Acton, Mass. – January 10, 2006 – eIQnetworks™, Inc. (www.eIQnetworks.com), a global provider of comprehensive Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions for the enterprise, today announced it has significantly expanded security and compliance management capabilities of its enterprise-class SIEM solution, Enterprise Security Analyzer (ESA) version 2.1.

The Company also announced it is redefining SIEM market economics by providing the industry’s most robust, comprehensive security information, event and compliance management solution at a 300% cost differential from other SIEM solutions on the market.

“In spite of great promise, the SIEM market can be characterized as all sizzle but no steak," said Jon Oltsik, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "Why? No one wants to invest 6 or 7 figure sums in a new and often confusing technology space. eIQnetworks is finally introducing some sanity into the SIEM market with affordable pricing and ‘services-free’ implementation. This is especially noteworthy because eIQ can match its high-priced competitors in its extensive security operations and compliance management capabilities. In this way, eIQ is sort of the ‘crazy Eddy’ of the SIEM market and CSOs evaluating SIEM platforms would be ‘insane’ if they didn't at least kick eIQ's tires."

What’s New in Enterprise Security Analyzer 2.1
ESA 2.1 adds more depth and breadth to its industry-leading portfolio of supported security solutions, while reducing total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) for enterprise customers. Key attributes include:

• Most Comprehensive SIEM Solution: ESA delivers unparalleled and simplified security operations and compliance management with centralized log management, topology based threat visualization, real time event monitoring, correlated alerting, reporting, and forensics.

• Best TCO: Total cost of ownership in implementing ESA is less than 15% of annual security management budget.

• Expanded Support: For e-eye Retina & ISS vulnerability scanners, Cisco CSA, NetFlow & C-Flow.

• Simplicity: Easy to setup and configure, does not require additional professional services. Install and begin using ESA in less than 1 hour.

• Scalability: Multi-tiered architecture scales to meet largest enterprise needs.
  

For more product details and technical specifications on Enterprise Security Analyzer 2.1, please visit www.eIQnetworks.com

Pricing and Availability
eIQnetworks’ Enterprise Security Analyzer is available immediately. Pricing for ESA starts at $7,995, which includes license for 5 devices and 5 hosts (Windows, Linux or UNIX). A 50 node enterprise deployment starts at around $25,000. A 100 node enterprise deployment starts at around $50,000.

About eIQnetworks
Founded in 2001, eIQnetworks is an award-winning provider of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions. eIQnetworks delivers the industry’s most comprehensive and cost-effective solutions for security professionals who require real-time security intelligence for identifying, understanding and pre-empting hacker and virus behavior and security threats, all while meeting stringent federal compliance requirements. The Company’s products are used in more than 50 countries around the world and are currently deployed in over 1000 companies and government agencies, including Casio, Hess, Sprint, Avaya, MCI, Malaysia Telecom, Fujitsu, Unisys, Fiberlink, Boston.com, FCC, US Army, US Navy, Wachovia, Citibank, HP, ADP, Bertelsmann, UBS, KPMG and many more. eIQnetworks’ solutions are available worldwide through an extensive, global distributor network. For additional information, visit  www.eIQnetworks.com or call 1-877-LOGS R US.

eIQ Press Contact:
Mariah Torpey
Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
781-418-2404
eIQ@daviesmurphy.com

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