GFI EventsManager has been awarded Windows IT Pro’s Editor’s Choice Award. This product by GFI – an international developer of network security, content security and messaging software – 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.

GFI EventsManager allows administrators to monitor network security and performance through event log management. Data is collected from all devices that use Windows event logs, W3C or Syslog and key data and critical issues can be identified thanks to in-built and custom rules and filtering. GFI EventsManager provides real-time alerting when critical system and security events arise thereby helping administrators to easily identify areas that require immediate attention. Event log management is also important for legal compliance and for forensic investigations.

In his review, John Green writes that he was impressed by the product and its reporting package and recommends “GFI EventsManager for anyone whose log management needs are limited to Windows event logs, Syslog output, and W3C log files information”.

Concluding, he notes that GFI EventsManager is designed with ease-of-use and implementation in mind and describes the user interface as “well designed” and “easy to navigate”. Green also highlights the fact that there are many predefined events to facilitate implementation as well as “many display filters that can be easily augmented with custom display filters.”

To read a copy of the review visit http://www.gficom/documents/rv/esmwinitpro07.pdf.