Concordant, Raritan and CMP Partner to Address the Evolution of Compliance, Delivered via Live TechWebCast.

BOSTON & SOMERSET, N.J. -- "Regulatory Compliance: Short-term Technology Tactics and the Migration to Effective Strategies" to Take Place on Sept. 15, 2005 at 2 P.M. EDT 

Concordant, Inc., Raritan Inc., and CMP Media LLC, are convening a live webcast to address the changing compliance needs of organizations, beyond short-term solutions. The interactive session, "Regulatory Compliance: Short-term Technology Tactics and the Migration to Effective Strategies," will be held on Sept. 15, 2005, at 2 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. PDT, 1 p.m. CDT). The webcast is based on a White Paper authored by Sean Megley, Practice Director of Regulatory Compliance at Concordant, and one of the featured speakers for the event.

"The compliance culture in most organizations starts with technology and matures over time to integrate compliance needs into all business processes," said Megley. "However, the more balanced approach is to find technology solutions that are capable of adapting to organizations' constantly changing regulatory needs."

George Heaslip, Sales Manager, Systems and Network Management Solutions at Raritan, will also be a featured speaker. Topics Heaslip will discuss include: How new IT infrastructure management tools provide efficient and inexpensive discovery, monitoring and management capabilities; IT service management tools, combined with compliance lifecycle processes, as the foundation upon which businesses evolve their compliance culture and procedures; and relevant and timely new strategies to help businesses prepare for regulatory requirements, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) compliance; or FDA approvals.

"IT infrastructure management and compliance requirements are key concerns for small, mid-size and enterprise-class businesses. As part of Raritan's ongoing commitment to our customers and resellers, we are pleased to join Concordant and CMP in hosting this information exchange on this important and timely subject," said Richard Moscioni, Raritan's Vice President, Sales -- Americas.

The moderator for the webcast will be CMP's Lou Bertin.

All webcast attendees will receive a free copy of the white paper: "Tactical Solutions and Compliance Management Strategies for Regulatory Requirements," and those who attend the entire event and complete the feedback form will be entered to win a four-port SwitchMan(R) USB, Raritan's desktop KVM (Keyboard, Video and Mouse) switch designed to unclutter desktops by managing PCs, Macintoshes, printers, scanners and other USB-supported peripherals from one KVM console.

Participants can register online at: https://www.cmpnetseminars.com/BTG/default.asp?K=1AA1A&Q=327

About Concordant

Concordant, Inc. (http://www.concordantinc.com), based in North Chelmsford, MA, provides secure IT infrastructure solutions for customers in regulated industries. Utilizing a proven toolset and methodology from planning through implementation, Concordant is the unrivaled choice to provide secure Microsoft-based infrastructure solutions within the Healthcare, Financial services, and pharmaceutical verticals.

About Raritan

Raritan (Raritan.com), based in Somerset, N.J., is a leading provider of products for managing IT equipment and the mission-critical applications and services that run on it. Raritan's highly reliable and responsive IT management solutions - based on KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switches, serial console servers, management software and remote connectivity products - enable companies to proactively monitor and manage system health and vulnerability, as well as troubleshoot, access and repair faults from anywhere, at anytime. This simplifies and accelerates data center work processes - improving service uptime and staff productivity. Raritan's solutions are used to manage more than 50,000 data centers and other IT sites around the world. Raritan's Peppercon OEM division develops, manufactures, and markets advanced, hardware-based, remote-management components based on digital KVM-over-IP and IPMI technology. Founded in 1985, Raritan is celebrating 20 years of technical innovation. Raritan has 35 offices worldwide, and its products are distributed in 76 countries.

About CMP Media

CMP Media (http://www.cmp.com) is the leading integrated media solutions company providing "broad and deep" access to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and buyers of technology worldwide. The company's comprehensive database of technology decision makers enables marketers to reach targeted audiences throughout the purchase process with publications, web offerings, face-to-face events, consulting and other marketing services that deliver actionable results.