NetPro Announces Directory Experts Conference 2006 Speaker Lineup

NetPro Computing, Inc., a leading provider of
distributed services management software, today announced the speaker
lineup for the Fifth Annual Directory Experts Conference (DEC) 2006.
Presented by NetPro, and sponsored in part by Microsoft and Centrify, DEC
2006 is the only international event focused on advancing the skills of the
most experienced Active Directory and MIIS administrators.

New speakers were identified through a call for papers process, which drew
submissions from around the world. All sessions were chosen for their
appropriateness to the conference theme, "Achieving Secure Enterprise
Identity Management and Access Control with Microsoft IAM Technologies."
DEC 2006 will be held March 26-29, 2006, at the Green Valley Ranch Resort
and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will provide advanced education on key
Microsoft Identity and Access Management (IAM) technologies. For the first
time ever, the conference will also include dedicated "Masters" tracks for
highly experienced users.

DEC 2006 presenters identified through the call for papers process include:
Senior Consultants, Microsoft UK, Active
Directory Disaster Recovery
Senior Systems Engineer, Microsoft, Managing Active
Directory in Microsoft IT
Infrastructure Consultant, LogicaCMG,
Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan
Lead Program Manager, Microsoft, Microsoft's Insight
into Group Policy
Chief Technology Officer, Quest Software, Group
Policy Guts
Senior Consultant, Computacenter AG & Co., A
Directory Services Geek's View
Technical Solutions Professional, Microsoft,
Implementing a Meta Directory
Infrastructure Architect, Avanade Inc., Under the
Hood of MAStats
Technical Architect, Ensynch Inc., Using MIIS for
Active Directory Migrations
Consultant, Nulli Secundus, Microsoft Identity
Metasystem
Software Architect, BMC, The Role of MIIS in Compliance
Chief Technology Officer, Azaleos Corporation,
Identity Access Mechanisms in Exchange
Chief Technology Officer, FullArmor Corp., Details of GPO
in Vista

In addition to the new speakers, many of the conference's top rated
speakers will return to the event again this year. Further, two leading
analysts, John Enck of Gartner and Nick Nikols of Burton, as well as key
members of Microsoft's Active Directory and MIIS product teams, will fill
key timeslots. The veteran speakers slated to present include:
Microsoft's Director of Program Management for Identity
& Access, IAM Futures
Program Manager, Microsoft, MIIS Drilldown
Directors, Oxford Computer Group, MIIS
Competitive Overview
Senior Member Technical Staff, HP Security Office,
Identity Federation Challenges
Directory Service Architect, HP
Senior Architectural Engineer, Microsoft, The Directory
Architect's Career Path
Senior Consultant, MS Services, HP, Hiding
(Confidential) Data in Active Directory
CTO, Centrify, Getting Down to Business: ADFS Deployment
Best Practices
Vice President, Architecture, Infoblox, DNS Guts
Instructor, Moskowitz, Inc., Solving Linux and
Windows Authentication Headaches

"NetPro is excited to welcome such an impressive roster of new and veteran
speakers to the conference," said Gil Kirkpatrick, NetPro CTO and DEC
founder. "And we're happy to build on the DEC 2005 Survey feedback gathered
last year, covering the subjects, such as security and compliance, which
rated highest on their lists."

Completed by more than 100 delegates of DEC 2005, the Active Directory
survey provided insight into real-life directory usage, issues, priorities,
effort allocation and best practices. Survey respondents included Active
Directory technicians, engineers, IT managers and directors, and
executives. Along with security and compliance concerns, most directory
technicians face Active Directory issues that require attention one to
three times per week. The most commonly cited Active Directory issue was
Access Rights, with Group Policy Objects (GPO) and replication coming in
second and third. To view the survey results, please visit
http://www.netpro.com/forum/today.cfm.

Conference Logistics

DEC 2006 also features a full-day, pre-conference class, The Masters of
Disaster Workshop, led by HP's Guido Grillenmeier and NetPro's Gil
Kirkpatrick. The cost to attend the full-day, pre-conference workshop is
$300 USD and includes all training materials, continental breakfast, and
lunch. DEC 2006 is offered on a tiered pricing schedule that includes all
food, beverages and conference materials. The early bird registration fee
for delegates who register by Jan. 6, 2006, is $1395 USD per person.
Delegates who register after Jan. 6 and before Feb. 24, 2006, will pay
$1595 USD. The late registration fee for those delegates who register after
Feb. 24, 2006, is $1695 USD. To register for DEC and the pre-conference
training, visit: www.dec2006.com To maintain the conference focus on
advanced directory issues, NetPro requires that all DEC delegates have a
minimum of six months of experience running Active Directory or MIIS in
production.

About NetPro

NetPro sets the Gold Standard for distributed infrastructure management. We
incorporate decades of experience into every enterprise solution, ensuring
that our customers can manage the health, security and control of their
Active Directory, DNS, MIIS, and eDirectory environments with total,
unparalleled confidence. Our solutions enable organizations to increase
access availability, stability and performance, prevent costly disruptions,
improve security and policy compliance, and enhance management productivity
and efficiencies. We exceed expectations in the quality and depth of our
solutions and deliver exceptional customer support and ROI every time. Our
industry partners include Microsoft Corp., Novell, Inc., and
Hewlett-Packard, and our customer list features such respected
organizations as Coors Brewing, the U.S. Army and General Motors. For more
information about NetPro, please visit our website at www.netpro.com or
call 602.346.3600.

Editors Note: NetPro names used in this document are trademarks, which may
be registered in one or more jurisdictions, of NetPro. Microsoft is a
registered trademark, and Active Directory is a trademark of Microsoft
Corp. in the United States and other countries.

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