Halcyon Software, the global leader in systems management software, today announced an update to Authority Swapper, the access control tool for the IBM i. Authority Swapper allows IT managers to grant users different levels of authority, for temporary periods, to carry out specific tasks. It provides a visible forensic trace of user activity, which assists organizations in meeting security compliance rules. This latest release, v11, features a newly designed browser-based user interface with intuitive graphics that make it easier for IT and compliance teams to see what users are doing on the system in real-time.

This new graphical user interface also provides a historical audit of activities, enabling audit staff to replay complete sequences of events at the press of a button, showing screens visited and actions carried out during any user session. Authority Swapper logs, records and stores every activity carried out during user sessions, all of which can be automatically exported to a secure, encrypted file for internal and external auditing purposes.

The team behind Halcyon Software’s latest version of Authority Swapper has developed the user interface from the ground up to be easy to use. The browser-based interface enables audit staff to login 24/7 from any web-enabled location around the world via a laptop, tablet or smartphone enabling an instant response to any unauthorized user activity. With point and click configuration, it allows staff to access multiple IBM i systems using drop-down menus without having to manually login to each one individually.

“This latest release of Authority Swapper makes it easier than ever before for compliance teams to audit user activities as it totally eliminates the need for audit staff to have expert knowledge of the commands and language used by the IBM i system,” Commented Carole Chandler, Sales and Marketing Director of Halcyon Software. “We are committed to simplifying the security and system monitoring process and this new version will enable a wide range of organizations, such as banks, insurance companies and the gaming industry, to meet their compliance obligations.”

Authority Swapper v11 is available as a stand-alone product for all organizations using the IBM i and existing Authority Swapper customers can upgrade free of charge. It can also be cost-effectively integrated into all of Halcyon Software’s market-leading monitoring suites for IBM i systems.

For additional information on Authority Swapper V11, visit http://www.halcyonsoftware.com/as.

About Halcyon Software

Halcyon Software is a global leader in multi-platform systems management solutions that reduce the complexity and cost of monitoring critical business systems, core applications and processes. They help companies prevent business disruption, increase the efficiency of their IT services and save costs.  In most cases, Halcyon’s solutions increase IT efficiency by 30 – 40 percent, delivering significant savings and a rapid return on investment – often in less than six months.

Halcyon achieves this in three ways:

Monitoring: Halcyon’s monitoring software keeps a vigilant watch on the most critical IT systems and core applications on which business depends. IT administrators receive early warnings of any potential problems or ‘bottlenecks’ before they affect the organization.

Automating: Halcyon enables IT teams to set up ‘self–corrective actions’ to issues or problems to ensure that they never impact the business again.  IT teams can also automate regular tasks, checks or jobs which would normally be undertaken manually. This frees up valuable resources, saves costs and helps to eliminate human error. 

Reporting: Halcyon’s cloud-based reporting solution proves to management that the IT team is achieving the service levels demanded by the business or flags any issues so they can be quickly resolved. 

Halcyon’s products support IBM Power Systems servers running IBM i, AIX, Linux and Windows. With regional offices in the United States, Australia and UK, Halcyon also has a network of partners and distributors supporting territories world-wide. For further information, please visit www.halcyonsoftware.com