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REQUEST FOR 8 COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: JUNE 7, 2004 TITLE: CONTRACT AWARD FOR eEYE DIGITAL SECURITY SOFTWARE LICENSES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS (SPEC. NO. 04-064) APPROVED ¡J As Recommended ¡J As Amended ¡J Ordinance on 1 st Reading ¡J Ordinance on 2nd Reading ¡J Implementing Resolution ¡J Set Public Hearing For C2Æa~ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Award a contract to Security software $10,664.28. 8 DISCUSSION En pointe Technologies Sales, Inc. for eEye Digital licenses and subscriptions in the amount of The City of Santa Ana's computer environment has evolved from a mainframe computer with directly connected terminals to one comprised of multiple server-computers connected to end-user computers via a series of cross-connected networks. The environment has greatly increased the number and sophistication of the computer systems used to support City operations. The Information Services Division (ISD) of the Finance and Management Services Agency is charged with the administration and support of the complex Citywide environment, including the servers that power the computers. After extensive research and consultation with other municipal and state government agencies, ISD acquired and implemented a family of products from eEye Digital Security to protect the City's Internet web site. The software applications were specifically designed to protect Microsoft web servers, like the one used by the City, from known and unknown computer vulnerabilities. The software analyzes incoming and outgoing web server data for possible security breaches. When it identifies external attacks, it blocks them. Since the implementation of the products, the City's Internet web server has not ... experienced any security breaches. 22J-1 co.'"