Policy Minder is a security policy compliance management tool for i5/OS and OS/400 that helps companies stay in compliance with their own security policies. The need for a practical implementation of security policy that governs data security has become a large issue for most corporations. SkyView Policy Minder is a tool that replaces what has been a largely manual process normally deployed to solve the issue of security compliance management on the System i.

DataThread is a premiere database and system audit tool that dynamically monitors activity which is of internal or regulatory compliance significance, while discarding millions of normal routine transactions, the company says.

The integration of Policy Minder and DataThread will enable a 360-degree view of the System i with active, real-time enforcement of corporate and regulatory policy at the most granular level possible, the companies said. It will provide proactive detection, capture, and correction. Several integration points have already been established and can be implemented out of the box.

"Government regulations and standards from Sarbanes Oxley to VISA PCI to ISO 270001 have focused a lot of light on the issue of adherence to corporate security policy standards, and auditors want to know what your policy is and how you have implemented it on platforms like the System i," said Carol Woodbury, president of SkyView Partners Inc. "We are pleased to add DataThread from Innovatum to our policy enforcement capabilities. As a proven product and company, this new partnership will allow for greater levels of policy enforcement within the organization."

"The System i has some of the best capabilities for compliance and audit; but the organization must activate the appropriate settings and security levels," said Ardi Batmanghelidj, president of Innovatum. "Carol Woodbury is a preeminent security expert who has simplified this process to a manageable level and automated the activity with Policy Minder," he said. "We are delighted to be working with the folks at SkyView to provide the System i community with a complete compliance and audit solution.

About SkyView Partners Inc.

Led by Carol Woodbury, former chief OS/400 security architect for the IBM System i product line, SkyView Partners is a security software and consulting firm working with IBM System i , iSeries, and AS/400 customers and Business Partners. SkyView Partners provides security policy management and risk assessment products and security analysis products and remediation services, that assist with the development of sound security practices for the i5/OS (OS/400) platform.

About Innovatum, Inc.

Innovatum is a software development and IT consulting firm that delivers world-class professional services and enterprise software products to pharmaceutical firms, medical device manufacturers and companies in other regulated industries. Their software and services are designed to meet the needs of the world's most demanding customers.

SkyView Partners is dedicated to providing software to help you solve your security compliance and policy issues. SkyView Partners was founded by John Vanderwall and Carol Woodbury. Prior to forming the partnership with Woodbury to focus on developing a security practice, Vanderwall most recently spent several years as a founder of the software division of an AS/400 security firm and served as vice president of sales and marketing. Woodbury worked for 16 years with IBM in Rochester, Minn., and served for more than 10 years as the AS/400 Security Architect and Chief Engineering Manager of Security Technology for IBM's Enterprise Server Group. During this time, Woodbury provided security architecture and design consultations with IBM Business Partners and large AS/400 customers. She is known worldwide as an author and speaker on security technology, specializing in i5/OS and IBM i security issues. Woodbury has published her third book, IBM i and i5/OS Security & Compliance: A Practical Guide from 29th Street Press, has written numerous articles on security, and is a contributing author on security for MCPress Online and other IBM midrange publishers.

Find out whether your system's security configuration is in compliance with your security policies with SkyView Policy Minder. Find out your system's vulnerabilities lie, receive an explanation of the issues and suggestions on where to start with SkyView Risk Assessor. Generate the audit reports you need for security and compliance without having to understand the complexities of the IBM i audit journal with SkyView Audit Journal Reporter . Let SkyView Partners' Support Team install and configure SkyView products and schedule your automated security compliance reports through the SkyView IBM i Security Compliance Solution.