal and commercial markets at Infosecurity Conference in New York City. The presentation will be at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center at 1:45 p.m. on December 8, 2005.

The firm's founder and Managing Director will provide an overview of security certification and assurance programs for government and commercial markets, including FIPS 140, Common Criteria, and ICSA. The presentation will discuss the respective market requirements, business need, common issues, and certification processes. The speaker will also address the relationship of product certifications and systems certification/accreditation as well as the actual and perceived value of these certification programs in the marketplace. The presentation will conclude with a list of recommendations and best practices for pursuing security certifications.

Following the event, the presentation will be available for download at http://www.apexsols.com/ide_presos.html.

Infosecurity, now in its fifth year, delivers information, education and networking required to build a more secure and compliant infrastructure. The event, which runs December 6-8, is comprised of a cutting-edge conference program and over 160 solution providers, and attracts over 3,000 information security professionals. For more information, and to register for Infosecurity, visit http://www.infosecurityevent.com.

Speaker Biography

Ray Potter is the Managing Director and founder of Apex Solutions and is responsible for the operations and delivery of the firm's Information Assurance services and solutions. He is the former manager of the security assurance program at Cisco Systems, where he was responsible for the direction and strategy of Cisco's global security certification and assurance initiatives, including the FIPS 140, Common Criteria, and ICSA programs. Ray is a frequent guest speaker in industry forums and conferences on the subject of Information Assurance.

About Apex Solutions

Apex Solutions, LLC provides security assurance consulting services to help companies create opportunity, sustain competitive advantage, and increase market share in the US Federal and Global Government space. Apex Solutions offers Security Certifications Consulting to help companies efficiently achieve various security certifications and Security Assurance Strategy services to help companies build a security assurance program to reduce costs and time-to-market.

Apex Solutions is privately held and is headquartered just outside Research Triangle Park, NC. For more information please visit http://www.apexsols.com.

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