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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / FEBRUARY 10, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 6

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Breaking News - Security:

ESSI And SkyView Partners Align To Provide Grid Security

ESSI, a worldwide leader in the Information Security Consulting field and provider of premier network architecture consulting as well as technical services and security solutions announced an alliance with SkyView Partners LLC, the leading provider of security assessment and analysis services for the IBM iSeries systems.

SkyView Partners, the first security consulting firm to establish a standardized security assessment procedure for IBM iSeries security, is working with ESSI to help organizations implement enterprise-wide security assessments and analysis and to establish security policies that address a multi-platform enterprise network. Both ESSI and SkyView Partners take a proactive approach to security assessment that focuses on developing a plan, implementing recommendations, and educating the customer on making security a part of their corporate culture.

"With access to AS/400 data through any of a number of interfaces and agents, companies are facing a situation where their information assets are vulnerable," said Carol Woodbury, president and chief executive officer of SkyView Partners LLC.

These companies would acknowledge the need for more robust security policies and practices but typically don't know where to begin. Our clients look to SkyView Partners to provide a plan for addressing iSeries security while also asking us to help them solve the security issues on other platforms. ESSI and SkyView Partners are well-positioned to respond with security assessment and analysis services providing Fortune 1000 corporations an unbiased view and a place to start with security implementation.

"SkyView Partners skill set and approach mirrors the successful way we've been developing our security consulting business for the last 10 years," said Mark Simon, chief executive officer, ESSI Inc. "Combining our resources will allow both of our companies to offer their Fortune 1000 customers an end-to- end security plan. Investing the time understanding the customer problems, concerns and risks, and applying the synergies of SkyView Partners and ESSI will result in a cohesive plan to help solve their specific security issues.

About ESSI Inc

Founded in 1993 by Jerry A. Ketterling and Michael D. Neshem, ESSI specializes in design, implementation and support of secure corporate networks. ESSI differentiates itself within the Information Security field by providing premier network architecture consulting, as well as technical services and security solutions. ESSI's client list includes businesses of all types.

ESSI staff members have been intensely trained and are certified to represent, implement and support high-quality solutions to secure and protect any business. Additionally, all of our Consultants are Certified Information System Security Professionals (CISSPs) and have experience with complex network architectures.

http://www.essi.com

About SkyView Partners LLC

Lead by Carol Woodbury, who was recently Chief Security Architect for the IBM iSeries product line, SkyView Partners is a security consulting firm working with IBM AS/400 and iSeries customers and Business Partners. SkyView Partners provides security assessment and analysis, risk analysis, HIPAA and GLBA gap analysis, architecting of security policies and development of sound security practices for the OS/400 platform.

http://www.skyviewpartners.com

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