Novell announces its participation and speaks out the need for secure identity management at GOVTEC - Bahrain

With a defined approach, GOVTEC is certainly a best medium to Network, Educate, Influence, Share and Sell Technology BEST solutions to Organizations from diverse Financial, Government and Public sectors.

Gordon Ratcliffe - GM Novell Middle East said,

"Participating in GOVTEC 2006 is part of Novell's approach to target the growing Government and public sectors in the GCC. As the regional outlook in technology implementation for the Government and public sectors increases, it becomes imperative for organizations to discover the best-of-breed technologies that enable them to manage their business seamlessly, whilst complying with regulatory reporting mechanisms, in a quick, secure and transparent way. Our focus is to enable organizations to gain hands-on exposure to the technologies that are available in the market."

'It should also be noted that GOVTEC is happening at the same time, in the same place as of MEFTEC, and this gives us a unique opportunity to showcase our solutions to the region's financial sectors.'

In addition to it, Novell will also be talking about "Need for Identity Management" in the technology stream on Day 1, and presenting a case study Live. "There is no better way to demonstrate Novell's Value than through the eyes of our customer," says, Ron Hovsepian, president and CEO, Novell Inc. So At GOVTEC, You can hear it directly from Chris Hadden - Strategic Consultant and prince 2 practitioner for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - UK.

'There is a growing demand in the Gulf region for secure identity management in the enterprise. Organizations have realized the need to extend access to sensitive corporate resources to an ever-growing number of employees, partners, suppliers and customers.

'Effectively managing this increasing number of users is a challenge in itself and, the responsibility for deploying and managing identities on these systems is spread across the company, challenging the enterprise to keep identity data consistent. It is very important for organizations to manage who, or what application, has access to what parts of your business, how it is being used, and what you can do to make this access deeper and better,' says Vinay Akhil, Country Manager, Novell Middle East.

Novell recently did a Road show in Manama, Bahrain in November 2005, which was welcomed with tremendous response. Bahrain, a potential region has a rational approach towards technology growth. Hence Bahrain has made significant progress in securing its position as the location of choice for major projects on e-Government and Financial sectors in the Middle East region.