IBM Delivers New Software to Help Clients Adopt Smarter Security and Compliance Management

August 26, 2010 · Filed Under Software News · Comment 

The BigFix platform now displays all virtual and physical assets — PCs, laptops, servers, point-of-sale and virtualized devices — in a single place

IBM 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: Read more

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