Novell Sentinel allows McAfee ePO users to track network activity that is deemed non-compliant, in violation, or suspect and receive alerts through the ePO console or through reports provided by Novell Sentinel. Events and alerts can be collected from ISP devices and multiple network access control (NAC) products.

"Novell's leadership in the Identity and Access Management market combined with the unique capability of the company's Sentinel solution will allow users of ePolicy Orchestrator to have visibility into non-compliant or suspect activity in real-time," said Joe Gottlieb, VP of corporate strategy and technology alliances, McAfee. "This gives customers greater security that they will have auditable compliance and is a unique differentiation that will enhance ePO."

The alliance comes as a result of Novell joining McAfee's SIA technology partnering program, created to help accelerate the development of interoperable security products and to simplify the integration of these products within complex customer environments. As part of the program, Novell will incorporate Sentinel into the existing security monitoring policies and remediation used through ePO, McAfee's Framework console for Enterprise security management.