Cisco Systems and Predictive Systems to Offer Security Seminar; Free Seminar Tackles Issues of E-Business Security.Business/Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2000 Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) and Predictive Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ:PRDS PRDS Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social (French: Democratic and Social Republican Party, Mauritania) PRDS Pitt-Rogers-Danks Syndrome PRDS Peachtree Rainbow Deaf Society, Inc. ) announced today that they will offer a free seminar to help companies develop effective strategies to deal with E-business security issues. The seminar will be held on March 8, 2000, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at the Cisco Systems Edison office, 499 Thornall Street, Edison, NJ. To register, call 800-770-4958, ext. 431 or visit http://www.predictive.com/seminars. The seminar will focus on understanding the security components that need to be considered when developing an e-business strategy, including how to discover security weaknesses and take corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or before an intrusion or loss of data occurs. As many organizations migrate their business from the more traditional model to that of an E-business model, information security threats and attacks are a constant reminder of the risks associated with the rewards. "Today, the rate of attacks on corporate networks are increasing at an alarming rate," said Carl Stolfi, Information Security Consultant, at Predictive Systems. "Companies are grappling with the need to develop and implement security strategies that will protect their valuable information assets from internal abuses and external attacks, while at the same time providing the performance and availability that is critical to their success." This seminar will bring together the expertise of these industry leaders: Cisco Systems, a leading provider of networking solutions that connect computing devices and computer networks, and Predictive Systems, a leading network consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a that builds fast, reliable, secure networks that support business critical applications. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco's networking solutions connect people, computing devices and computer networks, allowing people to access or transfer information without regard to differences in time, place or type of computer system. Cisco provides end-to-end networking solutions that customers use to build a unified information infrastructure of their own, or to connect to someone else's network. An end-to-end networking solution is one that provides a common architecture that delivers consistent network services to all users. The broader the range of network services, the more capabilities a network can provide to users connected to it. For more information on Cisco Systems, please call 408-526-4000, or visit http://www.cisco.com About Predictive Systems Predictive Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRDS) is a network consulting firm focused on the design, performance, management, and security of business-critical computing networks. The firm's proprietary BusinessFirst(TM) methodology is designed to address the functional, technical, and business challenges of developing large-scale, highly-complex network projects, while ensuring that technology decisions support business goals. Predictive Systems' Fortune 1000 clients span the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , telecommunications, publishing, manufacturing, insurance and pharmaceutical industries, and include Bear Stearns The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (NYSE: BSC) is the parent company of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., one of the largest global investment banks and securities trading and brokerage firms in the world. , BellSouth, Cisco Systems, DLJDirect, First Union, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom, Qwest Communications, and Pfizer. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Predictive Systems has regional offices throughout the United States. In Europe, it has offices in London and Amsterdam. Copyright (c) Predictive Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Predictive Systems, the Predictive Systems logo, and BusinessFirst are trademarks of Predictive Systems, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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