NetPro, Oblix, Oxford Computer Group, PointBridge and Vintela last week formed the MIIS Alliance to help corporations manage identities using Microsoft Identity Integration Server.

Alliance members will offer services and products that complement to one another and the Microsoft platform focusing on infrastructure management, implementation services, corporate identity and Web services management, and platform integration. MIIS is a cornerstone in Microsoft's identity management platform, which also includes Active Directory.

NFR Security last week announced it will add what it calls "dynamic shielding" to its Sentivist intrusion-prevention system. The feature lets the company's IPS sensor provide more detailed information about application vulnerabilities by accepting input from the Nessus and Nevo open source vulnerability scanners.

The dynamic shielding capability will be a software upgrade to the Sentivist IPS and won't affect its price, which is $13,000 per sensor.

McAfee last week introduced a tool to help customers manage the company's corporate security software. ProtectionPilot is aimed at reducing administration time by centrally deploying and managing security updates. It also lets administrators check for malware infections and locate out-of-date systems through its Interactive Security Dashboard. The tool supports McAfee's SMB Edition security software suites, which include anti-virus protection for desktops and file servers. McAfee's stand-alone Anti-Spyware enterprise product also can be managed using ProtectionPilot, the company says.

ProtectionPilot with McAfee Active Virus Defense SMB Edition, which includes virus scanning for gateways, servers, workgroups and desktops, is about $919 for a five-node pack. Pricing for McAfee Active VirusScan SMB Edition with ProtectionPilot wasn't announced.