Opening keynote annouce for SELinux Symposium

[Frank Mayer]

For those of you planning to attend the SELinux Symposium, we just annouced
the opening keynote speaker. I've attached the press release below. Frank

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Opening Keynote Speaker Announced for the 
Second Security-Enhanced Linux Symposium and Developer Summit

Baltimore, MD - (January 23, 2006) - Steve Walker, President of Steve Walker
& Associates and Managing Partner of Walker Ventures, will be the opening
keynote speaker for the second annual Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux)
Symposium scheduled for February 27-March 3, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Mr. Walker has the unique experience of having participated in the evolution
of computer security over the past 35 years from its early research within
the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) through its explosion into today's
world-wide products and services business. He is a 22-year veteran of the
DoD at the National Security Agency, the Advanced Research Projects Agency
and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Mr. Walker was one of the elite
members of a team responsible for the development of the ARPAnet, the
legendary breakthrough messaging system that allowed the birth of the
Internet as we know it today. He is also nationally recognized for his
pioneering work on the DoD Computer Security Initiative and establishment of
the National Computer Security Center within the U.S.

In addition, Mr. Walker was the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Trusted Information Systems, Inc. (TIS), which he founded in 1983. Before
its purchase by Network Associates, TIS had become a publicly traded
company, employed more than 350 people, and had offices throughout the
world.  Having its foundation in network security advanced research and
development, TIS was responsible for creating revolutionary technologies
including the world's most secure firewall, Gauntlet, and the first fully
exportable encryption, RecoverKey. Currently, Mr. Walker serves as President
of Steve Walker & Associates and Managing Partner of Walker Ventures, a
venture capital fund investing in early-stage technology companies. 

Mr. Walker will present a keynote address entitled "The Road to Practical
Mandatory Security in Mainstream Operating Systems - an historical
perspective."  In this address, Mr. Walker will share his insights on the
technological, political, and business challenges that have been overcome
the past 30+ years on the road to the practical mandatory access control
features SELinux brings to the mainstream. 


About the SELinux Symposium
The Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) Symposium is an annual exchange of
ideas, technology, and research involving SELinux. SELinux is technology
that adds flexible, strong mandatory access control security to Linux. The
Second Symposium is scheduled for February 27-March 3, 2006 in Baltimore,
Maryland and is sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Red Hat, Tresys
Technology, and Trusted Computer Solutions. The event brings together
experts from business, government, and academia to share research,
development, and application experiences using SELinux. For information on
registration and sponsorship opportunities, see www.selinux-symposium.org or
info at selinux-symposium.org.