Courion to Host Second Identity Management Customer Conference in May; Burton Group's Gerry Gebel to Deliver Keynote Address.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2004

After customer requests to host the next customer conference sooner rather than later, Courion(R) Corporation, a leading provider of self-service identity management solutions, will host its second customer conference, CONVERGE, on May 25-27, 2004 in Boston. Customers were so thrilled with the first CONVERGE conference held last October, Courion received unanimous feedback from attendees requesting that the company host the next CONVERGE in the spring rather than wait until the fall.

This year at CONVERGE, renowned industry analyst, Gerry Gebel of Burton Group will deliver the keynote speech "Addressing the Problem of Fragmented Identity Data: Provisioning and Enterprise Identity Management." Mr. Gebel will discuss Burton Group's view of identity management and how it sees provisioning evolving, along with how enterprises can address their identity management and provisioning challenges with solutions that can peacefully co-exist with disparate data sources, heterogeneous infrastructure and changing corporate policy. He will discuss several of the key drivers forcing the need for provisioning solutions, including regulatory compliance, the "need for speed," and business process automation. Mr. Gebel will also provide a best practices summary on how to scope a provisioning environment, what policy models to consider, and how to determine the appropriate structure of provisioning system internals.

"Controlling user access to resources, applications and non-IT assets in strict accordance with policy or regulation are key aspects to any identity management strategy," said Gebel. "I look forward to addressing the CONVERGE Customer Conference and sharing Burton Group's perspectives on supporting business objectives through the use of identity management technology."

In addition to Gebel's address, Courion's CTO Brian Milas will also address the CONVERGE crowd. Mr. Milas will discuss the current and future capabilities of AccountCourier(R), Courion's award-winning user provisioning solution, to integrate with and drive broader provisioning processes and systems -- and to provision non-IT assets along with IT accounts.

"Courion prides itself on listening to our customers' needs, so when attendees at the first CONVERGE said 'we don't want to wait until next fall' for the next customer conference, we sprung into action," said Chris Zannetos, president and CEO, Courion. "It's gratifying to know that the conference is achieving what we hoped it would - a true, uncensored sharing of ideas and best practices for self-service identity management. We are happy to deliver this business value to our customers."

CONVERGE attendees will also be addressed by other Courion customers, who will share how their use of Courion's Identity Management Suite(TM) helps them reduce costs, increase security and improve service through automated user provisioning and self-service password management.

About Courion

Courion Corporation is a leading provider of self-service identity management solutions that help enterprises drive operational efficiency by securely automating routine, manual processes. Courion's Identity Management Suite(TM), anchored by its AccountCourier(R) user provisioning and PasswordCourier(R) password management product lines, leverages existing infrastructure and integrates disparate workflows within the enterprise to optimize user productivity, strengthen security, reduce costs and ensure efficient regulatory compliance and reporting.

Over 200 enterprises including more than 50 FORTUNE 500 customers rely on Courion's solutions to streamline identity management operations. These include industry leaders such as American Electric Power, The Boeing Company, Children's Hospital Boston, Fannie Mae, GE, Office Depot, SunTrust Banks, government institutions such as the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Census Bureau, and large not-for-profit organizations such as Kaiser Permanente. For more information, contact Courion's headquarters in Framingham, MA, USA at 508-879-8400 or visit www.courion.com.

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