Technical and business issues of ISO/IEC 27001:2005 will be discussed in detail during the three-day programme

Dubai, June 8, 2008: Intertec Systems, a leading IT solutions provider with clients and implementations across the GCC and India, is organizing a three-day training programme on the technical and business issues of ISO/IEC 27001:2005 ISMS for the benefit of IT managers across the region.

The training programme is scheduled to take place from June 10 -12, 2008 at Flora Grand Hotel, Deira, Dubai from 9 am to 6 pm. The programme will feature in-depth discussions on the necessary skills to both implement and how to maintain effective ISMS. The seminar will also include case studies and role plays, simulating a real world assessment and certification process.

The training programme is being conduction in association with Network Security Solutions (NSS). The Malaysia-based NSS is Asia's leading Information Security Company and a leader in providing high-end consultancy services to organizations across different industries.


Commenting on the programme, Mr. Kuber Saraswat, Senior Manager - Information Security, Intertec Systems said:  "Keeping in line with our tagline of "Empowering Businesses" and in view of the spectacular growth of Dubai under His Highness Sheikh Mohammed's guidance, Intertec is pleased to organize this course to support and enable our key customers to match this growth at every step. As businesses grow, they will require robust and standardized processes to strengthen them and the training programme aims to prepare IT managers with such processes in Information Security."

He added, "ISO 27001 is a controlled approach to implement Information Security in an organization. The ISO 27001 certification for an organization, is a confirmation that they follow a certain set of defined industry practices for Information Security. The IT managers will gain insights to useful tools and reference framework for implementation of the same. The knowledge from the course will assist managers to implementing an effective ISMS in their organization."

The three-day training programme will cover topics such as determination of scope and information security policy, identification of information assets, identification of control objective and controls, completion of ISMS documentation requirements, certification process and production of ISMS project implementation plan.

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About Intertec Systems LLC
Intertec Systems is in the business of Systems Integration since 1991 and has empowered many business organizations by supporting their ICT requirements. The company has over 700 customers across Banking, Government, Large Corporate, Construction & Real Estate and SMB sectors. Intertec's objective has always been to satisfy customers by providing world class ICT solutions with the highest return on their investments.

Intertec System employs over 200 people and has presence in the Middle East, India, Pakistan and United Kingdom.  The corporation delivers solutions in Contact Centre, Asset Management, Infrastructure & Communications, IT security, Banking Risk & Compliance, ERP, Business Intelligence, Customized Application Development and Managed Services, amongst others.  It has also developed and forged a powerful network of strong alliances with over 25 industry leaders in various technologies. Intertec's off shore development centre in India complements the SI solutions it brings to market with its partners. Intertec is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company. For more information, please visit the company website at www.intertecsys.com.

About Network Security Solutions
Network Security Solutions (NSS MSC Sdn. Bhd.) was founded by Jagdeep Kairon and Scott Graham in Pune, India in 2000. NSS later relocated its headquarters in 2003 to the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia while maintaining its operations in India.  It now stands as one of Asia's leading Information Security Companies.  Today, NSS is well known for introducing cutting edge products and providing high end consultancy services to organizations across different industries. The Company offers a full range of eSecurity Consulting, Training and Customized Technology solutions to Government and Corporate clients worldwide. NSS has over 300 corporate and 30 government clients. Being one of the leading Information Security Management System consulting and services provider, NSS is the first in the ASEAN region to have successfully converted its BS7799-2 certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2005 in May 2006. NSS currently has projects in Malaysia, India, Singapore, USA, UK, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Japan, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Indonesia, Philippines, Jordan, Norway and Cyprus.

For further information, please contact:
Ayesha Tully
Watermelon PR
Dubai
Ph: +971- 4 - 2833 655
E-mail: ayesha@watermelonme.com

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