Ipswitch, Inc. Receives Security Industry's Global Excellence Award for WhatsUp Log Management Suite in Compliance

Online, March 13, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Ipswitch, Inc.'s Network Management Division announced today that Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named the WhatsUp Log Management Suite a winner of the 2012 Global Excellence Awards in Compliance. The security industry celebrated its 8th Annual 2012 Global Excellence Awards in San Francisco by honoring excellence in every facet of the industry including products, people behind the successes and best companies.

More than 50 judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around the world participated and their average scores determined the 2012 Global Excellence Awards Finalists and Winners. Winners were announced during the awards dinner and presentation on February 29, 2012 in San Francisco attended by the finalists, judges and industry peers.

WhatsUp Log Management automatically archives, analyzes, monitors, and reports on Syslog, Windows event logs, or W3C logs generated by various servers, load balancers, firewalls, routers, and other network appliances. This pioneering solution is an easy to use, comprehensive, and highly-customizable security and compliance solution for networks of all sizes.

For maximum flexibility, collected log data can be stored centrally in a database for consolidated reporting, as well as secured and compressed in accordance with FIPS 140-2 cryptographic standards to prevent tampering and to safeguard the chain of custody. WhatsUp Log Management provides over fifty pre-packaged reports organized under government and industry regulations, such as HIPAA, SOX, FISMA, NISPOM, FERPA, and NERC CIP. IT managers can quickly select the reports necessary for their individual business needs. Finally, administrators can choose from over one-hundred predefined alarms in numerous categories to monitor critical network assets, receiving alerts when those alarms are tripped via a variety of notification methods.

"Info Security Products Guide's recognition of the WhatsUp Log Management Suite further validates our product as best-in-class and ahead of the curve in compliance," stated Andy Milford, Vice President of Business Intelligence Products at Ipswitch Network Management Division. "With the WhatsUp Log Management Suite, businesses of all sizes can respond faster to network outages or security threats; reduce risks and liabilities; save time by automating the process of collecting, storing and archiving log files; and protect key assets in a cost-effective manner. This industry honor is the greatest endorsement to the fact that WhatsUp Log Management Suite is a highly robust and modular solution when it comes to the best-of-the-best products that can provide the highest security in Compliance."

About Info Security Products Guide
Info Security Products Guide sponsors leading conferences and expos worldwide and plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow's technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and market research that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com and stay secured.

About the Network Management Division of Ipswitch, Inc.

The Network Management Division of Ipswitch, Inc. is the developer of the WhatsUp Gold suite of innovative IT management software. WhatsUp Gold is deployed on over 100,000 networks worldwide and delivers comprehensive network, system, application and event log monitoring and management solutions for small and medium businesses and enterprises. The award winning solution supports a wide range of IT management tasks including automated discovery, mapping, real-time monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting and reporting.

Founded in 1991 and currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, Ipswitch, Inc. is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, and has offices in Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia and Madison, Wisconsin, as well as its European headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Ipswitch sells its products through distributors, resellers and OEMs worldwide.