Q1 Labs Announces QRadar 6.1: Converged Network and Security Management Disciplines Delivered in a Single Platform

Business Wire, Jan 7, 2008

Best of Breed Network and Security Monitoring for Log, Threat and Compliance Management

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Q1 Labs, a leading network security management company, today unveiled QRadar[TM] 6.1, the latest version of its flagship product which reinforces Q1 Labs' commitment to innovate across multiple monitoring disciplines: Log Management, Security Event Management and Network Behavior Analysis.

QRadar 6.1, delivers key features that enable both network and security teams to effectively monitor their network within the same management infrastructure. Coupled with the functionality included in the release of QRadar SLIM (Simple Log and Information Management; see release issued October 30, 2007), QRadar 6.1 provides several new features and capabilities in the following key areas including:

* New network flow searching capabilities for better network behavior analysis and security forensics

* Quality of Service monitoring for important network applications like VoIP

* Augmented host discovery and asset based alerting

* Tamper proofing of all stored log, event and network flow data

Combining network and security monitoring capabilities serves a growing need in the market. As noted in a recent Gartner report Select the Right Monitoring and Fraud Detection Technology1 "Network security and operations products are different markets; however, we see these markets converging in 2008 so that one product set will provide a common network monitoring infrastructure for the NOC and the SOC"

QRadar 6.1 - More Than Just Another SIEM and NBA Product

Today's converging enterprise requires access to critical network and security data by both network and security operations teams. QRadar offers best of breed network and security monitoring to meet compliance and threat management drivers from a single platform. Features unique to QRadar 6.1 include:

* Network Behavior Analysis with a simple, flexible flow viewer that provides complete, enterprise network visibility.

* Robust Log Management architecture combined with analysis that can monitor the network and intelligently alert on the state of new threats, users, and hosts/assets in the network

* SIEM with extensive monitoring inputs and analysis capabilities that allow customers to converge the monitoring of their network and security infrastructures

"QRadar was the first product to seamlessly combine NBA and SIEM functionality - something that many of our competitors are now attempting to achieve through technology partnerships or first-step technology integrations," said Tom Turner, VP of Marketing and Product Management for Q1 Labs. "QRadar 6.1 further solidifies our technology lead and provides another step forward in helping the converging infrastructure roll-out leading threat management and compliance management practices."

Pricing and Availability

QRadar 6.1 is available now. Upgrade to QRadar 6.1 is available for free to existing QRadar customers. Pricing starts at $39,900.

About QRadar

QRadar goes beyond traditional security information/event management (SIEM) products or network behavior analysis (NBA) products to create a command-and-control center that can monitor, analyze, and remediate threats. QRadar combines, analyzes and manages an unequalled set of surveillance data--network behavior, security events, vulnerability profiles and threat information--to empower enterprises to manage business operations on their networks efficiently from a single console. More information about QRadar is available at: http://www.q1labs.com/products/.> About Q1 Labs

Commanding a unique position at the nexus of security and networking, Q1 Labs is redefining network security management. Q1 Labs' flagship product, QRadar, integrates previously disparate network and security functions into one solution. This convergence ties the impact of security threats directly to specific business assets and services, reduces acquisition and operation costs, and increases accuracy. Q1 Labs' installed customer base ranges from government agencies and financial institutions to universities and healthcare providers. Please visit http://www.q1labs.com/company/ or call (781) 250-5800 for more information.

(1) Gartner, Inc. "Select the Right Monitoring and Fraud Detection Technology" by Mark Nicolett et al, June 28, 2007

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