PRESS RELEASE

February 6, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nemertes Research VP to Join Network World Editorial Team
Andreas Antonopoulos to Share Security Expertise in Weekly Column

NEW YORK, NY -- February 6, 2007 – Nemertes Research, a leading research firm specializing in the business impact of emerging technology, announces that its security expert and sr. vice president, Andreas Antonopoulos, is the new security columnist for Network World.

“We are looking forward to Andreas taking over our security column and offering his industry insight and knowledge to our readers," said Michael Cooney, news editor for Network World. “Having him share his expertise with the readers of Network World is the latest milestone in the long-standing relationship between Nemertes Research and Network World.”

”Nemertes methodology includes detailed conversations with IT executives, providing unique insight into how emerging technologies are deployed in the real world, “said Mr. Antonopoulos. “Leveraging this data will allow me to bring unbiased, honest and informative ideas to the column and readers about the current and future state of the security market.”

Additionally, Antonopoulos is leading Nemertes' upcoming Security and Information Protection benchmark. The study is composed from in-depth interviews of leading security executives from a range of industries. With unparalleled depth and analysis, this report will set a new standard for security research when published in Q2 2007.

A widely respected writer and presenter, Antonopoulos is the conference chair of the Data Center Summit for Interop Las Vegas, and an advisory-board member of LinuxWorld and Next Generation Data Expo. Antonopoulos is regular speaker at industry trade shows and conferences, including Interop, AFCOM Data Center World 2007, Bladesystems Insight, and Network World’s IT Roadmap, where he chairs the Application and Content Security tract. Antonopoulos also authors the New Data Center newsletter.

Antonopoulos is a computer scientist, a master of data communications and distributed systems and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with an engineering, programming and consulting background.

About Nemertes Research
Nemertes Research is an analyst firm that specializes in analyzing and quantifying the business value of emerging technologies. We select technical and business issues to research based on input from our clients and benchmarks participants. You can learn more about Nemertes Research, Andreas Antonopoulos and our analysts, at our website www.nemertes.com.

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For more information, contact:
Karen Wucher Nemertes Research Inc.
Phone: 972-335-7028
Cell: 970-846-4768
Karen.Wucher@nemertes.com