Sybase Hosts InfraGard US Department of Treasury Financial Advisory Board Meeting

NEW YORK, Sept. 6  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sybase, Inc. is hosting the second InfraGard Financial Services Advisory Board meeting on September 7 at the Sybase midtown New York office.  The board will meet to continue the fruitful and ongoing discussions between regulators and the financial services industry. As part of this meeting, the US Treasury Department will provide insights on financial services initiatives developed to address a variety of Homeland Security Presidential Declarations (HSPD).

These initiatives mandate that financial institutions have a coordinated method of insuring data security and utility in light of a disaster. Also in attendance will be Chicago First, American Bankers Association (ABA), Securities Industry Association (SIA), Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), New York Bankers Association (NYBA), Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and the local Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

"As the pace of the financial markets increases it is imperative to keep financial institutions abreast of regulatory requirements for 'all hazard' preparedness," said Joseph Concannon, President of NYC InfraGard Alliance. "InfraGard's rising membership made up of executives from Fortune 500 companies and leading financial institutions will benefit from the board's analysis, identification, and advice at the September meeting."

"Sybase is a key InfraGard sponsor and our goal is to promote the alliance's charter of information sharing and analysis, and encouraging best practices among the city's financial services institutions in an effort to protect New York's critical financial data infrastructure," said Chandra Stevens, director of Financial Services Strategic Alliances, Sybase.

Sybase works with more than 1,700 of the world's largest financial institutions, and its technology powers securities firms globally and 60 percent(1)of its banks. From the most robust back office management systems through the middle office and to the trading floor, Wall Street runs on Sybase. For more information go to: http://www.sybase.com/.

About InfraGard

InfraGard is an information sharing and analysis effort serving the interests and combining the knowledge base of a wide range of members. At its most basic level, InfraGard is a cooperative undertaking between the U.S. Government (led by the FBI) and an association of businesses, academic institutions, state and local government and law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to increasing the security of United States critical infrastructure.

InfraGard is a registered trademark of the FBI, with all rights attached.

Sybase is a registered trademark of Sybase, Inc.  All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

(1) "Technology Trends in the Securities Industry 2001," by

TowerGroup/SIA, author Larry Tabb 

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