Prism Microsystems, announced not long ago a new strategic partnership with Type80, the industry leader in mainframe based intrusion detection and security event notification. This partnership was formed as a repsponse to growing need for log management for mainframe environments running IBM's z/OS. This partnership will help large companies integrate log data generated by mainframes with other distributed systems for enterprise-wide centralized log monitoring, analysis and reporting, by joining together best-of-breed technologies.

    Steve Lafferty, VP of Marketing, Prism Microsystems Inc, said: "Our partnership with Type80 allows our customers to benefit from a real-time view of critical mainframe log data that is correlated with data from other sources across the organization for complete security and operational visibility. This integrated approach provides large companies with unparalleled coverage that extends from the mainframe to the application level and provides staff with convenient centralized access to all log data, without the need for system specific technical expertise."

    The mainframe systems are increasingly hosting a number of web-based applications and are accessible by various network services. For most of the large organizations, the mainframe remains a platform of choice for business-critical applications that process and maintain large volumes of sensitive information. Mixed with an alarming increase in unauthorized intrusions, increasing compliance regulations and the growing industry focus on data security, companies must align their existing mainframe environments with an overall Log Management solution to allow them to quickly respond to mainframe-based security violations and other compliance and system based events.\

    Both companies extend end-to-end business visibility to enterprises running IBM z/OS Mainframes with their coupled functions. Type80 agents collect mainframe SMF, console and write-to-operator messages while EventTracker agents collect all log information from other sources including Windows, Unix/Linux, Solaris BSM, SNMP devices and software applications. This information is sent to the EventTracker console in real-time where it is tested and made available for review and reporting. EventTracker is created to be an easy to deploy, scalable solution that automates the central consolidation, analysis and reporting of log data and offers tracking functions for all system and user activity. With Type80's support, this capability is now extended to the Mainframe as well. Prism Microsystems, Inc. was formed in 1999 and is a privately held corporation with headquarters in the Baltimore-Washington high tech corridor. The company delivers business-critical solutions to consolidate, correlate and detect changes that could impact the performance, availability and security of a company's IT infrastructure.

For more information visit http://www.eventLogManager.com.