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Information Shield to Purchase NetIQ's Security Publications
Business
Transaction to Include Exclusive Licensing Agreement
HOUSTON, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Information Shield, a leading
developer of information security practices, today announced that is has
entered into an agreement with NetIQ Corp. (NASDAQ:NTIQ), a leading provider of
Systems & Security Management and Web Analytics solutions, to purchase the
company's security publications business. As part of the agreement, NetIQ will
continue to have exclusive rights to embed this leading security policy content
into its own security management solutions and will retain certain exclusive
distribution rights.
Under the agreement, Information Shield will acquire NetIQ's security
publications business, which publishes Information Security Policies Made Easy
and Information Security Roles and Responsibilities Made Easy, both authored by
the recognized security expert Charles Cresson Wood. Information Shield will
support the existing customers and business partners of the security
publications, and anticipates providing future updates to these
industry-leading references.
"We believe this relationship will be a win for NetIQ, Information Shield, and
our customers," said David Lineman, president and CEO of Information Shield.
"For years, Information Security Policies Made Easy has been the
'gold-standard' reference for security policies. Through NetIQ's exclusive
licensing of our security policy content, NetIQ customers will have access to
the latest policies required to reduce risk to their information assets."
"Policy creation can be a daunting task, but it is an absolute necessity when
working to secure your environment," said Matt Dircks, vice president of
Security Management Products at NetIQ. "These books serve as valuable resources
to our customers and we look forward to working closely with Information Shield
and Charles Cresson Wood for the benefit of our customers and the industry as a
whole."
"This transaction positions Information Shield to accelerate the frequency of
updates and expand the methods to deliver the world's premier collection of
ready-to-go information security policies," said Charles Cresson Wood, author
of Information Security Policies Made Easy. "I look forward to working with
Information Shield to take these products to a new level."
Information Security Policies Made Easy is the leading resource for information
security policies, containing over 1350 pre-written information security
policies, commentary and valuable implementation advice. Now in its ninth
edition, ISPME has been purchased by more than 5,000 organizations worldwide,
including half of the Fortune 100.
Information Security Roles and Responsibilities Made Easy is a complete set of
information security job functions and organizational templates, providing
practical, step-by-step instructions on how to develop and implement a leading
information security organization.
About Information Shield
Information Shield is a global provider of information security leading
practices. Information Shield's library of security publications allow
organizations to effectively build policy-based security programs that focus on
compliance with international regulations. Headquartered in Houston, Texas,
Information Shield's products are sold directly and via authorized resellers
and distributors around the world. For more information, please visit
http://www.informationshield.com/, email or call 713.443.8428.
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
DATASOURCE: Information Shield
CONTACT: Information Shield, +1-713-443-8428, or
Web site: http://www.informationshield.com/