NewEra announcements 2009 - 2005:

• December 1, 2009 - NewEra Software adds a CICS module to it Subsystem Inspectors, allowing users to track changes to CICS definitions.
• December 1, 2009 - NewEra Software adds a CICS module to its Image SENTRY application. The DFHz Explorer provides functionality that gives the CICS installation the ability to provide full reporting on whether a CICS region is set up in a way that it would pass an audit, whether external such as Sarbox or SAS70, or internal. This means that any CICS installation can be checked before any issues are flagged as audit points. This functionality is not available in native CICS.
• November 20, 2009 - NewEra Software will exhibit at SHARE in Seattle - March 15-17, 2010. SHARE has once again selected "z/OS Audit Points: The Obvious and Not-So-Obvious" to be presented in Seattle. The presentation will be updated to include audit points for companies that need to "deploy file integrity monitoring software to alert personnel to unauthorized modification of critical system or content files" such as PCI 11.5 and the NAIC Model Audit Rule (MAR). NewEra Software's ICE and Control Editor address these issues as well as audit rules found in Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox) and SAS 70.
• November 20, 2009 - Madison Gas and Electric licensed Stand Alone Environment (SAE) for erasing data at the end of Disaster Recovery (DR) tests and when decommissioning DASD. Data erasure is key to meeting government and industry regulations such as HIPAA, GLBA and Sarbanes-Oxley for protection of personal information.
• November 11, 2009 - New York Office of Court Administration licensed ICE, the Subsystem Inspectors and The Control Editor. They previously had licensed SAE, thereby adding z/OS Integrity tools to their repair, recovery and erasure tools.
• October 5-8, 2009 - NewEra Software exhibited and presented at the IBM zSeries Conference and Expo in Orlando. NewEra displayed its Image Control Environment (ICE). Attendees learned how to mitigate risk by employing ICE for change detection and validation of z/OS, JES, VTAM, TCP/IP, CICS, IODF, external security managers, modules and memebrs. ICE and The Control Editor form an unmatched combination of z/OS integrity tools.
• September 17 & 22, 2009 - Doc Farmer, Senior Security Specialist with InfoSec, Inc. presented webcasts titled "Transaction Segregation and Security for IBM-Supplied CICS Transactions" to over 100 attendees. To request a recording of the webcast, click here.
• August 23-26, 2009 - NewEra Software presents two sessions at SHARE in Denver. "z/OS: Gaining Control of Systems Programming" was presented by Paul Robichaux, CEO of NewEra Software and Brian Cummings of Tata Consultancy Services and Chair of the SHARE Security/Audit Track. "z/OS Audit Points: The Obvious and Not-So-Obvious" was presented by Robichaux. Copies of the presentations can be found on the SHARE website: www.share.org or by sending an email to info@newera.com.
• June 24 & July 8, 2009 - Brian Cummings of Tata Consultancy Services and Chair of the SHARE Security/Audit track presented webcasts titled "Establishing and Assuring z System Integrity."
• June 1-4, 2009 - NewEra Software exhibits at the Vanguard Security Conference and shows attendees how The Control Editor and the IODF Explorer can help them better secure their z/OS computing platform.
• May 13 & 19, 2009 - David Hayes of the US Government Accountability Office (US GAO) presented webcasts titled "Improving the SAS 70 Process."
• April 21, 2009 - Social Security Administration licenses SAE.
• April 21, 2009 - While announcing enhancements to its IODF Explorer 4.0, NewEra extends its FREE IODF Tune-Up to all qualified z/OS users. To take advantage of this free Tune-Up, click here.
• April 21, 2009 - Eli Lilly licenses Fast DASD Erase, the industry standard for z/OS data erasure.
• March 2-4, 2009 - NewEra Software exhibits at SHARE in Austin. It presents a session titled "Documenting and Reporting Changes to Your IODF." NewEra announces enhancements to its IODF Explorer version 3.0 at SHARE.
• March 2, 2009 - The Control Editor 3.0 is GA (Generally Available). The Control Editor is an Image Control Environment (ICE) Application. It is an enhanced control, reporting and productivity tool for critical dataset members on IBM z/OS systems. In Release 3.0, the new TSO option requires no change in work pattern or flow as users document changes in line with the Control Editor running under TSO or the Image Control Environment (ICE).
• March 2, 2009 - The UACC Explorer, an Image SENTRY Application that merges information extracted directly from the IBM RACF Security Server with that derived from an Image FOCUS "Virtual IPL" of a target LPAR is entering BETA. The UACC Explorer is unique in that it presents a complete view of ALL of the Logical Partitions (LPARs) that form the operational structure of the z/OS platform. It allows users to fully identify individual LPARs, select those of interest and begin their examination with an absolute certainty heretofore not available. It is scheduled to go GA (Generally Available) in the second quarter of 2009.
• February 20, 2009 - Oklahoma Department of Transportation has licensed the Stand Alone Environment (SAE) and the following Image Control Environment Applications - Image FOCUS, the Subsystem (JES, VTAM, TCP/IP) Inspectors, the Supplemental Inspectors (z/OS Members and Modules) Inspector and The Control, Editor.
• February 20, 2009 - Idaho Department of Labor has licensed the Stand Alone Environment (SAE), the industry standard for repair, recovery and data erasure of zSeries mainframes.
• February 16, 2009 - A value-priced version of the IODF Explorer is now generally available (GA). The IODF Explorer demystifies an installation's IODF by producing easy to read and easy to generate reports. Perpetual license fees start at $5,000 USD for CPUs rated at 500 MSUs or less.
• January 27, 2009 - Unitrin Data Systems has licensed the following ICE Applications: Image FOCUS, Subsystem Inspectors and Supplemental Inspectors.
• December 31, 2008 - University Community Hospital adds The Control Editor and Image SENTRY applications to its portfolio of Image Control Environment (ICE) products.
• December 16, 2008 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska has licensed Image SENTRY and The Control Editor, two Image Control Environment (ICE) Applications. Image SENTRY provides "Explorers" that help users better understand their security, hardware and network environments. The Control Editor helps users extend their security and change control processes.
• December 12, 2008 - LACERA has licensed Fast DASD Erase for z/OS, an Image Control Environment (ICE) Application. FDE for z/OS uses the same erase algorithm found in the Fast DASD Erase, a staple in Stand Alone Environment (SAE) for almost twenty years.
• December 10, 2008 - Shelter Mutual Insurance has licensed Fast DASD Erase for z/OS, an Image Control Environment (ICE) Application. FDE for z/OS uses the same erase algorithm found in the Fast DASD Erase, a staple in Stand Alone Environment (SAE) for almost twenty years.
• December 5, 2008 - UC-Davis Medical Center has licensed the following Image Control Environment (ICE) Applications - the Image FOCUS Supplemental Inspectors, Image SENTRY and The Control Editor.
• December 3, 2008 - The Department of Labor of the State of Georgia has licensed the following Image Control Environment (ICE) Applications - the Image FOCUS Supplemental Inspectors and The Control Editor.
• December 1, 2008 - NewEra announced an agreement with Chicago-Soft to include support for NewEra Software's Image FOCUS product messages in Chicago-Soft's MVS/Quick-Ref product.
• November 17, 2008 - Group Health Cooperative has added the following ICE Applications: the Image FOCUS Supplemental Inspectors and Image SENTRY. Group Health will use the new applications along with Image FOCUS, the JES Inspector, the NET Inspectors (VTAM & TCP/IP), and The Control Editor to improve the integrity of their IPL process and better understand their z/OS security and hardware configurations.
• October 30, 2008 - NewEra Software announced the general availability of the IODF Explorer 2.0. The IODF Explorer is one of the Image SENTRY family of Explorers. It provides enhanced reports that will be helpful, not only to z/OS systems programmers, but also to capacity planners and z/OS Operations managers. NewEra will display the IODF Explorer 2.0 at CMG in Las Vegas on December 9-11, 2008.
• October 20, 2008 - West Bend Mutual Insurance Company licensed Fast DASD Erase to destroy mission-critical data at the end of their disaster recovery (DR) tests and when decommissioning DASD.
• October 13-15, 2008 - NewEra Software exhibited at the IBM z Series Expo in Las Vegas. Paul Robichaux, NewEra CEO, presented a session titled "On the Road to Enhanced z/OS Integrity and Sustained Compliance." The session addressed that RACF, ACF2 and Top Secret are not enough to completely secure the z/OS computing platform. The Image Control Environment (ICE) is designed to strengthen security in z/OS.
• October 8, 2008 - NewEra Software announced it would present a second webcast featuring Stu Henderson of The Henderson Group and Brian Cummings of Tata Consultancy Services on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 11 am EDT. To register for this webcast, click here and include UACC Webcast in the subject line of the email and your contact information in the body of the email. NewEra will reply with confirmation and logon information.
• October 7, 2008 - Over 50 z/OS practitioners attended a webcast introducing the UACC Explorer component of Image SENTRY. Guest speakers Stu Henderson of The Henderson Group and Brian Cummings of Tata Consultancy Services also provided their views on the state of z/OS security, audit and risk management. Visit www.newera.com to download the webcast. It is under the link titled - Power User Group - Video/Audio - 10.07.08.
• September 29, 2008 - Univar licenses three components of the Image Control Environment (ICE) - Image FOCUS 7.0, the Subsystem Inspectors (JES2, VTAM and TCP/IP Inspectors), and the Supplemental Inspectors to gain better control of their IPL process.
• September 12, 2008 - NewEra Software announces the general availability of the Image Control Environment 7.0 (ICE). It includes support for Image FOCUS 7.0 as well as for new technology released by IBM, such as Extended Volume Addresses (EAV) and Pass Phrase Support. ICE also provides support for Image FOCUS Applications - The Control Editor 3.0 and Fast DASD Erase for z/OS.
• August 25, 2008 - Maritz, Inc. has licensed The Stand Alone Environment, the industry standard for the repair, recovery and data erasure of z/OS systems.
• August 11, 2008 - NewEra Software exhibits at SHARE in San Jose. It also hosts a session titled "Zero Defects = IPL Integrity" and a casino night for SHARE attendees. Click here to request a webcast of the SHARE session.
• July 21, 2008 - Clark County, Nevada has licensed four components of the Image Control Environment (ICE) - Image FOCUS, the Supplemental Inspectors, the Subsystem Inspectors and The Control Editor.
• July 2, 2008 - Southwest Gas Company has licensed Image FOCUS, The Subsystem Inspectors, The Supplemental Inspectors, and Image SENTRY, all components of the Image Control Environment (ICE).
• June 18, 2008 - The City and County of San Francisco has licensed Fast DASD Erase, the industry standard for the erasure of z/OS data.
• June 5, 2008 - Trinity Information Systems has licensed the following components of the Image Control Environment (ICE) - Image FOCUS 6.3, the Supplemental Inspectors, and The Control Editor.
• May 30, 2008 - Version 6.3 of the Image Control Environment (ICE) is now GA. Enhancements include new targets for automatic discovery of elements of the z/OS computing platform, among them the IODF dataset and the IBM Health Checker for z/OS. They join the operating system (z/OS), JES, VTAM, TCP/IP, datasets, modules, and libraries as targets protected by the Image FOCUS Inspection process that helps ensure the IPL integrity of MVS systems.
• May 2, 2008 - Shelter Insurance licensed Image FOCUS, the Subsystem Inspectors and the Image FOCUS Supplemental Inspectors to ensure z/OS IPL Integrity. Shelter has added these applications to their SAE license.
• May 1, 2008 - Bob Mancini has joined NewEra as Director of Product Marketing. Mancini has over thirty years experience in IT, most recently with ASG and Diversified Software. He will be responsible for bringing new products to market for NewEra, beginning with Image SENTRY and a TSO/ISPF version of The Control Editor.
• April 10, 2008 - State of Ohio OIT licenses Fast DASD Erase, the industry standard for z/OS data erasure.
• March 27, 2008 - NewEra Software introduces its IODF Explorer in a series of webcasts. The IODF Explorer extracts change information from the HCD and presents it in a easy-to-read one page report.
• March 26, 2008 - Group Health Inc. licenses the Stand Alone Environment (SAE).
• January 17, 2008 - NewEra Software hosts another in a series of webcasts for Image FOCUS power users. This webcast shows attendees how the Policy Inspector, one of the three Supplemental Inspectors, helps them capture, document and report on changes regarding the HEALTH, SECURITY and HARDWARE aspects of their z/OS platform. The key takeaway of the webcast shows Image FOCUS Users how the Policy Inspector can show them changes to the HCD, IODF and other z/OS hardware related decks. Security Blueprinting is also discussed. Click here to download a pdf copy of the slide presentation.
• January 15, 2008 - NewEra Software announces a "Name Agent 006 Contest" in conjunction with their exhibit and session at SHARE in Orlando. Attendees will learn how they, too, can become z/OS Integrity Agents and join the ZIA.
• December 20, 2007 - Bank of New York/Mellon licenses SAE.
• December 12, 2007 - Scott and White Memorial expands their usage of SAE and Image FOCUS.
• December 7, 2007 - Image FOCUS gains market share in the financial sector with the licensing of Image FOCUS to a major Northeast financial institution.
• November 20 - December 5, 2007 - NewEra Software holds a series of webcasts for Image FOCUS Power Users. Click here to learn more about enhancements to Image FOCUS.
• November 8, 2007 - State of Florida Department of Corrections adds The Control Editor, an Image FOCUS Application, for its Zero Defects needs.
• November 8, 2007 - Whitney National Bank licenses the Stand Alone Environment (SAE).
• October 10, 2007 - City of Albuquerque licenses the Stand Alone Environment (SAE).
• October 10, 2007 - AEGON Scottish Equitable licenses Image FOCUS to reach Zero Defects and IPL Integrity.
• September 28, 2007 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama adds to its SAE license. It licenses Image FOCUS and the Image FOCUS Subsystem Inspectors, the Image FOCUS Supplemental Inspectors and The Control Editor, another Image FOCUS Application. These products will help them get to Zero Defects and z/OS Integrity.
• September 17-19, 2007 - NewEra Software exhibits and presents a session at the IBM Series Z Conference in San Antonio. NewEra also hosts an IFO Users Group event on the San Antonio Riverwalk.
• September 14, 2007 - ACS extends its relationship with NewEra Software by adding Image FOCUS licenses for its z/OS installations. ACS now owns SAE and IFO.
• August 30, 2007 - University of Nebraska licenses The Stand Alone Environment (SAE).
• August 13-15, 2007 - NewEra Software exhibits and presents a session at SHARE in San Diego and takes customers and prospects to the San Diego Zoo for a night with zookeepers and animals.
• August 10, 2007 - SNFC, the French National Railway, licenses Image FOCUS.
• July 30, 2007 - Hagemeyer North America licenses SAE.
• July 24, 2007 - Northwest Territory Government DCS licenses Image FOCUS.
• June 27, 2007 - BMW - Germany licenses Image FOCUS.
• June 19, 2007 - Bundesamt fur Informatik und Telekommunikation licenses SAE and Image FOCUS.
• May 29, 2007 - IRS adds Image FOCUS and the Subsystem Inspectors to its Detroit and Memphis data centers for IPL integrity.
• March 15, 2007 - NewEra Software relocates to new offices. The new address is 155 East Main Avenue, Suite 130, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
• December 19, 2006 - Admin Office of the Courts - North Carolina licenses Image FOCUS.
• December 14, 2006 - Group Health Inc. adds The Control Editor, an Image FOCUS Application, to its Image FOCUS license.
• December 12, 2006 - Grange Insurance licenses Image FOCUS, the Subsystem Inspectors, The Control Editor, and the Supplemental Inspectors, all Image FOCUS Applications.
• December 7, 2006 - State of Alaska adds Image FOCUS and the Supplemental Inspectors to its SAE license.
• November 22, 2006 - USG Corporation adds The Control Editor and the Supplemental Inspectors to its Image FOCUS license to provide a new level of security to their z/OS platform.
• October 9-11, 2006 - NewEra Software exhibits at the IBM zSeries Expo and presents a session titled "Image FOCUS 6.0 Brings Change Management and z/OS Integrity Closer Together".
• September 13, 2006 - Aetna licenses the Image FOCUS Core and the Subsystem Inspectors.
• September 5, 2006 - Barclays UK licenses the Image FOCUS Core, the Subsystem Inspectors, the Supplemental Inspectors, and Image SENTRY.
• August 31, 2006 - NewEra Software announces the general availability of the Image FOCUS Supplemental Inspectors, a new Image FOCUS Application.
• August 30, 2006 - United Healthcare adds the Image FOCUS Core and the Image FOCUS Subsystem Inspectors to its SAE license.
• August 25, 2006 - BAX Global licenses SAE.
• August 14-17, 2006 - NewEra exhibits at SHARE in Baltimore and presents two sessions, one on using z/OS UNIX to present an Integrity Dashboard using Image FOCUS and the other on tips and tricks for writing checks for the IBM Health Checker for z/OS.
• July 30, 2006 - State of Texas Attorney General's Office licenses SAE.
• June 30, 2006 - NewEra Software announces the general availability of Image FOCUS 6.0 and The Control Editor, a new Image FOCUS Application.
• June 30, 2006 - Citigroup Singapore licenses Image FOCUS.
• May 31, 2006 - Rockwell International licenses Image FOCUS.
• May 31, 2006 - Union Pacific RR licenses SAE.
• May 30, 2006 - Image FOCUS has been referenced in a May 2006 IBM Redpaper titled "z/OS Planned Outage Avoidance Checklist." It is mentioned on Page 123 and highlighted on Page 124 (Section 11.1.4). You can access a copy of this Redpaper at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247328.pdf. The Redpaper notes that Image FOCUS expands IBM's syntax checking capabilities and provides enriched functionality.
• May 12, 2006 - Georgia Department of Labor licenses SAE and Image FOCUS.
• May 1, 2006 - The May 2006 issue of DBTA includes an interview with Brian Cummings, a risk management expert and principal at LECG LLC. Cummings cites the need for z/OS installations to license Image FOCUS to give systems programmers the access they need to system datasets and libraries to do their jobs whiles giving auditors, compliance officers and management the control they need to meet compliance initiatives.
• April 25, 2006 - Selective Insurance licenses SAE for its recovery and data erasure capabilities.
• April 17, 2006 - NewEra Software announces Image FOCUS 6.0 BETA availability.
• March 24, 2006 - GMAC licenses SAE for its recovery and data erasure capabilities.
• March 17, 2006 - RC2Brands licenses the NewEra Software z/OS Integrity Suite to provide a safer environment for their business applications.
• March 6-8, 2006 - NewEra Software exhibits at SHARE in Seattle, presents a session, hosts a Hot Toddy Night and a BOF Session on the IBM Health Checker for z/OS.
• January 31, 2006 - State of Idaho adds Image FOCUS and Image SENTRY to SAE license to round out their change management strategies.
• January 31, 2006 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas licenses Image FOCUS and Image SENTRY.
• December 19, 2005 - Highmark adds Image FOCUS license to its SAE license to go to the next generation of z/OS change management.
• December 12, 2005 - Woodmen of the World Insurance licenses Image FOCUS and SAE to take advantage of the next generation of z/OS change management.
• December 6, 2005 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware licenses Image FOCUS.
• November 30, 2005 - Eddie Bauer licenses SAE.
• November 13-16, 2005 - NewEra Software exhibits at CA-World.
• November 10, 2005 - Cincom licenses SAE.
• October 26, 2005 - Harcourt licenses Image FOCUS and SAE.
• September 30, 2005 - Safeco Insurance licenses SAE.
• September 23, 2005 - El Paso Electric licenses IMAGE Focus and SAE.
• September 23, 2005 - US Bureau of Engraving and Printing licenses IMAGE Focus and SAE.
• September 19-21, 2005 - NewEra exhibits, presents a session and hosts an Ice Cream Social at the IBM zSeries Conference in San Francisco.
• September 19, 2005 - NewEra will use IMAGE Focus Inspectors to exploit the IBM Health Checker Framework. They will be used to answer the question "Will my z/OS system IPL?"
• September 15, 2005 - Carillion Health System added IMAGE Focus to its SAE license for complete IMAGE Management.
• August 22, 2005 - State of Nevada licenses SAE Erase.
• August 22, 2005 - NewEra Software exhibits, hosts a Casino Night and presents three sessions at SHARE in Boston.
• August 8, 2005 - State of Idaho Controllers Office licenses SAE.
• July 29, 2005 - Florida Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles licenses IMAGE Focus, IMAGE Sentry and SAE for complete IMAGE Management.
• July 25, 2005 - Thomas & Betts licenses IMAGE Focus, IMAGE Sentry and SAE.
• July 25, 2005 - Group Health licenses IMAGE Focus for Image Management.
• June 28, 2005 - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through IBM Global Services licenses SAE Erase.
• May 24, 2005 - Fidelity licenses IMAGE Focus, IMAGE Sentry and SAE for two North American installations.
• May 9, 2005 - NewEra exhibits at Vanguard Enterprise Security Expo.
• April 29, 2005 - Texas DOT licenses SAE, IMAGE Focus and IMAGE Sentry.
• April 28, 2005 - Cleveland Clinic Foundation licenses SAE-Erase to help comply with HIPAA regulations regarding privacy of Personal Health Information (PHI).
• April 26, 2005 - NewEra exhibits and presents session at NA CACS.
• April 18, 2005 - US Army Information Technology Agency adds IMAGE Focus and IMAGE Sentry license to SAE license for total Image Management.
• April 5, 2005 - Iowa DOT licenses IMAGE Focus, IMAGE Sentry and SAE.
• March 28, 2005 - USG adds IMAGE Focus and IMAGE Sentry to SAE license for complete Image Management.
• February 28, 2005 - NewEra exhibits, presents session and hosts Casino Night at SHARE in Anaheim.
• February 24, 2005 - Citigroup purchases enterprise license for IMAGE Focus and IMAGE Sentry.
• February 23, 2005 - Seminole Electric licenses IMAGE Focus, IMAGE Sentry and SAE for total Image Management.
• February 8, 2005 - Texas Office of the Attorney General renews SAE lease.
• February 4, 2005 - Wellpoint licenses SAE-Erase for destroying Personal Health Information at DR Tests at their third-party hot site provider.
• January 31, 2005 - Scott and White Memorial Hospital licenses IMAGE Focus, IMAGE Sentry and SAE.
• January 6, 2005 - NewEra Software and Employees donate $10,000 to the American Red Cross for Tsunami disaster relief.
• January 6, 2005 - Miami-Dade County adds SAE license for total Image Management.

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