FullArmor Announces FAZAM Auditing for MOM.

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2003

FAZAM Auditing for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) answers the

question, "who changed what and when?" for Active Directory security

and Group Policy Objects

FullArmor Corp., the leading provider of Group Policy management solutions, today announced FAZAM Auditing for MOM, to automate and simplify the auditing of changes to Group Policy (GP) environments. FAZAM Auditing provides real-time monitoring and reporting to minimize the risk of adverse impacts when changes are introduced into the IT environment.

Group Policy is a key component for corporations managing the security and configuration of their Windows 2000/XP environment. Improper changes of Group Policy can result in security breaches and unnecessary downtime. Auditing live changes helps organizations pass general audits and insures compliance with industry standard requirements such as HIPAA and GLBA.

FAZAM Auditing is strongly integrated with MOM's existing infrastructure so that administrators can begin monitoring their security immediately. All of the product administration, notification, response, and events are managed directly from the MOM MMC Console.

"FAZAM Auditing was created in response to customers demanding to know what is happening with the security in their live Active Directory environment," said Rich Farrell, chief executive officer at FullArmor. "The MOM integration provides a robust monitoring infrastructure that our customers are quickly adopting."

"Customers use Microsoft Operations Manager to manage many aspects of their Windows enterprises," said David Hamilton, director of the Management Business Group at Microsoft Corp. "We are excited that FullArmor's FAZAM Auditing will extend MOM's proactive monitoring capabilities to track changes made to the Group Policy environment."

FAZAM Auditing Benefits

    -- Changes to critical components of the Group Policy environment
       are immediately apparent.

    -- Immediate notification when specified Group Policy change
       events occur allows for a quicker response if remedial action
       is needed.

    -- Tracking Group Policy change events provides documentation of
       who changed what and when it was changed.

    -- Audit database provides a complete, historical record of Group
       Policy changes.

    -- Use of the Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) simplifies
       deployment and reduces training costs.

FAZAM Auditing Features

    -- Real-time Monitoring and Alerting on GP Environment Changes
       with notifications delivered through e-mail or pager.

    -- Rules-based Monitoring with over 100 pre-defined Alert rules
       for each GPO.

    -- Strong Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) Integration with
       custom alert processing rules and notification groups.

    -- Comprehensive Reporting

        - Detailed Reports linked to each Alert.

        - Queries using the Auditing Database present all activities
          that meet user-defined criteria.

        - Provides Pre and Post Change Values

About FullArmor

FullArmor Corporation, based in Boston, MA, is the leading provider of enterprise policy management software and services for distributed computing environments. Since 1994, FullArmor's mission has been to reduce TCO for enterprise customers through innovative policy management solutions. FullArmor customers include Boeing, Bank of America, Charles Schwab, Compaq, Dell, Federal Express, Lands' End, Royal Dutch/Shell, Wal-Mart, and Microsoft. FullArmor licenses its products and offers services to Fortune 1000 companies, software vendors and service providers around the world. For additional information please call [phone] or visit www.fullarmor.com.

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