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Osterman Research help vendors, IT departments and other organizations make better decisions through the acquisition and application of relevant, accurate and timely data on markets, market trends, products and technologies. We also help vendors of technology-oriented products and services to understand the needs of their current and prospective customers.

Osterman Research provides timely and accurate international market research, cost data, cost models, benchmarking information and other services to technology-based companies. We do this by continually gathering information from IT decision-makers and end-users of information technology. We analyze and report this information to help companies develop and improve the products and services they offer to these markets or to internal customers.

Osterman Research has developed numerous cost models that compare and contrast the cost of various messaging solutions, including hosted/managed versus on-premise solutions.

Among the things that make Osterman Research unique is our market research panel: a large and growing group of IT professionals and end-users around the world with whom we conduct our research surveys. This allows us to conduct surveys quickly and accurately with very high response rates. We are continually developing our panel of IT professionals and end-users into one of the leading sources of information for companies that offer products and services in the IT space.

More information is available at www.ostermanresearch.com

Contoural is a leading independent provider of business and technology consulting services focused on litigation readiness, compliance, information and records management, and data storage strategy. Contoural helps clients address the emerging business requirements around data. For example, electronic discovery rules - under the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - now require US companies entering litigation to know what electronically stored information they have, where it is stored, and how quickly they can retrieve it. Similarly, legal and regulatory compliance requirements - under emerging privacy laws - are motivating enterprises to take a closer look at the integrity and security of electronic document files and other digital data.www.contoural.com

Corporate Integrity, LLC is a strategy & research advisory firm providing education, research, and analysis on enterprise governance, risk management, and compliance. Through ongoing research, interactions and analytics Corporate Integrity is the authority in understanding how organizations can foster a culture that "walks the talk" - where integrity is central to governance, risk and compliance (GRC) practices. Corporate Integrity educates organizations and GRC professionals within those organizations on achieving sustainability, consistency, efficiency, and transparency in their corporate GRC practices to maintain a position of integrity aligned with corporate values and business performance. www.corp-integrity.com

Founded in 1978, MIS Training Institute is the international leader in audit and information security training, with offices in the USA, UK, and Asia. MIS' expertise draws on experience gained in training more than 200,000 delegates across five continents.
Helping audit and infosecurity professionals stay at the top of their game has always been at the core of MIS' mission. To that end, MIS has developed and focused its seminars, conferences, and symposia on the wide-ranging needs of internal and IT auditors and information security practitioners who are charged with controlling complex systems and business environments. MIS' unparalleled course curriculum covers the most up-to-the-minute topics, provides proven audit and security practices, and delivers the information needed to be successful in today's organizations.

All MIS programs are led by industry experts...hands-on pros who have been in the field and who practice what they teach. Attendees of MIS Training Institute events benefit from unbiased practices, proven strategies, and lessons learned in the real-world.

In addition, MIS offers Web-based training at www.misti-online.comas well as a variety of products and services including in-house training and publications. MIS Training Institute is a Euromoney Training Group company.

MIS Training Institute is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417, Web site: http://www.nasba.org

Kuppinger Cole + Partner (KCP), founded in 2004, has become the leading Europe-based analyst company for all topics around Identity Management and Digital Identities. KCP stands for expertise, thought leadership, and a vendor-neutral view on the broader "identity market", including aspects like classical Identity and Access Management (IaM), Information Rights Management (IRM), Identity Risk Management, Digital Certificates, Cards and Tokens, Single Sign-On, Auditing, Federation, User Centric Identity Management and Identity 2.0, and many more. www.kuppingercole.com

AberdeenGroup is the leading provider of fact-based research focused on the global technology-driven value chain. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen has established the market leading position as the "voice that matters" when it comes to understanding the measurable results being delivered by technology in business.
www.aberdeen.com

FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS
All day, every day we focus on security, compliance, and risk management: what's required, what works, and what doesn't. The result is on-target, in-depth advice on the most critical issues you face. Brightfly analysis is constantly tuned by our robust and growing community of IT and business professionals. We are dedicated to advancing the state of the art in security and compliance management through our unique open-source research model.

EXPERIENCED GUIDANCE

We're not just talking heads, but practicing IT, business, and security professionals with years of hands-on experience in business organizations. Every Brightfly researcher has walked many miles in your shoes: we know the threats that haunt you, the fears that plague your management, and where the bodies of dead technologies are buried. Insider, practice-based knowledge hones our analysis and advice-and should be shaping your strategy.

TRANSPARENT, VETTED RESEARCH

All Brightfly research is subject to the scrutiny and comments of the practicing community. In terms of successful controls and programs, we know it takes a village to raise a child; our mission is to ensure that the child doesn't grow up to be the village idiot. Backed by this open, community-driven model, our commitment to honest, transparent analysis reaches far beyond the agendas of individual vendors and into the heart of the market. www.brightfly.com

SCCE is a non-profit membership organization serving more than 1300 corporate compliance and ethics officers globally. We champion ethical practice and compliance standards and are dedicated to improving the quality of corporate governance, compliance and ethics. Visit www.corporatecompliance.orgto learn more about how we can help you improve your program, deepen your knowledge base and become a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional.

Ergo is a Business Change and Programme Management Consultancy that provides consultancy services to whole of business programmes. Ergo has over 15 years experience working with a blue chip client base managing complex business change programmes with budgets of up to £50M.
The ability to manage change is now viewed by many organisations as a core competence. Large organisations manage many strategic programmes, projects and tactical initiatives in parallel. As a result it can prove difficult to maintain visibility of which changes are landing where or when, and potential conflicts go unnoticed until it is too late. Ergo developed the Enterprise PACE programme in order to provide Executives with visibility of the impact of change on their customers, departments and processes. It has been described by our customers as "providing air traffic control for business change". The Enterprise PACE application and methodology is used to integrate all the implementation activities from both project plans and tactical initiatives in order to develop change runways for key customers, departments, processes or systems.
http://www.ergogroup.co.uk

BrightTALK stands for knowledge.
At BrightTALK, we believe that knowledge should be transmitted directly from the people who know it best. And the ability to question and interact with experts and knowledge providers enriches the experience for all.

Since BrightTALK was founded in 2002, we have devoted ourselves to making webcasting the ultimate business tool for transferring knowledge. You can join BrightTALK's vibrant exchange of ideas as either a presenter or a viewer.

We offer viewers live, interactive access to the world's top thought leaders. You identify the topics most relevant to you and are introduced to new experts. Additionally, your comments, your ideas, and your voice can influence how others think. www.brighttalk.com

Madison Logic is the only ad serving company built specifically for online lead generation to respond to the evolution of performance marketing. Now especially, lead generation is becoming a more popular and widely used ad vehicle because of its accountability and cost effectiveness.

Our LeadFocusTM technology provides a comprehensive yield and inventory management solution for publishers to monetize their content, end users an additional resource to make purchasing decisions and for marketers, a means to generate valuable sales leads. We aim to bridge the gap between lead sources, back end systems and external lead buyers.

We currently have partnerships with over 50 premium media partners, including IDG's PCWorld, Ziff Davis' PC Magazine, Penton Media's Marketing Group, Haymarket media, Clickz, Imediaconnection, DMNews, Adotas, amongst others.