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Asgent Announces Alliance with NTT Data Infobrio Security Consulting

- eLearning materials designed specifically for corporate security education -

June 7, 2005
Asgent,Inc.
NTT Data Infobrio Security Consulting,Inc.

Asgent, Inc. (President & CEO: Takahiro (Shuji) Sugimoto, located in Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo), a pioneer in security solutions, today announces the signing of a distribution agreement with NTT Data Infobrio Security Consulting, Inc. (President & CEO: Yosuke Takahashi, located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo) to sell eLearning materials for corporate security training and education.

Asgent becomes the first distributor to sell the “Information Security Course” eLearning education materials, developed and provided by NTT Data Infobrio, nationwide. Both companies will make use of their positions as consulting and security solution providers to provide information security training that is both effective and efficient from the customer’s perspective. In recognition of the partnership, Asgent will be running a limited-term campaign until the end of August.

■ Regarding Corporate Education

The Personal Information Protection Act was promulgated in April 2005 to stem the increase of “personal information leaks” and other such incidents. As a result, corporations face the need to implement internal security and management structures that will ensure the safety of both personal information and confidential information related to trading partners, based on CSR^*1. This has lead to an increase in attention given to information security training for corporate employees.

It is well known that these types of security incidents prove damaging to corporations long term. The protection of personal and confidential information should not be left up entirely to information security experts, as employees should understand their role and responsibilities and act upon these on a daily basis.

■ Product Features

Designed with corporate-wide security training implementation in mind, it is possible to easily maintain a grasp of employees’ training status without the need to introduce an eLearning System (LMS)^*2.

By providing security education tailored to employee job function, awareness of security concerns can be promoted among employees, and security managers can improve their own skills, leading to rapid decision making and problem solving.

1. Content Editor: NTT Data Infobrio Security Consulting, Inc.
   NTT Data Infobrio is an expert group responsible for developing information security for NTT Data Group.



2. Features of the “Information Security Course”
   There are five courses available based on the job function, skills and information security roles of the employees taking the course.
   • Front-line security consultants responsible for editing of course content.
   • Course devised of easily understood and learnt “themed” modules (1 chapter is about 10-15 minutes).
   • Course uses standard PC environment, is easy to work through.
   • Bookmark function records course progress, and the course can be restarted from any point if stopped midway.
   • Questions at the end of the course help confirm the level of comprehension.
   • Employee course progress can be effectively managed and recorded (option).

■ Price

Example 1: \550,0000 （100 Licenses purchased）

Example 2: \1,320,000 （300 Licenses purchased）

※Volume discount for licenses is available.

■ Regarding NTT Data Infobrio Security Consulting

NTT Data Infobrio was founded on May 24th 2001, and provides information security consulting services including educational services, personnel and organizational security evaluations. NTT Data Infobrio is recognized as a leading company in the field, being the first Japanese company to receive accreditation as an Associate Consultant^*4 from the British Standards Institute (BSI), a world renowned authority on the ISMS^*3 standard.

■ Regarding Asgent

Asgent, following flotation in November 1997, has developed a security-centric business strategy focused on sales and services related to various security products including “Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1”. Asgent was among the first to focus on ISMS, and currently conduct seminars and training courses for all aspects of ISMS, including BS7799, ISO/IEC 17799, ISMS conformity assessment systems and so on. Asgent’s self-developed ISMS development and management tool, “M@gicPolicy” is also in the spotlight due to legislation regarding protection of personal information and the spread of ISMS.

*1 CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility
*2 Learning management system （LMS）: Information system for e-Learning
*3 ISMS: Information Management System
*4 Associate Consultant: Evaluation scheme devised by BSI for information security management system implementation. Consulting companies who meet the requirements of the scheme are recognized as Associate Consultants.