John Suit to Present at Citrix Synergy Conference 2008
***Media Alert***
Suit to Join Panel Discussion on the Impact of Virtualization on Data Security and PCI Compliance
Chantilly, Va.—May 13, 2008 – Fortisphere, Inc., a leading provider of policy-based virtualization management software, today announced that Principal Founder and Chief Technology Officer John Suit will present in the panel discussion, “Virtually Compliant: How Virtualization Impacts Data Security and PCI Compliance.” In this session, Suit will address the management challenges of efficiently and securely running a virtualized environment.
As virtualization proliferates across the enterprise, organizations must provide effective security analysis and controls to ensure the ongoing compliance of the virtual infrastructure. In this session, Suit will join a panel of industry experts to explore both the issues that are impacting data security and compliance in virtualized infrastructures.
What: Panel discussion “Virtually Compliant: How Virtualization Impacts Data Security and PCI Compliance”
Who: John Suit, CTO and principal founder, Fortisphere; Kurt Roemer, chief security officer, Application Networking Group, Citrix;Dr. David Taylor, president of the PCI Alliance and PCI Knowledgebase
When: Thursday, May 22, 2008, 8:30-9:20 a.m. CT
Where: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas
For additional information about the panel discussion, please visit http://secure.lenos.com/lenos/carlson/citrixsynergy08registration/sessio....
About the Speaker
John Suit founded Fortisphere in 2006 and is responsible for developing the core technology behind the company’s product suite. He brings more than 19 years of experience in architecting and leading both start-ups and publicly held technology companies. Prior to founding Fortisphere, John was the founder and CTO of SilentRunner, a successful company that was acquired by Computer Associates. John has held several leadership positions at both vice president and CTO levels, and he has invented and launched countless new products in the security space. John continues to advise the Department of Defense and Directorate of Central Intelligence in the areas of virtualization security and management as well as information operations.
John holds five U.S. and International Patents in Information Security Analysis and has a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Information System Management from the University of Maryland.
About Fortisphere
Fortisphere is the leading provider of policy-based virtualization management software that ensures virtualized environments operate efficiently, effectively and securely. With its patent-pending Inside Track™ Technology, Fortisphere is pioneering solutions that provide a new level of visibility, control and automation around the inventory, configuration and policy-based management of virtual machines.
Fortisphere is a venture-backed company, headquartered in Chantilly, VA, with offices in Boston, MA and Glenwood, MD. More information about Fortisphere is located online at www.fortisphere.com.
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