Webcast Roundup: Security strategies and evaluating IT initiatives

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August 20, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Webcast Alert NEWS     TOPICS     ASK THE EXPERTS     TIPS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     WEBCAST ROUNDUP  Dear SearchWin2000.com member, View these webcasts recently held on Search Win2000.com: > Leveraging vendor relationships to measure and continuously improve post-deployment ROI > Defense in Depth: Taking Control of Enterprise Security EXPERT WEBCAST Leveraging vendor relationships to measure and continuously improve post-deployment ROI  VIEW WEBCAST SPEAKER: Dan Merriman, President, Chapin Consulting SPONSOR:   IBM SUMMARY: While companies are ultimately responsible for the value of their IT initiatives, the major vendors they work with should play an active role in helping to measure and continuously improve the actual value gained after deployment. Although ROI analyses and case studies have their role early in the sales process, a more comprehensive, structured approach is needed to address ongoing critical business needs. With some vendors proactively addressing this issue, the challenge lies in identifying who they are and how best to leverage them. This webcast will cover: The value of partnering with your vendor to maximize ROI - the "Win/Win" A vendor process that defines, measures, and continuously improves business value How to assess the value maturity of your vendor (e.g., Neglect, Promote, Commit, Demonstrate, Continuously Improve) An overview of the leading-edge vendors VENDOR WEBCAST Defense in Depth: Taking Control of Enterprise Security  VIEW WEBCAST SPEAKERS: John Pescatore, VP & Research Fellow, Gartner Research   Steven Hofmeyr, Founder and Chief Scientist Sana Security   Dean Hickman-Smith, Vice President of Emerging Technologies, Juniper Networks SPONSOR:   Sana Security SUMMARY: Enterprises need the highest level of security for the network and hosts and to be able to detect and prevent malicious activity from known and previously unknown attacks. Sana Security, Juniper Networks and Gartner Research will discuss how a competitive advantage is achieved by providing solutions that provide maximum availability of critical information, applications and services. In this webcast you'll learn: How to lock intruders out of your network. Why you need host-based intrusion prevention to block all unknown, and potentially malicious, application behavior. How inline monitoring and prevention drops most known malicious traffic. How to increase your uptime and reduce operational costs while achieving better regulatory compliance. How an in depth security strategy with Sana and Juniper can provide proactive layered security for the highest level of protection. VIEW WEBCASTS  Get informed. Check out all our available webcasts to get the information you need to make the right IT Business decisions from leading industry experts and vendors. > View all Webcasts   FREE E-MAIL SERVICES!     Enter your e-mail and start receiving Today's News.     E-mail:     Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   A B O U T   T H I S   A L E R T Contact us: SearchWin2000 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Webcast Alert": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?track=NL-129&ad=489739 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed.