Sydney, 20 March 2009 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp., now part of Axway Inc. and an industry leader in managed file transfer, email security, today confirmed Dr. Taher Elgamal will be a keynote speaker at the AusCERT2009 Asia Pacific Information Security Conference being held at the Gold Coast from 17 – 22 May 2009.

Dr Elgamal is one of the world’s leading experts in computer, network and information security. He is recognized in the industry as the 'inventor' of SSL. Dr Elgamal invented several industry and government standards in data security and digital signatures area, including the DSS government standard for digital signatures. Dr. Elgamal has public company board experience with RSA Security, hi/fn, Phoenix Technology and Tumbleweed.

He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University and a B.S. in Computer Science from Cairo University.

He will be presenting on ‘Security for Multi-Enterprise’ during the conference and will be available for media interviews.

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About Axway Axway recently merged with Tumbleweed Communications to become the leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, serving over 11,000 organizations in more than 100 countries. Axway speeds and secures business interactions – both inside and outside the enterprise – by optimizing the way information is moved, managed and protected. Powered by Synchrony™, a multi-enterprise service-oriented framework, Axway’s customers can “start anywhere, use anything” to complement their existing infrastructures. Axway’s comprehensive offering includes: business-to-business integration, managed file transfer, secure email, business activity monitoring, enterprise application integration, service-oriented architecture, business process management, track & trace and identity validation solutions. Axway provides professional and managed services, as well as cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Axway’s global presence spans 20 countries.

About Dr. Taher Elgamal’s Presentation: Security for Multi-Enterprise Multi enterprise applications are one of the best examples of the most general in terms of security issues. This covers: Inside and outside boundaries of corporations Sensitive information being handled by multiple parties Time-sensitive transactions and SLA dependent relationships Large transactions that would potentially attract adversaries This presentation is aimed at the CSO and CIO's and others whose responsibilities include the protection of corporate IP and business enablement.

Time: Monday 18 May 16:20 – 17:00

For more information or to schedule a media interview please contact: Cathryn van der Walt 12 Worlds Cathryn@12worlds.com +61 (0) 402 327 633