ARMONK, N.Y., – 24 Aug 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new software to deliver greater security and compliance to thousands of laptops, PCs and servers globally — automating some of the most time-intensive IT tasks.
The new software, delivered through IBM’s recently closed BigFix acquisition, provides built-in intelligence that identifies all of a company’s PCs, laptops, servers, point-of-sale and virtualized devices–wherever they are–then flags when devices are not in compliance with corporate IT standards. Its single dashboard makes the proper fixes across 500,000 machines in minutes. Organizations can see, change, enforce and report on security policies and system configurations of all endpoint devices in real time – including those not continuously connected to the corporate network.
Securing the enterprise is a top priority to clients. Worldwide security software revenue is forecast to surpass $16.5 billion in 2010, an 11.3 percent increase from 2009 revenue of $14.8 billion, according to Gartner, Inc.
The general availability of new BigFix Unified Management Software Platform includes more than 200 customer- and partner-specific enhancements, most notably:
- Improved virtualization management: As companies increase the deployment of virtualized assets, having greater management of those assets is critical for security and compliance. A major competitive differentiator of the new BigFix platform is its display of all virtual and physical assets in a single view to help locate, manage and protect virtualized and physical systems.
- New role-based interface: The redesigned user interface now includes role-specific views so IT staff can view the status of IT assets according to key functional areas such as endpoint management, security, audit compliance, provisioning or IT operations. Having role-based views helps optimize workflows and simplify the IT staff’s experience.
“With these new user interface changes — particularly the ability to see all virtual and physical assets in a single place — our IT staff will continue to be able to deliver reliable, rapid, and superior quality of service to our organization,” said Mark Starry, director of IT infrastructure and security at Capital Region Health Care.
For more information on the BigFix software, visit www.bigfix.com, and for more information on IBM Security Solutions, visit https://www.ibm.com/security/.
*Source: IBM