Tizor has announced a security appliance called Mantra that can monitor multiple databases for auditing purposes, including those from Microsoft, Oracle and Sybase.

Mantra can be configured to audit data transfers according to templates for regulations that include the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, California Security Breach Information Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Mantra starts at $25,000.

NetContinuum , a maker of Web application firewalls and secure application gateways, has named Varun Nagaraj as its CEO. Nagaraj previously held management roles at Extreme Networks and Ellacoya Networks. He replaces Gene Bannam.

NetContinuum also announced it has closed a $15 million round of venture funding led by Menlo Ventures.

The company, formed in 1999, is based in Santa Clara, Calif.