Sponsor of Honor

Municipality of Maribor - Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia. The city’s development was, is and will be determined by its geographical position on the juncture of roads connecting Central Europe with Southern Europe and Western Europe with the Pannonian plain. Due to its distance of just 18 km from the Austrian border, Maribor represents the gateway into the country as well as to the Balkans. This favourable position makes the city a cultural and economic centre of the north-eastern Slovenia. http://www.maribor.si

Gold sponsors

SafeNet is the Global leader in information security protecting communications, digital identities & intellectual properties. SafeNet provides complete security utilizing its encryption technologies to protect communications, intellectual property and digital identities, and offers a full spectrum of products including hardware, software, and chips. http://www.safenet-inc.com

Websense Inc. is the global leader of web filtering and a premier provider of web and desktop security software. Recognized as one of Forbes Magazine's "Top 25 Technology Companies", Websense has 23.9 million seats under subscription worldwide across all industries, in small organizations and large multinational corporations. Websense products increase employee internet productivity and secure organizations from emerging internet threats by providing a proactive critical security component that complements traditional security solutions. Only Websense delivers flexible, integrated policy enforcement at the internet gateway, on the network and at the desktop. http://www.websense.com

Riverbed Technology is the IT infrastructure performance company. The Riverbed family of wide area network (WAN) optimization solutions liberates businesses from common IT constraints by increasing application performance, enabling consolidation, and providing enterprise-wide network and application visibility – all while eliminating the need to increase bandwidth, storage or servers. Thousands of companies with distributed operations use Riverbed to make their IT infrastructure faster, less expensive and more responsive. Additional information about Riverbed (NASDAQ: RVBD) is available at http://www.riverbed.com

ArcSight is a leading provider of security and compliance management solutions that intelligently identify and mitigate business risk for enterprises, MSSPs and government agencies. Designed with the needs of highly complex, geographically dispersed and heterogeneous business and technology infrastructures in mind, ArcSight provides the industry's only vendor-neutral solution for intelligent identification, prioritization and network response to external security attacks, insider threats and compliance breaches. http://www.arcsight.com

SourceFire is, according to Gartner’s latest research, the leading provider of IPS/IDS and network monitoring solutions. Their solutions where developed on the basis of open source project Snort - the world’s most downloaded intrusion detection and prevention technology – which was developed by Sourcefire founder Martin Roesch. They took Snort and extended it by adding new functions, options, tools and technologies like RNS (real network awareness). Sourcefire has a strong commitment to innovation and continues to break new ground. http://www.sourcefire.com

InfoVista enables managed service providers, mobile operators, broadband operators and enterprise IT organizations to successfully make the transformation from infrastructure providers to service providers by helping them launch new and high-performance services, assure service performance, reduce customer churn, manage risks, invest appropriately and control costs. Our performance and service management products collect, process and correlate large volumes of heterogeneous data in real-time. These products transform quality of experience, and application, network and system performance data into actionable information. http://www.infovista.com

Qualys, Inc. is the leading provider of on demand IT security risk and compliance management solutions – delivered as a service. Qualys' Software-as-a-Service solutions are deployed in a matter of hours anywhere in the world, providing customers an immediate and continuous view of their security and compliance postures. The QualysGuard® service is used today by more than 3,500 organizations in 85 countries, including 40 of the Fortune Global 100 and performs more than 200 million IP audits per year. Qualys has the largest vulnerability management deployment in the world at a Fortune Global 50 company. http://www.qualys.com

Stonesoft provides enterprise-level network security and high availability clustering technology for companies deploying business-critical network applications on Internet and mobile servers. Stonesoft’s StoneGate(TM) is a firewall and VPN solution providing advanced security, dynamic load balancing and high availability. StoneBeat® clustering products provide the same functionality for third-party firewalls, Web and content scanning in wired and wireless environments. All of Stonesoft’s solutions are designed to Enable the Secure, Highly Available Enterprise(SM). Over 90 percent of all Fortune 500 telecommunication companies, two out of every three top commercial banks, securities companies, and computer manufacturers depend on Stonesoft to enhance their network confidence with solutions. http://www.stonesoft.com

Silver sponsors

Trend Micro™ Incorporated is a global leader in antivirus and content security software and services. Today Trend Micro specializes in high-performance, server-based virus protection with advanced management capabilities, scalable for any size enterprise, large or small. It also provides antivirus products for consumers. http://www.trendmicro.com

With millions of licenses sold, an impressive clientele and a broad network of trusted partners, Blancco has proved to be the global specialist in the field of professional data destruction and computer reuse management. Founded in 1997, With millions of licenses sold, an impressive clientele and a broad network of trusted partners, Blancco has proved to be the global specialist in the field of professional data destruction and computer reuse management. Founded in 1997, Blancco Ltd. has its corporate headquarters in Joensuu, Finland. Besides its international offices, Blancco has partners in more than 20 countries worldwide. http://www.blancco.com

Business thrives when IT runs smarter, faster and stronger. That’s why the most demanding IT organizations in the world rely on BMC Software across both distributed and mainframe environments. Recognized as the leader in Business Service Management, BMC provides a comprehensive and unified platform that helps IT organizations cut cost, reduce risk and drive business profit. http://www.bmc.com

Xythos Software is the leading developer of basic content management software solutions for the enterprise and a subsidiary of Blackboard Inc. Xythos products include the WebFile content management platform and a family of applications for essential document and file management. Whether they are used as stand-alone applications or integrated components, Xythos product solutions are rapidly becoming the platform-independent choice for customers seeking easy to use and cost-saving alternatives to traditional enterprise document management products. http://www.xythos.com

Aladdin is dedicated to being the leading provider of security services and solutions used to protect digital assets, enable secure business, and maximize the benefits from creating, selling, distributing and using digital content. Aladdin Knowledge Systems has spent over two decades providing the most innovative and secure solutions. Its reputation is built upon a comprehensive line of products satisfying the security needs of organizations operating in a world where fast and secure information accessibility is a necessity. http://www.aladdin.com

McAfee is driven to provide the broadest range of solutions, making it easy for our customers to secure their PCs, networks, mobile phones, and websites from emerging and known threats. http://www.mcafee.com

IronPort Systems is the leading email and Web security products provider for organizations ranging from small businesses to the Global 2000. IronPort provides high performance, easy-to-use, and technically innovative products for those faced with the monumental task of managing and protecting their mission-critical networks from Internet threats. http://www.ironport.com

The core of Digineos service offerings is penetration testing, both internal and external. Penetration testing allows companies to gather an understanding of their resources from the viewpoint of attackers and malicious users. By highlighting any holes in their resources and their defences, Digineo can enable them to achieve the best possible integrity of their systems and data. In addition to penetration testing, they also perform source code auditing. http://www.digineo.co.uk

Guidance Software is recognized globally as the world leader in eDiscovery and other digital investigations. Our EnCase® software solutions provide the foundation for corporate government and law enforcement organizations to conduct thorough and effective computer investigations of any kind, including intellectual property theft, incident response, compliance auditing and responding to eDiscovery requests—all while maintaining the forensic integrity of the data. http://www.guidancesoftware.com

Zscaler is the industry-first multi-tenant security provider. Zscaler services enable any end user, from any place, using any device a rich Internet experience while enforcing security and business policy. They deliver this service using their Global Cloud Infrastructure. Rather than buying appliances, they have a new on-demand business model, whereby customers pay a subscription fee. This cloud service is built upon ground-breaking, high-performance technology that eliminates latency. Zscaler reduces risk, lowers cost, improves resource utilization and simplifies IT administration. http://www.zscaler.com

IBM ISS provides security products and services that preemptively protect enterprise organizations against Internet threats. ISS celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2004 and has commanded the leading edge of security innovation, inventing cornerstone technologies such as vulnerability assessment and intrusion detection/prevention. http://www.iss.net

Shavlik Technologies, LLC is the market leader in the simplification of complex enterprise network configuration, compliance and security. Shavlik's solutions support an organization's need for Active Vulnerability Management - the automated and continual process for preventing, detecting, and removing critical security threats from corporate networks while maintaining policy-driven security configurations. http://www.shavlik.com

Miska’s core activity is providing security and cryptographic solutions for Communication and Information system, specialized in confidential networks. To our customers we offer consulting, engineering, sales, design and maintenance services. We consult and help companies in performing assessments, analyzing risks, choosing security and cryptographic equipment. Miška provides comprehensive security and cryptographic solutions to secure voice, video, data communications and solutions for secure data erasure. Our goal is building long-term relationships with our partners and customers. Miška is trusted supplier for governments and large companies in the region. http://www.miska.si

S&T is the leading IT company in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and also has offices in China and Japan. We provide comprehensive IT strategies, business processes and systems for large and medium-sized enterprises and are well-known experts in the fields of manufacturing, insurance, retailing, telecommunications, banking, utilities and energy supply, public administration, and of course in the IT sector. The excellent industry and technical expertise of our staff enable us to improve and operate critical IT installations for and with our customers. We create added value and return on investment for our customers along the entire IT value-adding chain. We’re not satisfied having a “good customer relationship”. At S&T, we consider cooperation with customers to be a partnership based on mutual trust and respect. Thinking and behavior are designed to achieve a common goal: finding the best solution for every challenge, no matter how difficult it is. That’s also one of the reasons why partnerships with our customers are so long-lasting. http://www.snt.si

Astec d.o.o. is an independent privately owned company, oriented exclusively towards service and consulting. Our main goal is to provide complete solutions and services for companies who require secure, reliable and effective information and communication systems. http://www.astec.si

Pošta Slovenije is 100 percent state-owned company successfully operating in various markets where it generates most of its revenues. The company has a clear business policy with identifiable values and corporate culture focusing on satisfied customers. We develop technological excellence, award enterprise, strengthen commitment, strive towards development and generate profit. We are continually striving to expand the range of our services by adding value to our existing services and developing the new ones integrating state-of-the-art technological and ecological solutions. The services we provide in cooperation with our leading international partners are high-quality, fast and affordable. Our own IT solutions and many years of logistic experience have secured us a firm place among the European partners. We connect Slovenia and reach out to the world, delivering anything anywhere swiftly, reliably and with a high-quality service. http://www.posta.si

Official car of the conference - Selmar d.o.o. started as a family business 17 years ago, and is still going on strong, presently employing about 25 people. It is a motor vehicle dealership and servicing company with headquarters and sales showroom on an attractive location at Mariborska Cesta 9 in Celje, a city in the inner Slovenia, between Maribor and Ljubljana. http://www.selmar.si

Exhibitors

Company LANCom has been for two decades one of the leading IT system integrators in Slovenia, providing its clients Consulting, Planning and Design of IT Solutions, Building and Implementing IT Systems and its Maintenance, complemented by a comprehensive range of training courses of its own training center. Offering objective, competent and vendor-independent hardware integration of today`s leading vendors like HP, IBM, LENOVO, CISCO, SAMSUNG we are achieving great results in implementing high availability systems which have recently become a must for everyday business. Nowadays the most demanding are virtualization and server consolidation solutions, as the solutions on Microsoft platforms in combination with other Microsoft products. http://www.lancom.si

Media sponsors

According to the Law (lex specialis) passed on 12 November 2005, Radio-television Slovenia is “a public institution of special cultural and national importance performing public service in the field of radio and television activities … with the intention of fulfilling democratic, social and cultural needs of the citizens of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenians abroad, Slovenian national minorities in Italy, Austria and Hungary, Italian and Hungarian national communities in the Republic of Slovenia. http://www.rtvslo.si

Internet.si d.o.o. is a leading Slovenian company for SEM (Google Adwords). SEO, Website Psychology and web design are important products for Internet.si as all of the above needs to be perfectly connected for maximum results. http://www.inter-net.si

Mladina is a Slovenian magazine issued weekly and with a daily updated web edition, its political articles place it as a left-wing current affairs magazine. Founded in the 1920s as the official herald of the Youth Section of the Yugoslav Communist Party in Slovenia it was read by anti-capitalist youth in general until discontinued by dictatorship of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia. It was re-established during the WWII, survived Yugoslavia and continues to thrive in Slovenia. Since reforming in 1980s, Mladina has become a voice of protest against those in power, making it one of the most influential political magazines in the country. http://www.mladina.si

Sistem is an add-on to a monthly published Slovenian computer magazine Monitor. While offering articles on latest computer, IT and telecommunication technologies and read by computer professionals and enthusiasts all over the country, Monitor, which was first published in October 1991, is still intended for the general public mainly. Sistem is more oriented for the IT professionals whose responsibilities include planning, building, maintaining and working with diverse IT systems in all kinds of organizations. http://www.monitor.si/sistem

Moj Mikro is by far the longest living Slovenian computer magazine. It was brought to life by the boom of the home computer systems lie Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum in the first part of the 1980s. It has been published monthly (11 issues a year with a summertime double-issue) since then without an interruption. It’s a general type of computer magazine intended for experts and novices alike and also includes an add-on named Telekomunikacije (Telecommunications). Another very popular video-gaming and multimedia oriented Slovenian magazine Joker was also born as an add-on to Moj Mikro. http://www.mojmikro.si

InfoReview is a bilingual business magazine, supported by EEIG and SEFICT. After presenting most successful ICT companies for over 15 years, we redirected our orientation towards common business communications. It has 20.000 readers across Europe and SEE region. It is delivered to subscribers - companies, governmental and non-governmental institutions, EU trade chambers, embassies… http://www.inforeview.biz/

SPEM Communication Group is a leading agency specialised in counselling and implementing activities of strategic communications, public relations, public affairs, market research and education in the region of SE Europe. http://www.spem.si

Tehnokratis is a Slovenian internet portal for information security, where people can read professional articles and be on track with the latest in information technology, security, etc. Furthermore, it features some video clips, both entertaining and serious, as well as a calendar of IT events held throughout Slovenia. Its target audience are Slovenian IT professionals and everyone else interested in IT security. http://www.tehnokratis.si