Configuresoft to Deliver Advanced CCDB Collection, Compliance Analysis and Remediation Based on Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- SQL Server 2005 Enhances Value for Enterprise Configuration Manager's Security, Compliance and Operational Capabilities

Configuresoft, an innovator in systems management technology and the creator of the enterprise compliance management market, today announced that it is working with Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 Community Technology Previews to enhance its flagship product, Enterprise Configuration Manager (ECM), a comprehensive configuration database (CCDB) remediation solution necessary to ensure secure and compliant networks. As a next-generation data management and analysis software, SQL Server 2005 will deliver increased scalability, availability and security to enterprise data and analytical applications while making them easier to create, deploy and manage. ECM's CCDB is built on SQL Server and leverages SQL Server Reporting Services (SRS) to deliver advanced information about security, compliance and operations including drill down remediation support within the tool's graphical charts.

Configuresoft will be demonstrating ECM at Booth 609 at the Microsoft TechEd show in Orlando, FL from June 5 - 10.

"SQL Server 2005 is the foundation for data storage and reporting, while Configuresoft's ECM provides configuration and compliance management to enable information workers to easily access, produce and deliver data that their company needs to make more informed decisions," said Lucho Torres, group product manager of SQL Server at Microsoft. "In addition, combining these products creates a compliant management solution without sacrificing application availability, security or reliability."

"Microsoft continues to deliver improved functionality and performance on which advanced systems management solutions like Configuresoft's Enterprise Configuration Manager and Policy & Compliance Toolkits are supported," said Alexander Goldstein, CEO at Configuresoft. "SQL Sever provides the foundation for enterprise-level reporting in today's complex business environments. Configuresoft's Comprehensive Configuration Database (CCDB) leverages SQL Server 2005 to create a highly scalable solution that addresses critical challenges."

Implementing a CCDB policy management approach enables IT managers to make informed policy decisions rather than creating and distributing policies "in the dark" based on the system state that they think exists. This information-based, proactive approach bridges the gap between IT operations issues (e.g., performance, expansion, mobility), and IT security concerns (e.g., rogue applications, open accounts, unprotected assets).

Goldstein added "Moreover, with the current emphasis on compliance, and the need to establish a continuous state of risk assurance throughout the enterprise, we are building upon new releases of these important technologies. This will continue to strengthen our strategic partnerships through the Rapid Security Configuration Assessment (RSCA) program, which is designed to quickly help organizations understand their current security and compliance state."

About Enterprise Configuration Manager

ECM centralizes and automates the tasks of monitoring, managing and auditing the hardware and software configurations deployed in large enterprise networks or Web server farms. By standardizing server and client configurations, ECM ensures operational compliance to regulatory, industry and corporate standards throughout a computing infrastructure. Sustained by the industry's most proven scalable architecture, ECM collects detailed critical configuration data from every Windows, Unix Solaris and Red Hat Linux server and workstation on the network--storing that information in a centralized SQL database for immediate access, analysis and reporting. ECM enforces security policies by automatically resetting configurations to their pre-defined standards when an unauthorized change (or deviation) occurs. These powerful capabilities help IT organizations keep their critical systems properly configured, while ensuring security compliance with regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, GLBA, Sarbanes-Oxley and FISMA.

About Configuresoft

Configuresoft is an innovator in systems management technology, serving eight of the 25 world's largest computing environments. Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the Company offers enterprise configuration, policy compliance and remediation products that span both operations and IT security. At a time in which organizations must maintain a continuous state of audit throughout their infrastructure, Configuresoft ensures these environments conform to any desired or mandated state. To contact Configuresoft, call 719.447.4600, visit us on the Web at www.configuresoft.com or write to [e-mail].

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