IBM has announced introducing several bundles to its
line-up of compliance software designed to address what IBM sees as
one of the top areas for IT investment in 2004.
IBM has been expanding its customised hardware, software and
services offerings to create tailored bundles for specific
compliance problems, such as data archiving, organisation and
monitoring.
The company has released a content monitoring and retention
tool, and updated a Lotus-based reporting system released last
year. It also announced the IBM Tivoli Security Compliance Manager,
due in May, which will scan servers and PCs automatically to
evaluate the systems' compliance with company security
policies.
The second version of IBM's Lotus Workplace for Business
Controls and Reporting system includes updates to reflect the
latest regulatory changes, and expands the software's audit-trail
creation tools, allowing better tracking of changes to documents
and other corporate data.
It also adds support for IBM's AIX operating system, and for
additional languages. Previously only available in English, the
system can now be used in Japanese, French, German, Italian,
Spanish and Chinese. It is priced at $1,150 per user and sold in
100-user packs.
Stacy Cowley writes for IDG News Service
