You ready for Sarbanes 404? I am.

The coolest thing I know about is "sarbanes 404". Isn't it awesome? But what is it? I'll tell you...if you settle down.

Symark Software is by far the leading provider of UNIX and Linux security administration solutions. And they have announced something new. You know what it is? Its PowerBroker and PowerPassword-User Management Edition (UME) access control solutions that will fully support the new HP Integrity servers that are running the HP-UX 11i v3 operating system. What does all that mean? Well...besides "awesome", I'm going to tell you:

There were some security gaps in over 30 version of UNIX and Linux systems, but they have been addressed. By doing this, they have helped organizations safeguard proprietary information and comply with federal AND industry regulations!

Here's the breakdown of that though... Symark’s PowerBroker and PowerPassword-UME identity management and access control solutions combine best-of-breed functionality with ease-of-use to limit access to information and systems based on predefined policies and privileges. If that is technologically cool and radical, I don't know what is. And the best part is that PowerBroker protects the root account from both external and internal enemies. The root account is the most targeted, usually, so, this is good. But, also, the UME allows IT managers to deploy, centrally, modifdy and delete individual UNIT and Linux user accounts. That sure makes it easy. Right, Sarge? Just listen to Michelle Weiss, vice president of marketing, Business Critical Systems, HP, when she says, “Security is a top priority for enterprise customers." Listen to her...because she manes it, folks.

Want to know a little bit more about Symark? Well, they were founded in 1985. They are the leading provider of security administration solutions for heterogeneous IT environments. And, also, Symark PowerBroker® enables granular delegation of administrative privileges while restricting UNIX/Linux root account access. Pretty cool stuff, right? Wonderful!