CONSUL RISK MANAGEMENT UNVEILS CONSUL/ZLOCK.

CONSUL risk management, an IT security software provider specializing in audit and administration tools for enterprise-wide security management, has announced the availability of Consul/zLock, the latest release in the zSecure Pro Suite. Consul/zLock ensures compliance to mainframe security policy and procedures by preempting command violations, thereby increasing control and decreasing security risks. Consul/zLock integrates with other Consul/zAdmin software for the administration of RACF.

Consul/zLock employs innovative, patent-pending technology to protect the RACF mainframe environment by enabling greater control over RACF commands and preventing non-compliant commands from being executed. Mainframe administrators are able to take a proactive stance towards security because Consul/zLock preempts security errors by residing between the user and RACF, verifying all commands against a company's security policies and procedures. In addition, Consul/zLock can generate real-time alerts if certain types of RACF commands are issued, helping to prevent system outages caused by incorrect RACF commands. Consul/zLock tightens mainframe security and increases ROI by:

   Reducing the risk of security breaches; Reducing database pollution and the
   need and time required for; RACF clean-up and audits; and Enhancing RACF
   functionality

"We wanted to decentralize our user administration management, but still keep control over who had access to the mainframe environment," said Gerd Henne, Head of ZOS Operations, Deutsche Boerse Systems AG. "Using Consul/zLock, we are able to define the IT rules for the RACF profiles of the decentralized administration. Because Consul/zLock enables us to design and implement our IT security policy without additional system programmers, we are able to enforce our IT policies and still lower central IT costs."

"Effective security is the result of a steady layering of security policy, protocol and technology, to build a security web that protects the corporation from within and without," stated Koen Bouwers, CEO of CONSUL risk management. "Consul/zLock provides an additional layer of security to our customers in financial, commercial, healthcare and other industries where the mainframe is a critical business tool."

Consul/zLock is available immediately.