Ecora and Kyocera Communication Systems Partner to Offer Leading Change and Configuration Management Solutions.PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Exclusive master partnership agreement to distribute Ecora software solutions in Japan Ecora, the leader in change and configuration management software solutions supporting IT control, compliance, and security, today announced the signing of an exclusive master partnership agreement with Kyocera Communication Systems (KCCS KCCS Kisan Credit Card Scheme (credit support to farmers; India) KCCS Kyocera Communication Systems Co. ), a leading provider of IT outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. solutions. Per the terms of the agreement, KCCS will be the exclusive distributor of Ecora's change and configuration management software solutions, including Enterprise Auditor and Patch Manager. "Regulatory compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). that focus on securing corporate, financial, and personal information, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, are driving customer demand in the U.S. and Japan for automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. solutions to cost-effectively secure their environments and sustain compliance," said Naoyuki Morita, president and representative director for KCCS. "A critical business need of our customers is reducing the time and costs of validating val·i·date tr.v. val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates 1. To declare or make legally valid. 2. To mark with an indication of official sanction. 3. security policy and regulatory compliance. Ecora's automated solutions eliminate the manual process of IT control reporting, change tracking, and patch management The installation of patches from a software vendor onto an organization's computers. Patching thousands of PCs and servers is a major issue. A patch should be applied to test machines first before deployment, and the testing environments must represent all the users' PCs with their unique providing a significant savings." KCCS provides a total security solution (consulting, training, operation, and services) to help organizations protect their IT infrastructures from both internal and external attacks and delivers automated technology solutions to cost-effectively address compliance requirements. With its partnership with Ecora, KCCS adds Ecora's Enterprise Auditor change and configuration management software and Ecora Patch Manager to its security solutions offering. "As a leading provider of network security solutions in Japan, we are excited about our partnership opportunities with KCCS," said Alex Bakman, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Ecora. "KCCS customers will greatly benefit from the operational savings and improved security that Ecora products provide--complimenting the KCCS total security offering. Ecora's change and configuration management solutions establish a foundation that solves critical IT security needs." Ecora Change and Configuration Management Proven in over 3,500 worldwide customer sites, Ecora's leading change and configuration management software solutions reduce the time and costs of IT configuration and change control, regulatory compliance, and system security. Easy to deploy and easy to use, Ecora optimizes customers' IT infrastructures and delivers an immediate return on investment. --Ecora Enterprise Auditor: a powerful, cross-platform change and configuration management software solution that automates the detailed reporting of thousand of configuration settings across business critical operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , applications, databases, and networking devices. Enterprise Auditor eliminates the manual process of generating reports to cost-effectively sustain regulatory compliance, monitor changes, improve system security, and maximize IT availability. --Ecora Patch Manager: an automated patch management solution providing users with a simultaneous, single-console, agent-less and agent-based deployment option to quickly scan, analyze, and patch servers, desktops, and laptops throughout unique computing computing - computer environments. Use Patch Manager's web-based Reporting Center to generate managerial and technical level reports that validate patch policy compliance. Pricing and Availability A Japanese version of Ecora Patch Manager will be available through KCCS at the end of May 2005. The Japanese version of Ecora Enterprise Auditor will be released in August 2005. For pricing of the Ecora software solutions in Japan, contact KCCS About Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd (KCCS) was established in 1995, providing hosting services, system integration and total IT outsourcing solutions to large enterprises throughout Japan. With a focus on five businesses: Business solution, IP Services, IT Platforms, Telecommunications Engineering Telecommunications Engineers or Telecom Engineers come in a variety of different types from basic circuit designers to strategic mass developments. A Telecom Engineer is responsible for designing and overseeing the installation of telecommunications equipment and facilities, such , and Management Consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects , KCCS provides high value-add services and solutions for numerous companies in the IT and network sector. The KCCS group has a worldwide employee base of about 1200. For more information on KCCS, visit www.kccs.co.jp About Ecora Proven in over 3,500 worldwide customer sites, Ecora's leading enterprise-wide change and configuration management software solutions are designed to reduce the time and costs associated with IT control, compliance, and security. By providing automated, centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. solutions to collect, analyze, and report on the most in-depth, multi-platform configuration information across enterprise operating systems, applications, databases, and networking devices, Ecora works to optimize optimize - optimisation IT environments and delivers an immediate return on investment. For more information about Ecora, visit www.ecora.com. |
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