Q1 Labs Announces QRadar 6.1: Converged Network and Security Management Disciplines...

Q1 Labs Announces QRadar 6.1: Converged Network and Security Management Disciplines Delivered in a Single Platform

Best of Breed Network and Security Monitoring for Log, Threat and
Compliance Management
WALTHAM, Mass.--(Business Wire)--Q1 Labs, a leading network security management company, today
unveiled QRadar(TM) 6.1, the latest version of its flagship product
which reinforces Q1 Labs' commitment to innovate across multiple
monitoring disciplines: Log Management, Security Event Management and
Network Behavior Analysis.

QRadar 6.1, delivers key features that enable both network and
security teams to effectively monitor their network within the same
management infrastructure. Coupled with the functionality included in
the release of QRadar SLIM (Simple Log and Information Management; see
release issued October 30, 2007), QRadar 6.1 provides several new
features and capabilities in the following key areas including:

-- New network flow searching capabilities for better network
behavior analysis and security forensics

-- Quality of Service monitoring for important network
applications like VoIP

-- Augmented host discovery and asset based alerting

-- Tamper proofing of all stored log, event and network flow data

Combining network and security monitoring capabilities serves a
growing need in the market. As noted in a recent Gartner report Select
the Right Monitoring and Fraud Detection Technology(1) "Network
security and operations products are different markets; however, we
see these markets converging in 2008 so that one product set will
provide a common network monitoring infrastructure for the NOC and the
SOC"

QRadar 6.1 - More Than Just Another SIEM and NBA Product

Today's converging enterprise requires access to critical network
and security data by both network and security operations teams.
QRadar offers best of breed network and security monitoring to meet
compliance and threat management drivers from a single platform.
Features unique to QRadar 6.1 include:

-- Network Behavior Analysis with a simple, flexible flow viewer
that provides complete, enterprise network visibility.

-- Robust Log Management architecture combined with analysis that
can monitor the network and intelligently alert on the state
of new threats, users, and hosts/assets in the network

-- SIEM with extensive monitoring inputs and analysis
capabilities that allow customers to converge the monitoring
of their network and security infrastructures

"QRadar was the first product to seamlessly combine NBA and SIEM
functionality - something that many of our competitors are now
attempting to achieve through technology partnerships or first-step
technology integrations," said Tom Turner, VP of Marketing and Product
Management for Q1 Labs. "QRadar 6.1 further solidifies our technology
lead and provides another step forward in helping the converging
infrastructure roll-out leading threat management and compliance
management practices."

Pricing and Availability

QRadar 6.1 is available now. Upgrade to QRadar 6.1 is available
for free to existing QRadar customers. Pricing starts at $39,900.

About QRadar

QRadar goes beyond traditional security information/event
management (SIEM) products or network behavior analysis (NBA) products
to create a command-and-control center that can monitor, analyze, and
remediate threats. QRadar combines, analyzes and manages an unequalled
set of surveillance data--network behavior, security events,
vulnerability profiles and threat information--to empower enterprises
to manage business operations on their networks efficiently from a
single console. More information about QRadar is available at:
http://www.q1labs.com/products/.

About Q1 Labs

Commanding a unique position at the nexus of security and
networking, Q1 Labs is redefining network security management. Q1
Labs' flagship product, QRadar, integrates previously disparate
network and security functions into one solution. This convergence
ties the impact of security threats directly to specific business
assets and services, reduces acquisition and operation costs, and
increases accuracy. Q1 Labs' installed customer base ranges from
government agencies and financial institutions to universities and
healthcare providers. Please visit http://www.q1labs.com/company/ or
call (781) 250-5800 for more information.

(1) Gartner, Inc. "Select the Right Monitoring and Fraud Detection
Technology" by Mark Nicolett et al, June 28, 2007

(C) 2007 Q1 Labs Inc. Q1 Labs, the Q1 logo, QRadar and the QRadar
logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Q1 Labs Inc. All other
trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective
owners. All rights reserved.

Q1 Labs Inc.
Tom Turner, 781-250-5840
tom.turner@q1labs.com
or
PerkettPR for Q1 Labs Inc.
Christine Major, 603-664-3075
Q1Labs@perkettpr.com

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