mValent, Inc., a leading provider of automated IT configuration management solutions for managing application infrastructure, today announced that its Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Swapnil Shah, will be a featured presenter at an upcoming Ziff Davis eSeminar on IT automation. Leading IT management software vendor CA (NYSE: CA) is the exclusive sponsor of this event, entitled "Controlling & Automating IT To Deliver Critical Business Services," which will take place on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at noon ET.

This panel discussion will examine how enterprises can benefit from moving beyond traditional IT management to IT automation and control by leveraging newer technologies, techniques and best-practices for improving the reliability of critical IT services. The panel of industry experts will discuss major candidates for automation, best practices and how to get the best ROI when developing an enterprise IT management strategy. Swapnil Shah's presentation will highlight the challenges Global 2000 companies encounter in delivering their mission-critical applications in the face of increased complexity and constant change. Shah will offer prescriptive advice for employing automated configuration management as a means of addressing these challenges.

"Today the average Global 2000 enterprise has more than 1000 applications and change is constant. Effective configuration management is key to ensuring high availability and consistent delivery of mission-critical business applications," said Swapnil Shah. "However, manual efforts are error-prone and as a result configuration changes are the number one cause of instability, performance issues and application outages -- making application configuration management a ripe area for automation."

Interested parties may register for this event at the Ziff Davis Media eSeminars Web site at http://www.eseminarslive.com. An archive of this presentation will also be available for viewing from the site at a later date.

About mValent

mValent tackles IT complexity and compliance with automation software that eliminates configuration management chaos in application infrastructure. The company's flagship product, mValent Integrity, automates application configuration management and is used by leading organizations to manage the build and maintenance of complex application configurations throughout their entire lifecycle -- from development to production. mValent Integrity customers include leading companies such as State Street Bank, National Grid and WorldWinner. The company is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and is backed by top-tier venture capital firms, including Charles River Ventures, IDG Ventures and Polaris Venture Partners.