Expanded international sales, penetration of open systems markets, and an increased awareness of the need for data security all came together to produce a near-perfect year. 

Announcement marks a major step in company's strategy to automate log and compliance reporting for IBM Power Systems and other virtualized environments.

Enhancements include new dashboard views showing risk exposures, multi-step attack scenarios, risk metrics by network region, and granular control of access to sensitive risk information.

New database monitoring capability gives system managers a detailed level of insight for audit-friendly "proof" and real-time alerts.

Service provides security and active management for growing "bring-your-own-device" trend. 

The latest announcement strengthens IBM's offerings around advanced security analytics following acquisition of Q1 Labs and recent creation of IBM Security Systems Division. 

Latest version is bidirectional and supports a forward proxy solution that protects the identity of internal systems initiating file transfers. 

Release follows similar product for IBM i and marks major step in company's strategy to automate log and compliance reporting for virtualized environments.