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NEW YORK, SECURITY FORUM 2006 CONFERENCE—October 17, 2006— Qualys^®, Inc., the leading provider of on demand vulnerability management and policy compliance, today announced that Philippe Courtot, chairman and chief executive officer of Qualys, will give the keynote address at the upcoming Security Forum 2006: Security Strategies for the Enterprise conference. The forum, organized by the Professional Association for Technology Managers, will take place in New York City on October 19.

The event is designed bring together Fortune 1000 IT managers to take an in-depth look at security metrics and case studies to understand how corporations are valuing data and measuring the effectiveness of their security practices. Courtot’s keynote will address Software as a Service (SaaS), what the on demand model brings to security and how it changes the way organizations manage security posture. Courtot will also address the implications of recent consolidation within the security market.

The keynote will address how SaaS can address the new security challenges of the enterprise with no additional infrastructure or maintenance required while allowing for rapid deployment. The talk will highlight successful case studies from the SaaS industry and give examples from the security industry.

Topic:

Software as a Service (SaaS): What the New Model Brings to Security

Date

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Location

Bridgewaters Restaurant
11 Fulton Street
South Street Seaport
New York, N.Y.

Time

9:00 a.m. ET, Bridgewaters Conference Center

About Security Forum 2006

TechForum’s mission is to bring together colleagues who are facing similar challenges so they can explore together effective solutions based on real-world implementations. At Security Forum on October 19, 2006, Fortune 1000 security managers, along with industry insiders, will provide an in-depth look at security metrics and present examples and case studies to show how corporations are valuing data and measuring the effectiveness of their security practices; explore how organizations are developing a secure infrastructure for e-business transactions; and discuss how business managers, data architects, developers, infrastructure people and data center groups are collaborating to create effective IT security for their companies.

About Qualys

Qualys, Inc., the leader in on demand vulnerability management and policy compliance serves more than 2,200 enterprise subscribers around the world including 200 of the Forbes Global 2000. QualysGuard Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions help security managers effectively strengthen the security of their networks, conduct automated security audits and ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations. Qualys’ cost effective on demand technology requires no capital outlay, infrastructure or maintenance and can be deployed in a matter of hours anywhere in the world. Qualys global customers include AXA, DuPont, eBay, ICI Ltd, Kaiser Permanente, Novartis, Oracle and many others. Qualys is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with business units in Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.qualys.com.

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Media Contact:
Tami Casey
Qualys
media@qualys.com