Gillingham-based CCSS says that enhancements to its QMessage Monitor solution now provide users with a range of commands to combat the storage and management challenges that come with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance.

Three new commands facilitate archiving, removal and printing of the message history. The first, MMARCLOG, allows the user to split the message history into separate members. Data moved into other members are protected from being purged, and a backup management system can be used to move the data offline. The command is useful when the requirement is to isolate particular messages and manage them according to pre-defined rules, such as audit journal messages under SOX compliance conditions, says the company.

The second command, MMARCRMV, allows users to delete previously defined members within the history log. This can act as a “mini-purge” and free up disk space immediately. Members can then be added back to the file for analysis, if required. The third command, MMLOGINQ, creates a hard copy report of the results, providing a document of proof as to any security violations, for example.

QMessage Monitor also now offers real-time FTP monitoring for outbound requests on System i machines. Client requests going out of the iSeries can be monitored to ensure they are not malicious. Finally, a new addition to the product’s existing auto-replies feature allows operators who have sub-set their systems into defined groups (for example, based on geographical location) to set up message rules based on those groups.

Seamus Quinn, editor.