London, UK - 17 November 2004, 20:00 GMT - In the interest of providing a complete and historic perspective on mi2g's long standing position on Open Source versus Proprietary computing environments - including Linux, Microsoft Windows and BSD - as well as global security matters, mi2g is releasing the full compendium of public session speeches made by DK Matai and colleagues over the last three years. This is to be a gratis service and all charges for speeches have been suspended with immediate effect. In order to review the historic speeches, simply click here.

We acknowledge some of the public speeches were delivered at the request of the British Parliamentary IT Committee (PITCOM), Lloyd's of London, the International Underwriting Association (IUA), the British Computer Society - Information Security Specialist Group (BCS-ISSG), the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation (HSBC), VISA International, International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, the Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA) and the Real Time Club (RTC). The views expressed in the speeches are entirely those of DK Matai, mi2g colleagues and the mi2g Intelligence Unit, prevailing at that time.

"This historic set of speeches should set the record straight amongst those who seek to speculate about our commitment to Open Source and our long term interest in analysing, building and maintaining secure computing environments," said DK Matai, Executive Chairman, mi2g. "By opening our historic views to the public we are making our strategic thinking completely transparent. We should therefore be able to mitigate the smear campaign which is raging since we came out in favour of Apple and BSD."

The DK Matai speeches in PDF format span the period from July 2001 to February 2004 and include historic milestones:

1. The Coming Linux Tsunami - An Open Source Revolution [17th October 2001]

2. Exploration of the effects of an Asymmetric Attack - [30th May 2002]

3. Trust in Computing Platforms [18th July 2002]

4. Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance - First Session [28th November 2002]

5. The Economic Impact of War with Iraq [11th December 2002]

6. Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance - Second Session [3rd April 2003]

7. Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance - Third Session [18th February 2004]

[ENDS]

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Coverage:

Information Security News: mi2g defends its Linux claims - Insecure.org
mi2g defends its Linux claims - Virus.org
mi2g defends its Linux claims - The Inquirer
Interviews: DK Matai with Linux/Security Pipeline - Linuxtimes.net
Exclusive interview of DK Matai with Linux/Security Pipeline - LinuxSecurity.com
Exclusive interview of DK Matai with Linux/Security Pipeline - eBCVG IT Security
Apple's Mac OS X is much more secure than Linux or Windows - MacDailyNews
Furore over OS security survey - ITWeb
Sloppy Sysadmins Leave Linux Security Lacking - InternetWeek.com
Sloppy Sysadmins Leave Linux Security Lacking - CRN
Sloppy Admins Leave Linux Vulnerable To Security Breaches - Information Week
Linux is 'most breached' OS on the Net, security research firm says - ARNnet
Linux is 'most breached' OS on the Net, security research firm says - LinuxWorld
Linux is 'most breached' OS on the Net, security research firm says - ComputerWorld
Security company defends Linux-is-vulnerable survey - HNS
The world’s safest computing environment - TechCentral
mi2g response: Experts challenge mi2g security study - eBCVG IT Security
PC Pro: Security Company Defends Linux-is-Vulnerable Survey - linux today
Study: Linux Is Least Secure OS - WindowsITPro
Linux Most Breached OS, Says New Report - CXO Today
Survey: Mac OS X most secure, Linux least - ITWeb
Mac OS X, BSD Unix top security survey - Neowin.net
Mac OS X, BSD Unix top security survey - Computer World
Study: OS X World's Safest OS From Security Attacks - MacNewsWorld
Study Recommends Mac OS X as Safest OS - Slashdot
Mac OS X, BSD Unix top security survey - MacCentral
Security: Mac OS X Good, Linux Bad - eBCVG IT Security
Study: Apple's Mac OS X 'world's safest and most secure' operating system - MacDailyNews
Study: OS X World's Safest OS From Security Attacks - the Mac Observer
The world's safest computing environment - eBCVG IT Security
Mac OS X - 'world's safest' - Macworld Daily News
The world's safest computing environment - TechCentral

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