Reno, NV (June 25, 2009) – Bytware announces the release of StandGuard Security, the security monitoring and auditing package for IBM® Power Systems™ servers. With an increasing number of government regulations and privacy laws, today’s businesses need a way to manage the security policies and compliance audits they require. StandGuard Security offers three critical IBM i security tools in one package to help users develop a complete security strategy for their Power Systems servers.

Exit Point Monitoring controls who is allowed to access the server through exit points. StandGuard Security monitors selected exit points and helps control access to the system. Users define which exit points to control and the level of management needed.

The Security Audit checks system security settings and compares them to industry best practices. Users can audit system value settings, user profiles, network attributes, servers, libraries, files, commands, programs, directories and other objects for proper private and public authorities, and set authority policies for their company. A comprehensive set of reports provides a complete audit record.

QAUDJRN Monitoring provides real-time monitoring of the security audit journal. StandGuard Security monitors for authority failures, user profile changes, invalid password attempts, system value changes, object reads and changes, and notifies the user when potential security problems occur.

StandGuard Security makes it easy to implement, audit, and maintain security policies, while providing the flexibility users need to take full control of their security procedures.

For more information about StandGuard Security, or to request a free trial, contact Heather Richards, Bytware Technical Consultant, at 775-851-2900 or visit www.bytware.com/products/ns/.

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Bytware, Inc., industry leading provider of award-winning monitoring and security solutions, is pleased to announce the expansion of the StandGuard Anti-Virus family of products with the addition of a new module for scanning of IBM Lotus Domino mail and databases residing on IBM Power Systems. An optional add-on for StandGuard Anti-Virus for i5/OS (now IBM i), StandGuard Anti-Virus for Domino is powered by McAfee and includes the following features:

Mail scanning. The application dynamically scanning e-mail messages for viruses and other types of malicious code,protecting Domino mail users from receiving infected and potentially harmful e-mail messages.

Database scanning. The application provides on-demand scanning of Domino databases, detecting viruses andmalicious code embedded within document attachments and OLE objects.

Quarantine. The application moves infected attachments to a quarantine database, where an administrator can furtherinvestigate their origin and integrity by submitting a sample to McAfee’s Avert threat center.

Real time alerts. Alerts can be configured for when various events occur, such as when infected messages anddocuments are detected, and when automatic activities occur. These alerts administrators to be continually aware of thehealth and status of the system.

Automatic updating. The antivirus databases are automatically updated daily from McAfee’s Internet servers, or fromspecified computers on the local network.

Scheduling. The administrator can schedule automatic database scanning and automatic updating to occur at userconfigurable time periods, such as nights and weekends when activity is low.

Logging. All product activities are logged to a central database, including details of infected objects detected duringscans, and when automatic activities occur.

Ease of management. Remote Domino servers can be configured and managed from a central administration server,reducing the time and effort normally required to mange remote servers. The log database is presented as aconsolidated view of all events occurring across multiple servers. In addition to the traditional Notes user interface,the product also provides a web browser interface to view and manage all activities across multiple remote servers.

The Domino module requires StandGuard Anti-Virus for System i, Bytware’s native System i virus detection solution designedto scan IFS directories for viruses and perform advanced cleaning and notification procedures. StandGuard Anti-Virus foriSeries (powered by McAfee) provides the following:

• Native OS/400 McAfee scanning engine•Scans within compressed, packed and OLE files.
• Decompresses and scans files compressed in packages such as PKZip, .LHA, and .ARJ, .CHM, etc.
• Detects and cleans macro and script viruses.•Detects and cleans encrypted and polymorphic viruses.
• Uses advanced heuristic analysis to detect new/unknown and generic viruses
• Detects and removes “Trojan horses”, worms, and many other types of malicious software (malware).
• Green screen and iSeries Navigator plugins provided.
• Automatic download of daily virus definitions directly from McAfee’s servers or the local network
• Automatic download 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 Domino is part of the StandGuard Security Suite offered by Bytware, Inc., including StandGuard Anti-Virus for System i, StandGuard Anti-Virus for Linux, StandGuard Anti-Virus for AIX, StandGuard Network Security, and StandGuard Recycle Bin.