Las Vegas, NV – May 1, 2006– eIQnetworks™, Inc. (www.eIQnetworks.com) today announced it is extending the capabilities of Enterprise Security Analyzer (ESA) beyond network devices and servers to encompass broader, business-critical and highly vulnerable enterprise applications such as messaging and databases. ESA2.5 is a feature-rich and cost effective Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution designed to help enterprise, government and MSSP customers protect their IT assets and meet stringent compliance regulations.

eIQnetworks is also extending support for Visa Payment Card Industry (PCI) Standard for CISP compliance requirements in ESA 2.5. With this new level of compliance support, eIQnetworks is enhancing its industry-unique approach of delivering both SEM and SIM functionality from within a single Security and Compliance Command Center application. CISP compliance is required of all merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit Visa cardholder data. The program applies to all payment channels, including retail, mail/telephone order and e-commerce. The sheer volume of integral details and complex processes necessary to achieve scrutinous PCI/CISP compliance requires customers to implement a well-integrated combination of both SEM and SIM capabilities inherent to ESA 2.5.

Babak Pasdar, Founder & CTO, of IGX Global, a leading information security MSSP, has standardized on ESA and had this to say about ESA 2.5:

“IGX Global manages the enterprise security and compliance requirements for global financial and retail organizations. In order to help our customers meet stringent IT security audit regulations, especially the impending mandatory PCI/CISP compliance requirement, we conducted a thorough evaluation of several SEM and SIM products across the entire industry. We concluded that the solution we select must have the functionality of both, but with a price point that makes security management reasonable and profitable. That’s why we decided to standardize on ESA. eIQnetworks truly understands the processes behind today’s compliance requirements and have developed a solution that combines essential functionality of both SEM and SIM into a single, comprehensive SIEM solution that offered better functionality at a considerable cost savings over their competitors. With eIQnetworks’ ESA, we are helping customers of all sizes get a firm grasp of their security posture and meet the tough compliance audit requirements they face.”

ESA redefines SIEM market economics with affordable pricing and 'services-free' implementation at a 300% TCO differential from other SIEM solutions on the market. For the first time in the industry, ESA allows customers of all sizes implement a comprehensive security and compliance management solution while staying within limited IT budgets and avoiding damaging fines and penalties that can result from non-compliance.

“Effective security management depends upon detecting real-time events, isolating problems, and monitoring trends over time. This is especially true with respect to regulatory compliance mandates that demand detailed reporting and audit trails," said Jon Oltsik, senior analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group. “At $100,000 to $150,000 just to get started, deploying SIEM solutions is cost prohibitive to most businesses. eIQ is one company that understands user requirements and budgetary constraints. It provides a one-stop-shop solution for compliance and does so without breaking the bank. I don't know many business executives who would pass up a highly-effective low TCO solution to their problems."

New enhancements in ESA 2.5 include:

• Security event analysis of messaging and database applications

• Asset Management for both servers and network devices

• User definable event classification

• Event/Alert Playback to visually view an intruder’s path

• More than 100 new security and audit reports, over 1,200 total reports

• Pre-configured, out-of-the-box reporting modules for PCI support for CISP Compliance

• Enhancements to SOX, GLBA, FISMA & HIPAA compliance modules

• Support for Cisco Aironet, Cisco Cat 500, Cisco NAC, ISS HIPS, Juniper ISG, Juniper SSG, and Harris Stat Vulnerability Scanner

Additionally, ESA 2.5 continues to deliver valuable benefits for customers that are rooted in the original, innovative architecture on which ESA is built. Such benefits 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 10-15% of annual security management budget.

• Simplicity: Easy to setup and configure; does not require costly professional services. Install and begin using ESA in less than one hour.

• Scalability: Multi-tiered architecture scales tens of thousands of events per second to meet largest enterprise needs.

Pricing and Availability
List pricing for ESA 2.5 is $7,995, which includes licensing for 5 devices and 5 hosts (Windows, Linux or UNIX). A 50 node enterprise deployment of ESA starts at around $25,000. A 100 node enterprise deployment starts at around $50,000.

About eIQnetworks
eIQnetworks, Inc. is an award-winning leading provider of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions. Security professionals worldwide rely on eIQ’s cost-effective software solutions to simplify heterogeneous security operations and compliance audit management. eIQ SIEM solutions and “Powered by eIQ” solutions seamlessly integrate log management, security event monitoring, correlation analysis, reporting and forensics analysis across network, server and application stacks. The Company’s products are deployed in over 1,800 enterprise, government and MSSP customers, including Casio, Hess, Sprint, Avaya, Celgene, BT, Malaysia Telecom, Singapore Telecom, Accenture, Fujitsu, Nuspire, Rack Space, Boston.com, FCC, US Army, US Navy, Wachovia, Citibank, UBS, KPMG and many more. eIQ products are sold worldwide through strategic OEM partners Fortinet, Secure Computing, NEC, Top Layer Networks, Mirapoint, IPolicy Networks, Astaro, NetContinuum, Intoto and a global network of distributors and resellers. For additional information, visit www.eIQnetworks.com.

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

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