NetIQ Delivers NetIQ Security Manager 5.0; First Company to Deliver Integrated Real-Time Incident Management, Comprehensive Log Analysis and Forensics

Business Wire, May 18, 2004

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004

NetIQ Corp. (Nasdaq:NTIQ), a leading provider of Systems & Security Management and Web Analytics solutions, today announced the availability of NetIQ Security Manager(TM) 5.0, part of NetIQ's Security Management Suite (see related news release). NetIQ Security Manager is the only product currently on the market that provides a closed-loop approach to incident management by uniting intrusion protection, event management and correlation, as well as log archival and analysis capabilities, into a single, integrated solution.

NetIQ Security Manager now includes a powerful set of capabilities that enables organizations to detect and protect themselves from intrusions, centralize events from many different security point products and correlate all this information to identify blended threats and reduce noise, while integrating real-time incident response with long-term forensics and trending across all areas of the IT infrastructure. In addition, NetIQ Security Manager continues to combine an out-of-the-box Knowledge Base with the ability to create and track organization-specific security knowledge, thus improving overall security knowledge in the organization.

"Despite significant investments in security point solutions such as antivirus products, firewalls and intrusion detection products, security professionals continue to face increasingly sophisticated attacks and a growing number of blended threats that point solutions cannot address in an integrated fashion," said Matt Dircks, vice president of Security Management Products at NetIQ. "NetIQ Security Manager provides holistic, integrated incident management that enables an organization to become more responsive and agile by decreasing exposure time, reducing threat windows and achieving service levels across the enterprise by uniting and leveraging existing point solutions into a closed-loop process."

NetIQ Security Manager includes the following new features and improvements:

-- Integration of powerful log archival, analysis and forensics

capabilities: NetIQ Security Manager is the first product on

the market to combine real-time alerting capabilities with

post-incident forensics analysis.

-- Fault-tolerant and multi-stage correlation engine: NetIQ

Security Manager provides on-the-fly assessment of multiple

events from disparate systems, allowing for quick

identification of blended threats and reduction of false

positives and security event noise in an organization.

-- Wizard-driven correlation rule creation and forensic queries:

NetIQ Security Manager provides the ability to detect many of

the best-known exploits and attacks and makes it easier to

sort through volumes of log data.

-- Web console: The new version of NetIQ Security Manager

provides improved access to manage the current security alerts

in the environment, as well as reporting.

Pricing and Availability

NetIQ Security Manager 5.0 is available today and pricing starts at $2,500 for the console and $1,100 per server. For more information about NetIQ Security Manager 5.0, please contact your local NetIQ sales representative or call NetIQ at 888-323-6768.

About NetIQ

NetIQ Corp. (Nasdaq:NTIQ) is a leading provider of Systems & Security Management and Web Analytics solutions. Historically focused on managing Windows-based applications, NetIQ now delivers cross-platform solutions that enhance business performance resulting in higher returns on infrastructure and Web investments. NetIQ products are sold across all continents directly and through a network of authorized NetIQ partners and resellers. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with development and operational personnel in Houston, Texas; Portland, Ore; Raleigh, N.C.; Bellevue, Wash. and Galway, Ireland. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.netiq.com or call 888-323-6768.

NetIQ and NetIQ Security Manager are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetIQ Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.