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Latest Version of SoftTree DB Audit Expert with New Database Security Management Features Unveiled

(Nov 15, 2007)-- SoftTree Technologies, provider of management and administration solutions for SQL,  announced version 4.0 of its DB Audit Expert product. The release of Version 4.0 introduces new discovery, security management and behavior analysis features, representing the company?s entrance into the database security market. The first of several planned major feature enhancements, DB Audit version 4.0 combines auto-discovery of PII, PCI and PHI data, security administration, behavioral anomaly detection, auditing and compliance reporting to help organizations reduce risk and enhance compliance.

The integrated suite builds upon the company?s flagship database auditing and compliance solution, which has been widely adopted by organizations of all sizes around the world to ensure that they meet or exceed regulatory compliance requirements.

As with prior releases, version 4.0 was designed in partnership with several enterprise customers. V4.0 delivers a pragmatic set of security and auditing capabilities, empowering organizations with diverse database environments with an easy-to-use tool for identifying the presence of personally identifiable information, determining all direct and indirect access to the data, isolating database security gaps, enforcing security policies and reporting as to the organization?s state of regulatory compliance . ?Our installed base of customers has been a fantastic partner in our ability to delivering market-leading value,? said Dmitriy Evinshteyn, chief technology officer at SoftTree Technologies. They have helped us eliminate marketing hyperbole and focus on delivering the functionality that is truly necessary for them to do their jobs more efficiently,? said Evinshteyn. With v4.0, SoftTree extends its already compelling value leadership position, providing a comprehensive solution for companies using multiple database systems to meet internal and external audit standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA, HIPAA, BASEL II and The USA Patriot Act.

DB Audit Expert v4.0 strengthens the products already compelling auditing and compliance functions including:

* Monitoring of regular and back-door access
* Auditing and continuous compliance
* Centralized auditing control of multiple database systems
* Real-time Performance monitoring and diagnostics
* Real-time email alerting
* Regulatory Compliance reporting

Key new features provided in DB Audit Expert v4.0 include:

* Full support for MySQL server auditing for versions 4.2 and later on Linux and Windows platforms.
* Support for MySQL-based Central Audit Repositories.
* New tools for discovering hidden PII, PCI and banking data stored in databases, including both encrypted and unencrypted data.
* New database security management tools for managing database logons, users, roles, groups, profiles and permissions.
* New tools for finding security gaps and exploring effective security settings. Can be used to find all direct and indirect access to the data, including access path via role and group memberships, aliases, database views, using directly granted permissions or public or global permissions.
* 18 new reports for monitoring and analyzing user behavior patterns and anomalies.
* New statistical reports for logon and user activities.
* Support for Crystal Reports and other external reporting tools.
* Automated scheduling and delivery of reports via HTML or ZIP email attachments.
* New capacity planning tools for both local audit trail and central audit repositories.
* Significant usability improvements in DB Audit graphical and web-based interfaces.

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