Novell has entered the compliance market with Novell Audit 2. A set of tools for customers to monitor and audit user access and network events across the enterprise.

The selling point for Novell is that IT controls are an essential part of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, HIPAA and Basel II.

The software creates a centralized view of network events across multiple platforms and enterprise applications to simplify compliance audits and reports.

"Novell Audit has allowed Bank Mutual to automate time- and labor-intensive audit functions, as well as monitor and control our network to a degree not possible before, said Frank Green, vice president of network administration at Bank Mutual. "It has become a very important tool in our compliance efforts. We're looking forward to the additional features and functions of the new product."

New is the capability to filter and incorporate data from legacy systems without the need for custom programming. Customers can now integrate audit results into the pre-defined reports in Novell Identity Manager 3 and automate the documentation process, thus avoiding time- intensive, manual reviews.

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