RENO, Nevada—Bytware, Inc. and IBM signed an agreement this week allowing Bytware’s StandGuard Anti-Virus for iSeries to be shipped with all distributions of IBM’s eServer iSeries new operating system, i5/OS V5R3 (OS/400 Version 5 Release 3). This agreement is the result of IBM and Bytware’s combined efforts to fill the growing demand for virus protection of PC files stored on iSeries servers and strengthens the iSeries servers’ legacy of being one of the safest platforms available today.

Beginning with V5R3, IBM has enabled the operating system to support virus scanning, including On-Access scanning. The enablement itself does not scan, detect or clean viruses, but instead provides the necessary enhancements to allow StandGuard Anti-Virus to scan files upon open and close (On-Access).

To help ensure iSeries customers realize the maximum security potential in a networked environment, Bytware redesigned StandGuard Anti-Virus to exploit the new V5R3 enablement. The result is a seamless integration of StandGuard Anti-Virus with i5/OS V5R3. By shipping StandGuard Anti-Virus with all V5R3 systems and upgrades, customers will have the ability to immediately test the new function on their new operating system.

StandGuard Anti-Virus for iSeries V5R3 will begin shipping with all iSeries V5R3 servers, and upgrades to V5R3, and will be available as a try-and-buy offering. Customers can request full-featured trial activation by contacting Bytware directly at http://www.bytware.com/enableav.html or calling 775.851.2900. Bytware will work directly with customers, and, to ensure timely support, Bytware has expanded its US-based operations to include 18 new Partners in 10 time zones worldwide.

Bytware, Inc., an industry innovator and leader since 1986, offers award winning security, user and system monitoring, and notification solutions for the IBM iSeries server. For more information on the StandGuard Security Suite, including StandGuard Anti-Virus for V5R3, please visit the main security page or call 775.851.2900.

A very informative ComputerWorld story by Danny Lieberman of Open Solutions examines the problem of “extrusion” — the unauthorized transfer of corporate assets by trusted insiders. Extrusion is an issue that Bytware has been addressing since the birth of StandGuard.

The belief that firewalls are all the protection an organization needs to secure data is a dangerous one. A large number of thefts and malicious destruction of data occur from inside the company. Firewalls do nothing to protect against this threat.

Learn more about extrusion by reading the ComputerWorld story, and get more information about StandGuard and how it can ensure that your data is safe by visiting the main StandGuard page.

RENO, Nevada—Bytware, Inc. formally announces StandGuard, the newest addition to its product line, and a new breed of iSeries Security with an innovative approach to ‘phasing-in’ security policies designed to protect your system and data from accidental or intentional damage or theft. Unique in its design, StandGuard allows you to implement your security policies in an existing operating environment, without disrupting your normal network-based business transactions and activities. To achieve this, StandGuard promotes a phased approach to implementation, beginning with an open trust-based policy, and progressively strengthening security by securing or turning up network services on a service-by-service basis.

It’s commonly known that the iSeries server has unparalleled security protection if you are using application and/or menu-based security when the server is accessed from 5250 terminals. However, network-accessible tools such as FTP and ODBC bypass your application and menu-based security systems unless you have fully implemented the built-in object level security features of OS/400. When a PC user utilizes their 5250 user ID and password in an application such as Microsoft Excel, and FTP that is built-in to every Windows-based PC, they will have unlimited access to your company’s data.

StandGuard allows you to secure resources - objects (files, databases and programs, for example), network services (FTP, ODBC, DDM and Telnet) and CL command, on your iSeries that are being accessed by end users running client applications on your network such as common desktop products like Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access, IBM Client Access, and others. StandGuard controls access to (and functionality in) network services and system commands to protect your system and data from accidental or intentional damage or theft.

StandGuard provides many benefits:

• Complements External Firewall Security
• Protects Corporate Assets on Your iSeries Servers
• Tracks Authorized Data Access to Comply with Legal Requirements or Corporate Policies
• Logs Legitimate Activity as an Audit Trail
• Protects from Insider Malicious Intent

StandGuard Key Features include:

• Rules-based Security
• Monitors and secures FTP, ODBC/SQL, Telnet, DDM/DRDA, NetServer (Network Neighborhood), Integrated File System (IFS), and CL Command Keywords
• Services Monitoring and Security
• Audit Journal Monitoring
• CL Command Keyword Security
• Reporting
• Actions
• Alerts via an interface with Bytware’s MessengerPlus and MessengerConsole message management and paging alert solutions.

Security is complex enough, managing it doesn’t have to be! To learn more about StandGuard and our other related security products, please contact Bytware, Inc.,
775.851.2900, or visit the StandGuard product page.