NASHVILLE, TN -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/01/05 -- Guests from IBM and Smart Computing will appear on radio talk show "Let's Talk Computers." IBM is the world's largest information technology company. SmartComputing is a leading source of plain-English computing tips and how-to information.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) Tivoli software solutions can help you to manage and optimize the IT systems that keep your business processes operating. As the global leader in the identity management market (Meta Group, 2005), IBM Tivoli provides a wealth of information on this topic that impacts consumers in very practical ways. In this first of two parts, Jeff Curie, Chief Strategist for IBM Tivoli Identity Management Solutions, and security expert Larry Ponemon of the Ponemon Institute provide a comprehensive look into what lies ahead for consumers and corporations seeking to protect valuable data. They discuss the issue of identity management, the biggest obstacles to achieving tight corporate security, the current measures companies are taking to secure all facets of the organization and ethical information and privacy management practices in both business and government.

Published monthly, Smart Computing emphasizes tutorial articles and plain-English writing that defines technical terminology. It is a magazine that provides a long list of services no other publication provides, including subscriber only web access, tech support, low advertisements and many more. Computers can sometimes be a cruel game of hide and seek. Smart Computing knows how you feel and spokesperson Ashley Hannant tells you how you can put an end to the nerve racking games of computer hide and seek and get the information you need, when you need it.

Listen to the interviews at:

IBM http://www.lets-talk-computers.net/guests/ibm/tivolipt1

Smart Computing http://www.lets-talk-computers.net/guests/smartcomputing/general

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