WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell today
announced it will offer a free version of Sentinel™ Log Manager.
The new version will allow customers to leverage key capabilities
of Sentinel Log Manager including log collection at 25 events per
second, search and reporting capabilities for compliance
requirements and security forensics. Customers can seamlessly
upgrade to a full license that supports additional features such as
distributed search and log forwarding.
The release of the free version of Novell Sentinel Log Manager
makes it simpler for customers to start using log management as a
tool to improve security and ensure regulatory compliance.
Novell Sentinel Log Manager includes pre-configured templates
to help customers quickly and easily generate custom compliance
reports. Novell Sentinel Log Manager also uses non-proprietary
storage technology to deliver intelligent data management and
greater storage flexibility.
"Strained IT departments are struggling to keep up with
stringent regulatory compliance mandates. With the release of the
free version of Sentinel Log Manager, Novell is showing a strong
commitment to reducing the burden of regulatory compliance," said
Brian Singer, senior solution
manager, Security, Novell. "Log management also provides the
foundation for user activity monitoring, an important capability
that's becoming mandatory to combat emerging threats."
Sentinel Log Manager is an easy-to-deploy log management tool
that provides higher levels of visibility into IT infrastructure
activities. Built using SUSE® Studio™, Novell's web-based appliance
building solution, Sentinel Log Manager helps customers
significantly reduce deployment cost and complexity in highly
distributed IT environments.
Novell Sentinel Log Manager is one of the latest products to
ship from Novell's Security Management product roadmap for the
intelligent workload management market. Novell Sentinel Log
Manager easily integrates with Novell Sentinel and the Novell
Identity Management suite providing organizations with an easy path
to user activity monitoring through identity-aware security event
and information management.
Availability
The complimentary download of Sentinel Log Manager will be
available on March 1, 2011 at
http://www.novell.com/products/sentinel-log-manager/.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL), a leader in intelligent workload
management, through WorkloadIQ™, helps organizations securely
deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and
cloud computing environments. We help customers reduce the cost,
complexity, and risk associated with their IT systems through our
solutions for identity and security, systems management,
collaboration and Linux-based operating platforms. With our
infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell
integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology to
work as one. For more information, visit www.novell.com.
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