Consul Positioned in 2005 Analyst Firm Security Information and Event Management Magic Quadrant; Evaluated on Viability, Service/Support, Features and Functionality, and Technology.

HERNDON, Va. -- Consul risk management, Inc., a renowned expert in enterprise security audit and compliance solutions, today announced that it has been positioned in the Challengers quadrant in Gartner Inc.'s 2H05 Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management(a). Evaluating software tools on their ability to satisfy the broadest and deepest requirements, the Gartner Magic Quadrant positions companies based on their vision and ability to execute.

Consul's flagship product InSight(TM) Security Manager (Consul InSight(TM)), enables security audit and compliance management by: viewing the activities of both "trusted" users and intruders; monitoring technologies, including security devices, applications, servers, operating systems; and incorporating the generation and enforcement of security policies. Consul InSight uses a patent-pending W7 (Who, did What, When, Where, Where from, Where to and on What) methodology to consolidate, normalize and analyze vast amounts of user and system activity, delivering instant alerts and reports on "who touched what" and how those actions may violate external regulations or internal security policies.

Consul InSight dramatically reduces the time, people and financial investment required to achieve compliance, and enables security best practices. Regulatory Compliance Management Modules for Consul InSight act like security auditors, delivering regulation-specific, out-of-the-box policy templates, a dashboard and dozens of reports specifically tailored for security auditing and management activities vital to compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations. In addition, a Security Event Module enables real-time event information correlation from hundreds of network and security devices and delivers a tactical dashboard view that enables IT professionals to quickly identify and act upon events that pose significant threats to the enterprise.

"We believe Gartner's recognition of Consul is further evidence of the tremendous momentum we have in defining the security audit and compliance market to include vital insider activity monitoring, regulatory compliance and real-time event correlation," said Joseph Sander, president and CEO of Consul risk management, Inc. "Consul's revenue and installed base size is on par with many of the leading point solution vendors. Conforming to security policy and ensuring regulatory compliance is a necessity for any enterprise. Consul InSight eases this mission for its 350+ customers who face a landslide of regulations, corporate governance initiatives, audits and security threats."

The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management, 2005 authored by Mark Nicolett and Amrit Williams, states: "The security information and event management (SIEM) market is driven by the customer need to have better real-time awareness of external and internal threats, the need for security data analysis and reporting, and the need to monitor systems and report on security policy compliance. The SEIM market is a fragmented one, in which no dominant vendor has emerged. Primary adopters of this technology tend to be large organizations with complex IT infrastructure and dedicated IT security staff. In 2004 and 2005, regulatory compliance has emerged as a strong driver for investment in SIEM technology.

Vendors in the Challengers quadrant have the potential to develop their products and grow their installed base but provide products with capabilities that are not a complete match for the most common requirement sets. Many Challengers are not as visible in competitive evaluations as are the leading vendors in Gartner's client or reference accounts that evaluate SIEM independently of the installed portfolio of products.

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About Consul risk management, Inc.

Consul risk management, Inc., a renowned expert in security audit and compliance solutions, delivers to the market The InSight Required(TM) for sound compliance, security event management, and identity and access management initiatives. With its roots as the premier provider of mainframe administration and audit products, Consul's enterprise solutions monitor, report and investigate both malicious and accidental violations of information use against external regulations and internal policies.

Consul has more than 350 customers in nearly two-dozen countries, including the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Fidelity Financial Services, Kroger, Wachovia, The New York Times, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Office Depot, Ford and many government agencies. Consul has dual headquarters in the United States and The Netherlands and is represented by 25 partners worldwide, including BMC Software. For additional information about Consul and its products, services and partners, please contact Consul at 1 800.258.5077 or +31 (0) 15.251.3333 (Worldwide), or at www.consul.com.

Consul InSight and InSight Security Manager are trademarks of Consul risk management, Inc.

(a) Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management, 2H05, by Mark Nicolett and Amrit Williams, June 6, 2005. Security Information and Event Management Challengers, 2H05, by Mark Nicolett and Amrit Williams.