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Idera Announces New Version of Database Auditing and Compliance Solution for Microsoft SQL Server

(Oct 30, 2007)-- Idera, provider of management and administration solutions for Microsoft SQL Server, today announced the availability of SQL compliance manager version 3.0, its market leading SQL Server auditing and compliance solution. Version 3.0 adds a powerful dashboard with compliance scorecards ensuring that database administrators can quickly identify and remediate SQL Server compliance issues.

Designed in partnership with top auditing firms, SQL compliance manager helps companies ensure that SQL Server databases are in compliance with internal or external audit standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI, GLBA, HIPAA, BASEL II and The USA Patriot Act. SQL compliance manager was recently recognized as a 2006 Product of the Year by SearchSQLServer.com. Key features and benefits provided by SQL compliance manager include:

* ‘Instant on’ auditing - be up and running in 30 minutes or less
* Compliance dashboards and scorecards - provide ‘continuous compliance’ status
* Real-time alerting - enable rapid remediation
* Tamper-proof audit data repository - guarantees integrity of audit trail
* Comprehensive ‘out of the box’ compliance reporting - keeps managers and auditors happy
* Very low overhead data collection – keeps production systems performing well

“As a gaming institution, we are under strict regulatory compliance and are required to monitor changes made to our databases,” said Fred Fischer, IS Operations Manager, Ramada Express Hotels and Casinos. “SQL compliance manager does that and so much more. Not only does it help ensure compliance, it helps keep our systems more secure, and saves countless hours when troubleshooting problems that a particular change may have caused. I highly recommend SQL compliance manager for every administrator that wants to be aware of what’s happening on their systems or that is faced with auditing requirements.”

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