GFI EventsManager 8.1 released - July 03, 2008 - GFI announces the release of a new build of GFI EventsManagerTM. In the latest version, 8.1, the level of alerting when key events or intrusions are detected on the network has been expanded through support for SNMPv2 traps alerting. Read More
Networking & Security
Event Monitoring, Management and Archiving
- 1-9 Nodes for Servers - $220.00 per node
- 10-24 Nodes for Workstations - $22.00 per node
Event Monitoring, Management and Archiving Made Easy
The enormous volume of system events generated daily is a valuable source of information for organizations. It will help you to meet legal and compliance obligations and to address IT security risks. Growing threats to business continuity call for an approach that includes real-time monitoring of the network. You need the ability to analyze and report event data to meet stringent and ever more demanding legal and compliance obligations.
This is, however, an overwhelming task without the proper tools. GFI EventsManager™ has thousands of customers for whom we ease the burden and simplifying the complexity of events management, archiving and reporting, and, we're competitively priced for your market.
GFI EventsManager is the solution you need to meet legal and regulatory compliance such as SOX, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. This award-winning software supports a wide range of event types such as W3C, Windows events, Syslog and in the latest version, SNMP traps generated by devices such as firewalls, routers and sensors as well as by custom devices.
Providing support for devices from the top 20 manufacturers as well as for custom devices, GFI EventsManager monitors an extended range of hardware products, reports on the health and operational status of each one and collects the information you need to know.
GFI EventsManager Helps Your Organization:
- Information System and Network Security: Detect intruders and security breaches
- Legal and Regulatory Compliance: An aid to meet regulatory compliance
- Monitor System Health: Proactively monitor your servers
- Forensic Investigation: A reference point when something goes wrong
Why use GFI EventsManager?
- Centralizes Syslog, W3C, Windows events and SNMP Traps generated by firewalls, servers, routers, switches, phone systems, PCs and more
- Increase network uptime and identify problems through real-time alerts
- Get fast and cost-effective monitoring and management of the entire network
- Enjoy SQL Server Auditing for SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008 and also MSDE & SQL Express
- We offer unrivaled event scanning performance scalable to over 6 million events per hour
- We are certified for Windows Server 2008; Supports Windows Vista
Features
Top Features
- Improved installation and usability
- Analysis of event logs including SNMP Traps, Windows Event logs, W3C logs and Syslog
- Real-time alerts, SNMPv2 traps alerting included
- View reports on key security information happening now
- Centralized event logging
Other Features
- Certified for Windows Server 2008; Supports Vista
- Deeper granular control of events
- Support for new devices
- SQL Server Auditing
- Translates cryptic windows events
- High performance scanning engine
- Collect events data distributed over a WAN into one central database
- Rule-based event log management
- Advanced event filtering features
- Event log scanning profiles
- Helps to comply with PCI DSS and other regulations
- Remove “noise” or trivial events that make up a large ratio of all security events
- Real-time 24 x 7 x 365 day monitoring and alerting
- Graphically monitor the status of GFI EventsManager and your network through the built-in status monitor
- Report scheduling and automated distribution via email
- Support for virtual environments
- …and more.
Screenshots
Product Tour / Webcast
GFI EventsManagerTM Presentation
Duration: 2:03
This presentation introduces GFI EventsManager and explains the importance of managing event logs on company networks.
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Product Details
GFI EventsManagerTM is licensed by the Node. All devices which generate a log are considered to be a Node. Workstation Nodes have a seperate, lower, price than other Nodes on the network. This lower price for the Workstation makes it more affordable for our customers to license GFI EventsManager workstation computers.
GFI EventsManager Pricing - For Servers and Network Devices
All prices shown are per Node and are exclusive of tax.
| Description | Main Price (inc. 1 year SMA) |
Additional Nodes | Version Upgrade (inc. 1 year SMA) |
SMA Renewal for 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-9 Nodes | $ 220.00 | $ 202.00 | $ 110.00 | $ 44.00 |
| 10-24 Nodes | $ 160.00 | $ 147.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 32.00 |
| 25-49 Nodes | $ 130.00 | $ 120.00 | $ 65.00 | $ 26.00 |
| 50-99 Nodes | $ 115.00 | $ 106.00 | $ 57.50 | $ 23.00 |
| 100-249 Nodes | $ 110.00 | $ 101.00 | $ 55.00 | $ 22.00 |
| 250-499 Nodes | $ 85.00 | $ 78.00 | $ 42.50 | $ 17.00 |
| 500-999 Nodes | $ 62.00 | $ 57.00 | $ 31.00 | $ 12.40 |
| 1000-2999 Nodes | $ 45.00 | $ 42.00 | $ 22.50 | $ 9.00 |
GFI EventsManager Pricing – For Windows Workstations
All prices shown are per Node and are exclusive of tax.
| Description | Main Price (inc. 1 year SMA) |
Additional Nodes | Version Upgrade (inc. 1 year SMA) |
SMA Renewal for 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-24 Nodes | $ 22.00 | $ 21.00 | $ 11.00 | $ 4.40 |
| 25-49 Nodes | $ 16.00 | $ 15.00 | $ 8.00 | $ 3.20 |
| 50-99 Nodes | $ 13.00 | $ 12.00 | $ 6.50 | $ 2.60 |
| 100-249 Nodes | $ 11.50 | $ 11.00 | $ 5.75 | $ 2.30 |
| 250-499 Nodes | $ 11.00 | $ 10.00 | $ 5.50 | $ 2.20 |
| 500-999 Nodes | $ 8.50 | $ 8.00 | $ 4.25 | $ 1.70 |
| 1000-2999 Nodes | $ 4.50 | $ 4.00 | $ 2.25 | $ 0.90 |
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Awards/Reviews
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GFI EventsManager receives a 5 Star PC WIN download center rating
-In a test review of GFI EventsManager™, the editorial team at PCWin, a software download site, gave the product a five-star award. - PCwin, March 2008
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Editor’s Choice
-In a comparative review in of log management products in WindowsIT Pro, the magazine gives GFI EventsManager™ 4.5 marks out of 5 for both its ease of implementation and ease of use. The reviewer recommends GFI EventsManager for anyone “whose log management needs are limited to Windows Events logs, syslog output and W3C log file information”. - Windows IT Pro, July 2007
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GFI EventsManager wins Redmond Magazine’s 2007 Readers' Choice Award
-GFI EventsManager™ has been recognized for excellence and awarded the 2007 Readers’ Choice Award in the Best Security Auditing Product category by Redmond Magazine. The 2007 Winner and Preferred Product awards are presented to vendors in 45 different product categories, ranging from anti-virus and network management to firewalls and backup utilities. - Redmond Magazine, April 2007
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An excellent tool
-In a review on firewall.cx, Alan Drury describes GFI EventsManager™ 7 as an excellent tool that will “make your life easier and help keep both you and your systems out of trouble” and rates it 9 of out 10. He said the product enables you to collect and archive event logs across an organisation, but “there’s so much more to it than that”. He highlights GFI EventsManager’s ability to run external scripts and adds that “customisation is one of the real keys to this product”. Although GFI EventsManager 7 may be a little on the slow side at startup, “this is a testimony to the fact that the product is doing a lot of work on your behalf and, to get the best from it, you really should give it a decent system to run on. The benefits you’ll gain will more than make up for the investment. Overall, this is an excellent tool that will.” - Firewall.cx, March 2007
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Nice package with clear business benefits
-GFI EventsManager™ “is a very nice package with clear business benefits” according to a review in ITpro.co.uk by Ian Murphy. Giving the product four stars out of a maximum six, the author highlights the product’s relative easy to install, well-written documentation and other features that help the administrator during the installation and configuration process. - ITpro.co.uk, January 2007
Case Studies/Testimonials
Thousands of companies have chosen GFI EventsManager™. Here are just a few from the US, Canada, Europe and other countries.
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Check out What Our Customers Have To Say about GFI EventsManager
Quipu Gmbh
We have been using GFI EventsManager for six months now and from a compliance perspective - particularly with regard to PCI DSS - we are currently getting closer to compliancy with the help of GFI's team. From a technology perspective, we are satisfied with the product. Read the Case Study
Mark-Oliver Horst
Thomson multimedia Polska Sp. z o.o.
GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. (now GFI EventsManager) is working perfectly, sending only important information to our administrators instead of millions of low importance events collected in the logs. Before implementing GFI LANguard S.E.L.M., we had to spend many hours looking for critical information in logs. Now we only spend a few minutes for that! Read the Case Study
Janusz Grudzien
GFI EventsManager™ ReportPack
The GFI EventsManager ReportPack™ is a full featured reporting companion that adds-on free to GFI EventsManager. It assists systems administrators in collating and creating graphical IT-level and management reports based on the W3C, Syslog and Windows events activity data collected from various network sources including: Security applications, cross platform operating systems, web servers, network hardware, PABXs, access control systems and more.
From trend reports for management (ROI) to daily drill-down reports for technical staff; the GFI EventsManager ReportPack provides you with the easy-to-view information you need, to fully understand the ever-changing activity of your IT Infrastructure. Fully automated report distribution via email and custom report scheduling allow you true install-it-and-forget functionality. GFI EventsManager ReportPack will help you turn guesswork into hard and unbiased reportable knowledge!
Sample reports
Generic Event trend per Month,
Successful Logons grouped by Users,
Successful Logons grouped by Domain Computers,
User Right Assignment Policy Change,
System Access Granted/Removed,
Encrypted data recovery Policy Change,
Failed Attempts to Access to Files and Registry,
Successful Attempts to Access Files and Registry,
Applications Installed or Removed,
Applications Crashing and Hanging,
The GFI EventsManager ReportPack is adds-on free to the GFI EventsManager software; please Download and Install GFI EventsManager before installing the ReportPack.
NOTE: This ReportPack integrates fully with GFI ReportCenter™.
Click Here to Read More about GFI ReportCenter
Awards and reviews
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GFI EventsManager receives a 5 Star PC WIN download center rating
In a test review of GFI EventsManager™, the editorial team at PCWin, a software download site, gave the product a five-star award. - PCwin, March 2008
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Redmond magazine readers choose GFI LANguard S.E.L.M.
Readers of Redmond magazine have named GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. (now GFI EventsManager™) as the "Best Security Auditing Product" in the publication's annual Redmond Reader Survey Awards, published in the "Best of the Best" issue. All products chosen are "solid, innovative, and essential", according to editor-in-chief, Doug Barney: "All of our winners are truly outstanding." Over 2,000 readers voted for the products that they use to help them get their jobs done. - Redmond magazine, January 2005
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GFI LANguard S.E.L.M identifies and prevents network intrusions
CRN technology editor Frank J. Ohlhorst was impressed with GFI EventsManager™, referring to it as "a comprehensive security package" that can help administrators detect and respond immediately to internal and external attacks. Describing the product's key benefits, the reviewer highlighted the tool's straightforward installation process and said that GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. (now GFI EventsManager) is a security must-have for any company. The product scored 4 out of 5 for technical merit as well as for GFI's channel program and was awarded the CRN Test Center Recommended logo. - CRN, January 2004
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MCP Magazine readers choose GFI LANguard S.E.L.M.
Readers of Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine have named GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. (now GFI EventsManager™) as the best product for "Determining Who's Accessing What" category in the publication's "Products You Love" Awards. MCP Magazine reported that "GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. beat out software from the multi-billion dollar behemoth Computer Associates to win the security auditing category": Readers were impressed by GFI LANguard S.E.L.M.'s real time reporting capabilities and the fact that it "protects networks from creeps inside...the firewall - you know, the hacker-wanna-be in the mailroom or the disgruntled IT employee who'll stop at nothing to get revenge". - Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine, December 2003
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GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. named "Best of 2002"
GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. (now GFI EventsManager™) has won SC Magazine's Best of 2002 award. - Secure Computing Magazine, December 2002
Product News
GFI EventsManager achieves Certified for Windows Server 2008 status - February 27, 2008 - GFI announces that its award-winning events monitoring and events management solution GFI EventsManager 8 has achieved "Certified for Windows Server 2008" status. Read More
New version of GFI EventsManager extends network administrator's event management capabilities - February 21, 2008 - GFI announces the release of a new version of GFI EventsManager. Version 8 allows administrators to monitor an extensive range of hardware devices from over 20 of the world's largest manufacturers. Read More
Windows IT Pro Editors' Choice award for GFI EventsManager - August 31, 2007 - GFI EventsManager has been awarded Windows IT Pro's Editor's Choice Award. This product by GFI has been given 4.5 stars out of five and was described as "well designed" and "easy to use" in a comparative review of log management products. Read More