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Novell Executive to Deliver Keynote Address on Secure Web Services at Strictly Business Technology Expo
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  • Brendan McLaughlin, Novell vice president for Portals, Access and Security, to discuss the convergence of Secure Identity Management and Web services, as well as emerging market trends and customer successes

PROVO, Utah — May 12, 2003 — In an effort to help organizations leverage Information Technology to reduce costs and create new business opportunities, Brendan McLaughlin, VP for Portals, Access and Security at Novell, will deliver a keynote address on the topic of Secure Web f on May 15th at 11 a.m. CDT as part of the Strictly Business Technology Expo May 14-15 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

McLaughlin, a consultant with more than 15 years helping clients achieve business value from emerging technologies, will discuss emerging trends in Secure Identity Management and Web services, the growing convergence of these technologies and real-world examples of organizations that have benefited from these solutions.

"To date, Web services technologies have gained significant traction as a way for companies to maximize the value of their existing systems and create new opportunities," McLaughlin said. "As the technology continues to proliferate both inside and outside the firewall, security becomes a foremost concern and companies need to be thinking now about how to build a Web service infrastructure that protects the information and applications they are trying to re-purpose."

As the leader of Novell's North American portal solutions efforts, McLaughlin is responsible for defining and delivering solutions that leverage Novell's strengths in Secure Web services solutions through the union of the company's Novell Nsure secure identity management and Novell exteNd Web services-based application development solutions.

More information about the Strictly Business Solutions Expo, please visit: http://www.strictlyebusiness.net/strictlyebusiness/mpls/index.po

Press contacts:
Shawn Dickerson
Novell, Inc.
Phone: 801-861-2932
E-mail: sdickerson@novell.com