The software made for audit logging will help simplify security, storage and analysis. The program will tightly integrate with CrossTec's security information and event management (SIEM) software solution Activeworx Security Center. It will boast compression in excess of 25:1, incredible search speeds, and the ability to log huge amounts of security events.

Because of the variety of log formats and the ever-growing volume of logs generated, organizations need a log storage solution that can support the timely collection of large log volumes. Activeworx, which includes over 250 compliance reports out-of-the-box will now be able to search and report on massive amounts of historical data stored in ActiveLogger.

MD5 checksums are being verified for increased security. The benchmarks show exceeding over 50,000 events per second (EPS) using 32 or 64 bit Windows machines.eff Dell, Activeworx Chief Developer, stated: "One of the major benefits of the Activeworx Audit Logger is its speed of recording and searching data. Because of the tight integration with Activeworx Security Center, users may need to store just a fraction of their data into ASC and the rest in the logger. This means users won't have to sift through all the hay just to find the needle"

Some of Activeworx Audit Logger key features:

- Comprehensive audit logging - with optimized search and analysis capabilities for your entire infrastructure.
- Meet regulatory compliance - with forensically sound collection and retention of all security events on your network for years, including automatic log rotation and integrity checksums.
- Fully integrated SIEM - simply send any archived audit logs into the ASC Event Framework for deeper forensic analysis of a specific incident, even if that incident occurred years ago.
- Distributed and scalable - Easily create log aggregation points at as many locations as necessary to minimize bandwidth consumption, increase security, and optimize performance.
- ASC's Audit Logger is a true enterprise solution that is not tied down to one appliance or a relational database. You can log tens of thousands of events at as many locations as necessary without exponentially increasing cost or resources.
- IT administrators and helpdesk management will gain direct visibility into system, network and application health while improving network and system troubleshooting activities.

ActiveLogger is scheduled for release in May of 2007 and will list for under $50,000. The flagship product, Activeworx Security Center (ASC), is a cost-effective security information and event management (SIEM) software solution that provides real-time security device log monitoring with correlated alerts, management and compliance reports, log data storage, and tools for advanced, in-depth forensic analysis. For more information visit www.crosstecsecurity.com.