"It is impossible for ideas to compete in the marketplace if no forum for
  their presentation is provided or available."           Thomas Mann, 1896

A Business Forum Round Table Luncheon
The San Francisco W Hotel in San Francisco, California
Information Security
 With Experts provided by:  Adobe Systems, Inc.

Those accepting our invitation to attend included:  APL Limited - Director of Information Security * Applied Materials, Inc. - Senior Director, Global Security * Bay Area Rapid Transit District - Director of Human Resources * Bay Area Rapid Transit District - Information Technology Manager * Blue Shield of California Inc. - Purchasing Manager * Blue Shield of California Inc. - Purchasing Manager * Blue Shield of California Inc. - Contract & Vendor Manager * Blue Shield of California Inc. - Manager, Information Technology & Professional Services Procurement * Fremont Group � Information Technology Project Manager * County of Alameda - Deputy Director, Information Technology * East Bay Municipal Utility District - Information Services Supervisor * County of Alameda - Senior Software Analyst * CSE Insurance Group - Information Technology Director  * CSE Insurance Group - Lead Programmer Analyst * Siebel Corporation - Manager, Global Information Technology Security * City & County of San Francisco � Chief Security Officer Swinerton Inc. - Director of Information Technology * Swinerton Inc. - Manager Applications Development

Contributed by Adobe Systems, Inc.

As organizations move more business processes online, protecting the confidentiality and privacy of information used during these processes, as well as providing authenticity and integrity, are essential. Because many automated processes rely on electronic documents that contain sensitive information, organizations must properly protect these documents. Many information security solutions attempt to protect electronic documents only at their storage location or during transmission. However, these solutions do not provide protection for the entire lifecycle of an electronic document. When the document reaches the recipient, the protection is lost, and the document can be intentionally or unintentionally forwarded to and viewed by unauthorized recipients. A significantly more effective solution is to protect a document by assigning security parameters that travel with it.