APAC Extended Horizons Summit 2008

Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilise the right people, skills, and technologies to help clients improve their performance.

Accenture’s Security Practice helps clients build secure and profitable relationships with customers, partners and constituents while improving business results. We help our clients secure data and protect identities, address threats and vulnerabilities, and meet stringent compliance demands while reducing costs and increasing profitability. Accenture is uniquely qualified to help high performing businesses and governments build on their existing technology assets regardless of vendor, anywhere in the world. With 178,000 people in 49 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$19.70 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2007. Its home page is http://www.accenture.com/security.

First Point Global

First Point Global (FPG) is Australia’s leading and longest standing specialist Identity Management company. Our customers include a who’s who of Banking, Insurance, Telecommunications, Media, Retail, Resource, Education, Police and Government sectors across Australia and New Zealand. Our “core + value” IdM solution approach helps our customers gain rapid and sustainable business value by aligning prioritised business outcomes to Identity Management functionality.

We are proudly a Sun Principal Partner, and principal training provider for SJS Identity Manager, servicing Sun Customers, Staff and other Sun Business Partners. FPG is the Australian distributor for Layer 7 Technologies and SailPoint. Layer 7 provides Sun’s preferred security appliance for Sun Java CAPS. SailPoint offers Identity Risk Management software which uses business intelligence methods to assist organisations with identity related Governance, Risk and Compliance. Both Layer 7 and SailPoint were awarded Gartner “cool vendor” status in 2008.

Wipro

Wipro is the world's first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services Company. We provide comprehensive IT solutions and services, including Systems Integration, Information Systems Outsourcing, Package Implementation, Software Application Development & Maintenance, and Research & Development services to over 400 corporations globally. We have a footprint in over 35 countries globally with a team of 70,000 employees. Wipro has 40+ 'Centers of Excellence' that create solutions around specific needs of industries. Wipro is strategic partner for SUN globally and has a Center of Excellence for Global Identity and Access Management which works on cutting edge solutions in areas like user provisioning and identity administration, authentication services, password management, Web and enterprise sign-on, directory services and access management. We deliver unmatched business value to customers through a combination of process excellence, quality frameworks and service delivery innovation.

EDS

EDS is a leading global technology services company delivering business solutions to its clients. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry 45 years ago. Today, EDS delivers a broad portfolio of information technology and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries and to governments around the world. With over 5,000 employees, EDS is a major player in the Australian global services market. We've been working with many of the nation's leading government and business entities since 1985. At EDS, our commitment to clients goes beyond rhetoric.

Agreon

Agreon, an Identity industry pioneer, is Australia's leading systems integrator with a sole niche focus in Identity and Access Management. Agreon has completed major Sun Java Identity Management Suite deployments across Australia, NZ, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Our comprehensive Sun Identity experience encompasses a diverse range of industries including Telecommunications, Financial Services, Government, Manufacturing and Utilities, spanning Directory Services, Provisioning, Access Management and Federation Services.

Combining solution expertise, industry knowledge and global experience with a local pragmatic and flexible approach, Agreon, a Sun Elite Identity Partner, enjoys an enviable history of client satisfaction. Agreon delivery leverages a unique blend of systems integration, security and business processes, frameworks and methodologies to facilitate rapid and effective enterprise deployments. Today, Agreon's thought leadership in the region continues, with expertise in the emerging disciplines of role and entitlement management.

ADB Group

The ADB Group helps organisations to use data management technology to improve their business processes. Group companies are partners of major database providers including Oracle and Sun. We sell and implement support, administration and vendor education across Australia for database management solutions based on MySQL and Oracle.

NETWORK HELP

NETWORK HELP commenced trading in 1998 and is a Melbourne based IT Company specialising in the delivery of professional network support, management and associated services to small-medium enterprises, government and education entities.