The IT security compliance burden on organizations is eased by new features.

Blue Lance, Inc. announced the availability of LT Auditor+ 9 for Windows Service Pack 1, allowing organizations to deploy LT Auditor+ 9 with the latest updates. With numerous feature additions, the SP1 release is expected to continue the rapid adoption of LT Auditor+ 9 into Microsoft Windows® environments.

LT Auditor+ 9 SP1 sports several improvements in addition to the new features from previous updates. These improvements include new Windows and NetWare cross-platform reporting, an Agent Status monitoring utility and additional report filter support, which will improve users abilities to easily manage the tasks involved in monitoring and documenting activity on Windows file systems, USB storage devices, Active Directory® and Group Policy.

"Maintaining security compliance in today's regulatory landscape is a daunting and expensive task," said Umesh Verma, Chief Executive Officer at Blue Lance. "Organizations realize immediate value in the ability to easily automate and rapidly document and verify changes to their IT security controls with LT Auditor+. Blue Lance is committed to delivering IT security compliance solutions that provide clear, concise, actionable intelligence, while saving organizations precious time and money in the process."

LT Auditor+ 9 SP1 is available for download to its customers from the Blue Lance web site (http://www.bluelance.com ). Evaluation versions may be requested via the web site or by calling Blue Lance.

Founded in 1985, Blue Lance, Inc. is a leading developer of software solutions that satisfy IT security compliance requirements for ensuring the privacy, confidentiality and security of information assets (GLBA, SOX, HIPAA, FISMA, etc). Blue Lance's products quickly identify insider threat by monitoring and assessing user and administrative security changes in Windows, NetWare and eDirectory environments. Blue Lance's flagship product, LT Auditor+, is used to secure the assets of the world's largest corporations, banks, government agencies, educational and healthcare institutions.