Press Release
INDUSTRIAL DEFENDER EXECUTIVE TO PRESENT AT GE's 2012 DIGITAL ENERGY CONFERENCE
Jim Blaschke, VP of Partner Sales to discuss new strategies for improving efficiency and lowering operating costs in automation systems environments through unified security, compliance and change management
FOXBOROUGH, MA, May 14, 2012 – Industrial Defender, the leading global provider of security, compliance and change management solutions for automation systems, announced today that Jim Blaschke, the company's Vice president of Partner Sales, has been chosen to address General Electric's 2012 Digital Energy Conference. His presentation will address how automation system owners and operators can effectively meet new challenges associated with growing technological change and dramatic increases in cyber-attack threats.
Entitled Automating Automation Systems Management for Operational Savings, Mr. Blaschke's presentation will highlight new strategies system managers can use to drive operational savings and efficiency gains in their control system environments. The session will address specific ways operators can address common challenges stemming from growing system complexity, increasing security risks, and expanding compliance or audit requirements. Session attendees will learn how they can gain these benefits by integrating event management, asset management and configuration change management across disparate endpoints with a unified automation systems management suite.
The GE 2012 Digital Energy Conference will include hands-on workshops, industry presentations, case studies, product announcements, educational sessions and exhibits. Attendees will learn about the latest software developments and innovations directly from GE's Smart Grid Solutions product teams, partners and customers. The conference will be held on May 15 - 17, at the Tivoli Marina Vilamoura in Algarve, Portugal.
Following are the schedule details for this presentation:
| Presentation: | Automating Automation Systems Management for Operational Savings |
| Date/Time: | Thursday, May 17, 2012, 3:20 - 4:00 p.m. |
| Speaker: | Jim Blaschke, Vice President of Partner Sales, Industrial Defender |
Industrial Defender is a member of the GE Solutions Provider partner program. Within that program, Industrial Defender offers advanced security, compliance and change management capabilities that are seamlessly integrated in joint solutions with GE Energy products and services. GE Energy is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technologies, providing a broad array of solutions for traditionally fueled plants as well as those driven by renewable resources such as wind, solar and biogas.
At the conference, Industrial Defender also will be demonstrating its recently-announced Automation Systems Manager solutions in Booth #3. To schedule a demonstration of Automation System Manager during the event, please email info@industrialdefender.com.
About Industrial Defender
Industrial Defender is the global leader in Automation Systems Management. Our solutions offer a single, unified view into security, compliance, and change management activities across heterogeneous environments. Thanks to an exclusive focus on automation environments, Industrial Defender is able to monitor activities, manage information, and protect vital assets from threats that might compromise availability, performance, health, and safety. For over a decade, Industrial Defender has been delivering solutions with a low operational impact and tight integration with systems and protocols core to your business. Over 400 companies in more than 25 countries trust Industrial Defender technology to help secure their critical infrastructure.
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Contacts
| Kim Legelis | |
| Industrial Defender, Inc. | |
| (508) 718-6820 | |
| klegelis@industrialdefender.com |