HOUSTON, TX - (February 15, 2005) - BMC Software, Inc. [NYSE: BMC], a leading provider of enterprise management solutions, and Consul risk management, Inc., a renowned expert in audit and compliance, today announced the global success of their partnership in delivering effective audit and compliance identity management solutions. Since partnering in May of 2004, BMC Software and Consul risk management have provided numerous global customers with InSight for CONTROL-SA by Consul. The combined solution offers customers industry-leading security audit and compliance functions. By integrating the functionality of BMC Software’s CONTROL-SA provisioning suite with Consul risk management’s InSight security management solution, the combined solutions offer customers a unique value with the capability to provision and monitor user activity against business and regulatory policies.
BMC Software and Consul risk management will be demonstrating their solutions at the RSA Conference Feb 14 - 18 at booths #1316 and #1311, respectively.
"BMC’s industry-leading provisioning tool, CONTROL-SA, combined with the proven audit and compliance capabilities of Consul’s Insight Security Management product, provide a high quality solution with the necessary capabilities to help AEGON Canada strengthen the connection between identity and policy management," said Brian McPhedran, assistant vice president, IT Risk Management, AEGON Canada. "The quality of control, centralized nature of the product’s interface and competitive price distinguished BMC’s Insight for CONTROL-SA by Consul from the competition making it the right solution for AEGON Canada."
With the growing prevalence of compliance mandates such as Sarbanes-Oxley and Basel II, customers from the financial, healthcare, telecom and retail industries have turned to InSight for CONTROL-SA by Consul to implement systems capable of auditing, tracking, investigating and reporting user behavior. BMC Software’s integrated audit and compliance solution is not only helping customers enforce their internal identity management policies, but also create and execute their regulatory compliance strategies.
"Customers are demanding comprehensive identity management solutions with effective audit and compliance capabilities. Leveraging the mandatory access controls through CONTROL-SA driven provisioning and the audit and compliance capabilities of InSight for CONTROL-SA by Consul, BMC and Consul offer customers a thorough identity management solution," said Somesh Singh, vice president and general manager Identity Management Business Unit, BMC Software. "Customers realize the power of our combined solution, and we are pleased to have InSight for CONTROL-SA by Consul as a part of our growing Identity Management portfolio."
"Audit and compliance management technology adds an essential element to identity management deployments that organizations are demanding," said Joseph Sander, CEO of Consul risk management. "Partnering with BMC has allowed Consul to enjoy rapid adoption of its technology among a broad and established audience of identity management customers. We look forward to continued success with BMC as we further develop our joint product line."
InSight for CONTROL-SA by Consul also adds to BMC Software's Business Service Management (BSM) identity management offerings, which enable customers to manage IT from a business perspective. Identity management links people to processes and infrastructure in a Business Service Management environment. The combined solution strengthens management of identities and policies providing customers enhanced information security through comprehensive monitoring and reporting of user access privileges to critical systems and information protected by mandatory compliance regulations.
InSight for CONTROL-SA by Consul is a BMC Software MarketZone Direct partner product. Under the terms of the agreement, BMC Software resells the combined solution through its worldwide sales organization and provides the first level of support to customers.
Recently named identity management "Product of the Year" by Information Security Magazine, BMC Software’s CONTROL-SA Identity Management solutions are used to manage the security needs of more than 11 million users at more than 450 locations worldwide. In addition to BMC Software’s partnership with Consul risk management, with the completion of the acquisition of directory services provider, Calendra, and the partnership with web access management provider, Passlogix, BMC Software continues to expand the Company’s identity management product portfolio to deliver customers a more comprehensive identity management solution.
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