Idera Announces New Version of Database Auditing and Compliance Solution for Microsoft SQL Server

Business Wire, Oct 30, 2007

SQL compliance manager v3.0 provides database compliance dashboard that helps companies quickly establish and ensure continuous compliance

HOUSTON -- Idera, a leading provider of management and administration solutions for Microsoft SQL Server, today announced the availability of SQL compliance manager version 3.0, its market leading SQL Server auditing and compliance solution. Version 3.0 adds a powerful dashboard with compliance scorecards ensuring that database administrators can quickly identify and remediate SQL Server compliance issues.

Designed in partnership with top auditing firms, SQL compliance manager helps companies ensure that SQL Server databases are in compliance with internal or external audit standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI, GLBA, HIPAA, BASEL II and The USA Patriot Act. SQL compliance manager was recently recognized as a 2006 Product of the Year by SearchSQLServer.com. Key features and benefits provided by SQL compliance manager include:

* 'Instant on' auditing - be up and running in 30 minutes or less

* Compliance dashboards and scorecards - provide 'continuous compliance' status

* Real-time alerting - enable rapid remediation

* Tamper-proof audit data repository - guarantees integrity of audit trail

* Comprehensive 'out of the box' compliance reporting - keeps managers and auditors happy

* Very low overhead data collection - keeps production systems performing well

"As a gaming institution, we are under strict regulatory compliance and are required to monitor changes made to our databases," said Fred Fischer, IS Operations Manager, Ramada Express Hotels and Casinos. "SQL compliance manager does that and so much more. Not only does it help ensure compliance, it helps keep our systems more secure, and saves countless hours when troubleshooting problems that a particular change may have caused. I highly recommend SQL compliance manager for every administrator that wants to be aware of what's happening on their systems or that is faced with auditing requirements."

New features in SQL compliance manager version 3.0 include:

* Enterprise, Server and Database Activity Scorecards - Summarizes key database security and compliance information allowing database administrators to quickly determine if their SQL Servers rate a PASS or FAIL on key compliance criteria. Also provides at-a-glance visibility of alerts, failed logins, privileged user activity, overall activity, and much more.

* Alert thresholds - Customizable warnings alert database administrators when server activity exceeds normal levels.

* Auditing templates - Enable provision of pre-defined audit rules, event filters, and alerts to address common auditing needs. These can be used as common templates across multiple servers and users.

* Enhanced reporting - Provides a comprehensive catalog of over 25 key compliance reports in the SQL compliance manager console and SQL Server Reporting Services to enable easy customization.

* New management console design - Based on Microsoft Office 2007 "ribbon" motif.

* Custom Views - Enables users to quickly create and save their own views of audit data, filtering and sorting though millions of events to highlight the most important details.

* Trusted User - Allows specific users to be defined as "trusted" and therefore excluded from auditing activity. This is particularly useful for self-auditing ERP systems such as SAP and eliminates large amounts of unneeded audit data.

"We use SQL compliance manager to help us meet our requirements for Sarbanes Oxley. Specifically, we use it to audit admin level accounts in our SQL Servers," said J. McLendon, Senior Database Administrator, Colonial Properties. "But we've found that the product provides us with much more, including excellent real-time activity monitoring and reporting options."

"Many companies are still relying on time-consuming and error-prone manual processes to audit SQL Server databases," said Rick Pleczko, President and CEO of Idera. "They're just 'filling in boxes' to appease auditors, and it isn't working. Idera's SQL compliance manager has solved this problem for over 850 companies worldwide; helping them deploy a proactive approach to compliance that eliminates the audit 'fire drill' and providing continuous compliance within minutes of installation."

Pricing and Availability

SQL compliance manager version 3.0 is priced at US$ 2,995.00 per SQL Server instance, inclusive of all components. The product is available now. For more information or to try SQL compliance manager v3.0 free for 14-days, please visit: www.idera.com.

Idera will be showing live demonstrations of SQL compliance manager at DevConnections in Las Vegas, November 5 - 7, 2007, Booth # 633/635.

About Idera: Tools for SQL Server Management & Administration

Idera delivers a new generation of tools for managing and administering the world's fastest growing database management system - Microsoft SQL Server. Battle-proven and engineered for the enterprise, Idera's solutions are written by and for SQL Server experts. Our solutions include: Real time Performance Monitoring & Diagnostics, Auditing and Compliance, High speed Backup and Recovery, Load Testing, Mobile Monitoring & Management, Web-based Administration, Enterprise Job Management, and Configuration Management. Idera is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with over 2500 customers and 100,000 licenses worldwide. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with offices in London, and Rio De Janiero, Brazil, Idera's products are sold and supported directly and via authorized resellers and distributors around the globe. For more information, or to download a free evaluation copy of any of Idera's products, visit www.idera.com.