Tripwire Rides Log Management Gig into SIEM Business
by Alex Woodie

Tripwire has built its reputation providing configuration assessment, change auditing, and compliance tools to 7,000 customers, including a handful of organizations running i/OS servers, which has been supported since last year. Now, the Oregon company is looking to build on that solid base of log management expertise with today's launch of Tripwire Log Center, a new security information and event management (SIEM) software product designed to protect customers' computer systems from attacks by cybercriminals and malicious software. READ MORE >

LANSA Likes Its Chances as Wal-Mart Ramps Up GDSN Mandate
by Alex Woodie

By the end of March, every Wal-Mart supplier will be required to start participating in the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) or face the consequences for non-compliance. That IT saber-rattling by the world's biggest retailer is good news for LANSA, which has established a comfortable niche in the market for GDSN software, with more than 300 installations of its Data Sync Direct product, according to company officials. But for LANSA, the retail supply chain is just the beginning of its GDSN goals. READ MORE >

CCSS Adds MIMIX Monitoring to i/OS Systems Management Suite
by Alex Woodie

CCSS last week unveiled the addition of MIMIX monitors to QSystem Monitor (QSM), its systems monitoring and management software for the System i server. With the MIMIX monitors in place, administrators can receive warnings of errors with the high availability software through the QSM product, as opposed to logging onto the high availability product itself to check for problems. READ MORE >

JobQGenie Now Protects Job Queue Contents Through IPLs
by Alex Woodie

Shield Advanced Solutions this month issued a major new release of JobQGenie, its i/OS utility that ensures the contents of job queues can be recovered following an unexpected outage by enabling job queues to be replicated through standard high availability (HA) software. With version 5.1, Shield has completely rewritten the software, and bolstered the product with new features and capabilities. READ MORE >