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Cloakware and Wipro Present "The Shocking Truth about Privileged Password Management in the Datacenter" Webinar

Business Wire, June 2, 2008

Presentation Exposes Scale of Password Management Issue and Steps for Mitigating Risk

VIENNA, Va. -- Cloakware Inc., the security solutions provider that makes security inseparable from software, and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) today announced a joint Webinar to help organizations improve the identification and management of privileged passwords.

In this 30-minute webinar moderated by Wipro's Sharath Jeppu, Practice Manager, Data Security Solutions, Cloakware's Robert Grapes, Enterprise Solutions Architect, will uncover the privileged password threat hiding in plain site and outline:

* The actual size of the privileged password management threat in the datacenter.

* How privileged password management relates to regulations such as SOX and PCI DSS.

* How unmanaged privileged passwords create often-overlooked operational and audit costs.

* Why de-provisioning administrative users with automated tools can eliminate unexpected security risks and costs.

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"The ability to use elevated-privileged passwords to gain unauthorized access to an organization's most sensitive data and critical systems poses a real threat. Yet companies continue to mismanage or ignore these passwords completely," said Grapes. "This webinar will pose and answer questions that every company should be asking and arm them with the tools required to address this security area."

"At Wipro, we have identified password management as a key area to bolster our portfolio of end-to-end security solutions and are working closely with Cloakware to educate our customers about this concern," said Prasenjit Saha, Vice President, Enterprise Security Solutions, Wipro Technologies. "This webinar is an easy way for companies to take the first steps necessary to improve overall datacenter security and to identify issues they may have never considered."

About Wipro

Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified global IT services organization. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development centers. Wipro is one of the largest product engineering and support service providers worldwide. Wipro provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development, and maintenance services to corporations globally.

In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India, offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services. Wipro also has a profitable presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia-Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro's ADS' are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange.

About Cloakware

Cloakware, an Irdeto company, is the security solutions provider that makes security inseparable from the software it protects. From applications and databases in corporate data centers, to PCs and consumer devices such as mobile phones and set-top boxes, software applications need to protect themselves from unauthorized user access and tampering. Cloakware's patented, layered, and compliance-driven approach to software self-protection delivers the trusted environment that the government, enterprise and consumer markets require. Cloakware's software security solutions protect more than one billion shipped applications and the assets of some of the world's largest, most recognizable and technologically advanced companies. The company is headquartered in Vienna, VA with offices in Ottawa, Canada and the UK, and regional sales offices throughout the US. For more information, please go to www.cloakware.com.

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