Security software and consulting provider NSC Inc. has retained e.magination to develop the next release of its Common Compliance Framework (CCF) Portal software.

The CCF Portal software is used by organizations build and maintain information security and compliance programs that address all of the security threats, regulations, best practices, and internal strategies that affect their organization, not just isolated mandates.

e.magination is helping develop new features and capabilities in CCF Portal Version 3.0, which include:

* Automated generation of the Information Security Target, a core CCF document which identifies a refined set of compliance requirements that organizations must meet in order to achieve compliance with many different regulations and standards,
* Improved dashboard views to provide quick and comprehensive evaluation of compliance efforts for information security officers and other 'C'-level executives,
* Fully customizable workflow management, to ensure appropriate review and signoff of compliance efforts,
* Integrated GUI-based report writer with support for charts, graphs, and web-based hyperlinks,
* Customizable event tracking, alerting, and logging capabilities, including support for e-mail based alerts,
* Integration with popular project management software tools, including Microsoft Project and Primavera,

Version 3.0 of the CCF Portal will be available directly from NSC and through select channel partners early in the first quarter of 2006, according to NSC.