Lotus Domino 8.5, released by IBM in May, provides greater scalability and functionality, easy administration, and additional application capabilities, including:

• Identity management, such as Shared Logon and ID Vault
• Storage reduction required for file attachments through Domino Attachment and Object Service (DAOS)
• XPages and Eclipse-based Domino Designer features
• Calendar federation and flexibility
• Nokia S60 device platform support for IBM Lotus Notes Traveler

StandGuard Anti-Virus is completely compatible with the new Domino version. Support for Domino includes:

• Mail Scanning
  Dynamically scans e-mail for viruses and other types of malicious code to protect Domino mail users from receiving infected and potentially harmful e-mail.
  
• Database Scanning
  On-demand scanning of Domino databases allows users to detect viruses and malicious code embedded within document attachments and OLE objects.
  
• Quarantine
  Moves infected attachments to a quarantine database where an administrator can further investigate their origin and integrity by submitting a sample to McAfee’s AVERT Labs threat center.
  
• Real-time Alerts
  Users can configure alerts to notify IT staff when specific events occur, such as when infected messages and documents are detected, or when automatic activities take place. These alerts allow administrators to continually monitor the health and status of the system.
  
• Automatic Updating
  The database of virus definitions is automatically updated daily from McAfee’s servers or from specified computers on the local network.
  
• Scheduling
  Administrators can schedule automatic database scanning and updating to occur at user-configurable times when activity is low, such as nights and weekends.
  
• Logging
  Logs all activity to a central database—including details of infected objects detected during scans and when automatic activities occur—allowing administrators to maintain an audit trail for investigations and regulatory compliance.
  
• Easier Management
  Remote Domino servers can be configured and managed from a central administration server, reducing the time and effort required to manage them. The log database offers a consolidated view of all events occurring across multiple servers. In addition to the traditional Notes interface, StandGuard Anti-Virus also provides a browser-based interface for viewing and managing all activities across multiple remote servers.

Bytware also offers Lotus Domino support in Japanese with its Tokyo-based partner Solpac.
For more information about StandGuard Anti-Virus 6.0 support for Domino 8.5, or to request a free trial, contact Heather Richards, Bytware Technical Consultant, at 775-851-2900 or visit www.bytware.com/products/av/.

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(Source: BBC)

The hacker made more than 400 calls on a Federal Emergency Management Agency voicemail system in Emmitsburg, Md., on Saturday and Sunday, according to FEMA spokesman Tom Olshanski.

Learn more about this breach in security. Read the full AP article.

(Excerpted from the Associated Press, written by Eileen Sullivan)

Last Chance to Win!
MoshiMoshi Episode 2 Ends July 30. Play Now!
If you haven’t yet watch Hal save Ami from a deadly monster and then rescue MoshiMoshi from an IT disaster, there’s still time to see episode 2 “The Tape Trap,” before the entry period ends on July 30. Watch the episode, take the quiz, and you could win one of five DVD box sets of the complete first season of Star Trek: The Original Series!

Watch Now >

Product News:
StandGuard Anti-Virus for Domino Now Available

We’re pleased to announce the availability of Lotus Domino support for StandGuard Anti-Virus and the release of version 6.0 of our award-winning virus detection and cleaning solution powered by McAfee. Available today in English and Japanese, Domino support is an optional add-on feature of the base StandGuard Anti-Virus solution for IBM i (i5/OS). Designed for the new IBM i 6.1 operating system, StandGuard Anti-Virus 6.0 with Domino support also runs on i5/OS V5R4 and V5R3.

Read the full announcement and learn more about StandGuard Anti-Virus for Domino >

Product News:
All Bytware Products Now Available for IBM i (V6R1)

If you are using or plan to upgrade to the IBM i 6.1 operating system (i5/OS V6R1) you’ll be glad to know that all Bytware solutions are now available for the latest IBM OS. For users of Messenger you should move to version 6.0. StandGuard Anti-Virus users should also move to version 6.0, and StandGuard Network Security users should move to version 3.11. For PeekPlus the latest version is 3.5, and the current version of StandGuard Recycle Bin also runs on V6R1. Upgrades are free to those with valid support.

For more information about V6R1 support, visit the online support forums >

Company News:
Bytware Honored with 2008 Communicator Award
Last year’s i5virus campaign has grabbed another honor in international design and marketing circles receiving the 2008 Communicator Award for Viral Marketing. The Communicator Awards are judged and overseen by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA), a 200+ member organization that includes Condé Nast, Coach, Disney, Estee Lauder, HBO, MTV, Wired, and Yahoo! The Communicator Award is the 13th honor given to Bytware for i5virus.

View the winning i5virus video >
View the winning i5virus website >

Company News:
Visit Us at the Jack Henry Symitar Conference in San Diego, Booth 818
Don’t forget to stop by and say hello at the Jack Henry Symitar conference, coming up August 26 – 29 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in sunny San Diego, California! We’ll be there at booth 818 to answer your questions on systems management and security, and talk about the latest happenings in the market with IBM, Bytware, and more. Whether you want to talk AS/400, iSeries, System i, Power Systems, or your own favorite name for your system (Can anyone say “Hal”?) we’re looking forward to seeing there!

Support News:
Get answers quickly online in the Bytware Support Forums
Bytware customers are finding the online Support Forums to be an indispensable source for information about their products. If you haven’t already visited the forums, check them out today! You can interact with technical support specialists and even submit support requests for quick online responses.

To gain exclusive access to the new Support Forums, just visit the following link and follow the instructions to register:

http://www.bytware.com/forums/register.php?do=signup

Once your registration has been approved, you will be able to enter to
the forums at any time by visiting http://www.bytware.com/forums/

Coming Soon:
Hal Faces Security Challenges in the Next MoshiMoshi
On August 11 we’ll kick off summer episodes of MoshiMoshi as everyone’s favorite IT Manager Harold Stanley begins to settle into his new home in Tokyo only to face a security meltdown and the wrath of the company’s head Mr. Ono. Can Hal save the day once again? Find out in episode 3. And while you’re there, play Mr. Ono’s security quiz for your chance to win great prizes!

Watch Episode 3: “Uriage Strikes Back” >
Take Mr. Ono’s Security Quiz >

Case Study:
Golden State Water Company Protects Health and Security
Find out how Golden State Water Company, a major California resources provider and the flagship subsidiary of American States Water Company, uses the power of Bytware’s full security and systems management suite to proactively protect its data, system integrity, and enforce policies on IBM Power System servers running IBM i, i5/OS, and AS/400 operating systems.

Read Now >

Case Study:
Trailer Transit Eliminates Virus at the Point of Entry
Learn how Porter, Indiana-based Trailer Transit–a leading trailer transportation company offering services in the United States and Canada–uses Bytware’s StandGuard Anti-Virus to eliminate viruses at their point of entry on IBM servers, where more than 300 viruses were found lurking in the IFS. And find out how StandGuard Network Security provide’s Trailer Transit with rock-solid protection against unauthorized access to the company’s System

i model 810 server.

Read Now >

White Paper:
Building a Better Operational Response with Automation
Two forces–the downturn in the current economic climate and server virtualization and consolidation–are placing IT into an even tighter pinch. In this free white paper Thomas Stockwell shows you how automated monitoring, alerts, and consoling on IBM Power Systems can put your organization on the path to success in this new world of difficult economics, reduced staff, and advanced hardware options.

Download the free white paper >

Tech Tip:
Excluding an Object from Being Monitored
Do you need to know when a critical communications line is down? Messenger can monitor the Work with Configuration Status (WRKCFGSTS) display for lines, controllers, devices and network interfaces for abnormal statuses. Here’s how…

(Note: Your Support Central username and password are required to access this tip.)

Tech Tip:
Auditing Unused User Profiles
User profiles are typically the central point of any security implementation because they identify a user’s authority to all functions and objects. By auditing user profiles, you can determine whether your security guidelines are being followed. It is recommended that you regularly produce and review an audit report for user profiles not being used. Here’s how…

(Note: Your Support Central username and password are required to access this tip.)

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Lotus Domino continues to grow as the standard for mail on IBM i (IBM Power Systems, System i, iSeries, AS/400 servers), and the requirement to scan mail natively is now, more than ever, a requirement too.

StandGuard Anti-Virus offers native scanning of mail on IBM i, and with this new release has been expanded to include support of Lotus Domino. This new add-on feature gives users the ability to manage, scan, and clean Domino mail and databases residing on IBM servers.

Recognizing the global nature of today’s computing, Bytware is also pleased to announce the availability of Lotus Domino support in Japanese with its Tokyo-based partner Solpac.

“We are very excited to be launching Domino support for StandGuard Anti-Virus in Japan. The ability to do real-time and on-demand scanning of Domino databases (NSF) is something most Japanese Domino customers using IBM i are looking for in this time frame,” said Solpac president Tsutomu Fujita. “And we can now set up and maintain StandGuard Anti-Virus for Domino using the Notes client interface. This is a nice interface which we like. Domino support with StandGuard Anti-Virus is something that is great news for the IBM i users in Japan.”

The Japanese-language interface is available today, and multilingual development will continue with a German-language interface planned for a future release.

StandGuard Anti-Virus Domino features include:

Mail Scanning
Dynamically scans e-mail for viruses and other types of malicious code to protect Domino mail users from receiving infected and potentially harmful e-mail.

Database Scanning
On-demand scanning of Domino databases allows users to detect viruses and malicious code embedded within document attachments and OLE objects.

Quarantine
Moves infected attachments to a quarantine database where an administrator can further investigate their origin and integrity by submitting a sample to McAfee’s AVERT Labs threat center.

Real-time Alerts
Alerts can be configured to notify IT staff when specific events occur, such as when infected messages and documents are detected or when automatic activities take place. These alerts allow administrators to be continually aware of the health and status of the system.

Automatic Updating
The database of virus definitions is automatically updated daily from McAfee’s servers or from specified computers on the local network.

Scheduling
Administrators can schedule automatic database scanning and automatic updating to occur at user-configurable times when activity is low, such as nights and weekends.

Logging
Logs all activity to a central database—including details of infected objects detected during scans and when automatic activities occur—so administrators can maintain an audit trail for investigations and regulatory compliance.

Ease of Management
Remote Domino servers can be configured and managed from a central administration server, reducing the time and effort normally required to manage remote servers. The log database is presented as a consolidated view of all events occurring across multiple servers. In addition to the traditional Notes interface, StandGuard Anti-Virus also provides a browser-based interface for viewing and managing all activities across multiple remote servers.

The Domino support is an optional add-on feature of the base StandGuard Anti-Virus solution for IBM i (i5/OS), Bytware’s native anti-virus solution designed to scan IFS directories for malicious code and perform advanced cleaning and notification procedures on IBM System i, iSeries, and AS/400 servers.

Features of the base StandGuard Anti-Virus solution for IBM i (i5/OS) include:

• The latest McAfee engine designed for IBM i.
• Scanning within compressed, packed, and OLE files.
• Decompression and scanning of files compressed in packages such as PKZIP, .LHA, .ARJ, .CHM, etc.
• Detection and cleaning of macro and script viruses/malicious code.
• Detection and cleaning of encrypted and polymorphic viruses/malicious code.
• Advanced heuristic analysis to detect new, unknown, and generic viruses/malicious code.
• Detection and removal of Trojans, worms, and many other types of malware.
• Object Integrity Scanning to detect potentially dangerous changes to OS Objects.
• Green screen and Navigator plug-ins.
• Automatic downloading of daily virus definitions directly from McAfee’s servers or the local network.
• Automatic downloading of software updates and fixes directly from Bytware’s servers or the local network.
• Built-in scheduling features for scanning and updating.
• Extensive logging capabilities.

StandGuard Anti-Virus 6.0 is part of Bytware’s StandGuard Security Suite, which includes StandGuard Anti-Virus for IBM i, i5/OS, OS/400, AIX, Linux, and Lotus Domino, along with StandGuard Network Security and StandGuard Recycle Bin. StandGuard Anti-Virus 6.0 is the latest release of its award-winning virus detection and cleaning solution powered by McAfee. Designed for the new IBM i 6.1 operating system.

For more information about StandGuard Anti-Virus 6.0, the add-on Domino support, or StandGuard Anti-Virus protection for other operating systems including IBM i, i5/OS, OS/400, AIX and Linux, please contact Bytware, Inc. at 775-851-2900 or visit www.bytware.com/products/av/ A free fully functional trial is available.

This is the third consecutive year that Bytware has received multiple honors from the American Marketing Association, earning a total of 11 awards during that span.

About the ACE Awards
Each year the American Marketing Association recognizes outstanding work with the ACE Awards. Unlike many other competitions, the ACE Awards not only take into account creativity and design execution but also focus on the effectiveness and measurable results of a campaign.

About the American Marketing Association
A non-profit organization and over 38,000 members internationally, the American Marketing Association is the source that marketers turn to every day, online, in print and in person. Since 1982, the Reno-Tahoe AMA’s mission has been to serve our members and be the marketing source by providing networking, knowledge and career development. AMA International Headquarters has bestowed three awards on the Reno-Tahoe chapter this term, including “Turn-Around Chapter of the Year”, “Fastest Growing Chapter,” and they also awarded the chapter a “Special Merit in Communications.” For more information visit www.renotahoeama.com

For more information about Messenger 6, please contact us at 775.851.2900.

Product News:
Messenger 6 Now Available for IBM i 6.1
Bytware’s popular automated monitoring and notification solution, Messenger, has been updated and is fully compatible with the new IBM i 6.1 operating system, the latest version of the operating systems previously known as i5/OS or OS/400. Messenger 6 provides security enhancements and gives users the best compatibility when used on IBM Power Systems and the IBM i 6.1 operating system. For more information about Messenger 6, please contact us at 775.851.2900.

Company News:
i5virus Nominated for Webby Award, “the Oscars of the Internet”
We are pleased to announce that the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) has nominated Bytware’s i5virus for the Best Sound Design of 2008 in the 12th Annual Webby Awards. i5virus is the popular System i espionage YouTube video and game campaign that launched at Columbus COMMON in October of last year. And until May 1 you can cast your vote for i5virus in the Webby People’s Voice Awards!

Learn more about the i5virus Webby nomination >
Cast your vote for i5virus >

Company News:
i5virus receives four ADDY Awards, Now National ADDY Finalist
As i5virus continues to garner media attention and visitors to the game site, the campaign was recently honored by the American Advertising Federation with three Gold ADDYs and one Silver ADDY at the annual Northern Nevada (A2N2) competition, and another Silver ADDY in AAF District XIV competition. i5virus now advances as a National ADDY Finalist with results to be announced in May. The ADDYs are the nation’s only three-tiered competition recognizing the best in design and advertising.

View the winning i5virus video >
View the winning i5virus website >

Support News:
Get answers quickly online in the Bytware Support Forums
Bytware customers are finding the online Support Forums to be an indispensable source for information about their products. If you haven’t already visited the forums, check them out today! You can interact with technical support specialists and even submit support requests for quick online responses.
To gain exclusive access to the new Support Forums, just visit the following link and follow the instructions to register:
http://www.bytware.com/forums/register.php?do=signup

Once your registration has been approved, you will be able to enter to the forums at any time by visiting http://www.bytware.com/forums/

Win Great Prizes!
Announcing Our Newest Campaign: MoshiMoshi
Looking for a chance to have some fun, learn about security and systems management, and win some great prizes along the way? If so, then you need to meet Hal Stanley, I.T. Manager for MoshiMoshi, the Japanese communications company that’s at the center of Bytware’s latest campaign. Episode 2 “The Tape Trap” is right around the corner, and Hal will be sporting some threads that you might just recognize. Check out MoshiMoshi today and find out what everyone is talking about! Visit MoshiMoshi >

Education:
Security Primer: Top Tips for Protecting Your System i
The System i may be one of the most secure servers out there, but there are still security issues to consider. Most organizations have vulnerabilities that can lead to serious business risks within your security environment. It’s only a matter of time before something on your network is savaged by attack, so a solid plan to protect your data from threats is critical. Through expert articles, this E-Guide from TechTarget’s Search400.com explores the many components of System i security. Learn about solutions, trends, methods and considerations to be aware of. Get the Security Primer >

White Paper:
The Modern Virus Threat and Regulatory Compliance
The evolving threat from viruses is challenging the ability of IT management to keep up with security requirements and the ability of software developers to outsmart the criminals behind the code. As SOX-style legislation spreads to other countries, the international nature of today’s business world makes the challenge even greater. In this paper we examine the modern virus threat and how this threat can impact System i. In addition, we look at how management of the threat ties into the now all too familiar Sarbanes-Oxley law, as well as the emerging Japanese flavor of the same, known perhaps affectionately as J-SOX in its home country. With specific guidance from COBIT and NIST, this helpful resource can bring you up-to-date on the globalization of regulatory legislation and how best to mitigate the virus threat on your System i-based network. Download the free white paper >

Tech Tip:
Troubleshooting halted e-mail notification in Messenger
When sending email notifications with Messenger, a pager message that is blank or has no text can cause a critical error. When the router job encounters a blank pager message, it will receive a “Buffer length not valid” error, and the job will stop processing messages causing email notification to halt. Find out how to correct and prevent these errors and keep your jobs running. Find out how in this tech tip. (Note: Your Support Central username and password are required to access this tip.)

Tech Tip:
Recording Screens to an Output File with PeekPlus
Have you ever wondered what exactly your Night Operator is doing when you’re not there? Wouldn’t it be nice to keep track of their screens to review the following morning? Or do you have trouble with someone answering messages incorrectly on the Console during day-end operations? With PeekPlus, the PEEK command allows you to document the screen contents of another interactive job and to send the screens to a file or printer. View the full tip. (Note: Your Support Central username and password are required to access this tip.)

Learn more about the i5virus Webby nomination >
Cast your vote for i5virus >

Through expert articles, this E-Guide from TechTarget’s Search400.com explores the many components of System i security. Learn about solutions, trends, methods and considerations to be aware of.

Get the Security Primer >