First Ever Dedicated Enterprise Digital Rights Management Conference to Co-Locate with Gilbane Conference on Content Management Technologies

Business Wire, Feb 27, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bill Rosenblatt, Editor of DRM Watch to Chair DRM Conference; Tutorials, Conference Sessions and Vendor Showcase Offer Insight into Current Enterprise DRM Trends

The Gilbane Report and Lighthouse Seminars today announced that the Enterprise Digital Rights Management (DRM) Conference will co-locate with the Gilbane Conference on Content Management Technologies in San Francisco, April 24-26, 2006 at the Palace Hotel.

The Enterprise DRM Conference will focus on how DRM has moved beyond its origins in the entertainment industry and is becoming established in enterprise applications within vertical markets such as financial services, manufacturing and life sciences. Enterprise DRM is an increasingly important technology that complements other IT security technologies in protecting against theft of confidential information and assisting with information retention and regulatory policy compliance.

The Enterprise DRM Conference has numerous conferences sessions, including:

--  eDRM in Financial Services

        Financial services is turning out to be one of the most
        important "bowling pins" - early vertical markets - for
        Enterprise DRM. Among the several applications are virtual
        deal rooms in M&A, NASD 2711 regulation enforcement,
        Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act protection of banking customer records,
        and others. Attend this session to learn about financial
        industry applications of Enterprise DRM and which financial
        institutions are taking advantage of them.

    --  Document Security for Small-to-Medium Size Enterprises

        Document security issues are different for small businesses,
        as are the technology solutions that they should adopt to
        address them. Without the need to deal with high-level
        Enterprise DRM issues like top-down policy management and
        large-scale identity management, SMEs can benefit from
        solutions that are simpler, more affordable, and easier to
        deploy.

    --  Enterprise DRM and Content Management: Technology Integration
        and Case Studies

        Enterprise DRM complements content management technologies by
        ensuring that documents are protected when they leave the
        confines of content management repositories. Vendors are
        offering solutions that integrate content management with
        Enterprise DRM, and companies are beginning to take advantage.
        In this session, you will learn about issues in integrating
        these two technologies into seamless document and policy
        management capabilities, as well as about real-world business
        problems that the combination is solving today.

    --  Mobile Devices and Content Security

        Most Enterprise DRM solutions have been implemented on PC
        platforms. But as the workforce becomes more mobile and
        accesses information on a wider variety of devices, content
        security on those devices and over wireless networks becomes
        more important. Learn about authentication and other tricky
        issues in mobile content security, and what technologies are
        available to address them.

To view the complete agenda, visit: http://lighthouseseminars.com/gilbane_sf_06/sf_edrm.html

"DRM technology has evolved to meet the needs of many different types of enterprises that are concerned with protecting confidential information, both internally and when working with external business partners," said Bill Rosenblatt, the Enterprise DRM Conference Chair. "The Enterprise DRM Conference will offer attendees a unique opportunity to explore how Enterprise DRM works, the value it brings to businesses, and how it complements other IT security technologies."

For more information about attending or exhibiting contact: info@lighthouseseminars.com

--  The Gilbane SF landing page is at:
        http://www.lighthouseseminars.com/gilbane_sf_06/sf_06.html

    --  The E-DRM landing page is at:
        http://www.lighthouseseminars.com/gilbane_sf_06/sf_edrm.html

About Bluebill Advisors, The Gilbane Report

Bluebill Advisors, Inc. serves the content management community with publications, conferences and consulting services. The Gilbane Report administers the Content Technology Works(TM) case study program disseminating best practices with partners Software AG (TECdax:SOW), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW), Artesia Digital Media, a Division of Open Text, Astoria Software, ClearStory Systems (OTCBB:INSS), Context Media (Oracle, NASDAQ: ORCL), Convera (NASDAQ:CNVR), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Idiom, Mark Logic, Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX), SDL International (London Stock Exchange:SDL), Vasont Systems, Vignette (NASDAQ:VGN), and WebSideStory (NASDAQ:WSSI). http://www.gilbane.com

About Lighthouse Seminars

Lighthouse Seminars' events cover information technologies and "content technologies" in particular. These include content management of all types, digital asset management, document management, web content management, enterprise portals, enterprise search, web and multi-channel publishing, electronic forms, authoring, content and information integration, information architecture, and e-catalogs. http://www.lighthouseseminars.com