Responding to over 1.2 million customer inquiries a year, the need for efficient and secure controls over the essential information stored in SharePoint spurred this insurer to search for an application that could meet their demanding needs and grow with their business. Ranked in the top 6% of over 500 health insurance companies nationwide that were evaluated for fiscal responsibility, this firm recognized the economic and governance benefits to automating SharePoint access and securing its resources through EmpowerID's SharePoint Manager.
The EmpowerID SharePoint Manager offers a rich set of workflows that allows end users to request access to sites, lists, document libraries, folders, and documents. It also performs site discovery and continuous permissions inventory to provide complete visibility over what SharePoint resources exist and who may access them. It also enables delegated permissions administration so that site admins can manage their own sites, while allowing site owners and auditors to see and report on who has access to resources. SharePoint Manager provides dynamic site access and revocation through a Role Based Access Control (RBAC) model that is driven by information from an organization's active directory, HR system, or other authoritative sources. SharePoint Manager uses the EmpowerID Metadirectory, which is a fully compliant .NET membership and Role Provider, to allow access by extranet users without the need to create user accounts for them in Active Directory, which reduces costs and strengthens security.
The EmpowerID Suite offers multiple modules that form a powerful Identity and Access Management platform built on Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation. EmpowerID offers Dot Net Workflow, a flexible workflow tool for creating and modifying workflows with a visual designer to accommodate business specific needs. The EmpowerID Suite modules offer a broad range of functionality, including password self-service, automated User, Group and Exchange provisioning, delegated system management, security and management of connected applications and directories, a complete role-based replacement of Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC), PowerShell cmdlet automation that can run in workflows, and powerful audit logging and reporting capabilities.
With hundreds of "out of the box" workflows that ship with the EmpowerID Suite, organizations can implement secure role-based functionality quickly. And because the EmpowerID Suite is built with a modular approach, organizations can buy just what they need, with the ability to expand by adding additional modules that are all built on the same code base and are managed from a central console.
By allowing enterprise users to perform a wide variety of actions that have been securely delegated to them, EmpowerID frees costly IT resources to perform other tasks and generates a rapid return on investment. Its configurable approvals ensure that an organization's specific security and audit policies are met. EmpowerID now performs critical functions for a worldwide base of customers and covers resources that are local, hosted, and in the cloud.
"The continued rapid growth of SharePoint usage, as one of Microsoft's most successful and widely adopted platforms, has increased the focus by enterprises on properly securing the valuable corporate resources SharePoint sites contain. By implementing role-based security and delegating management, the EmpowerID SharePoint Manager is allowing businesses to both assert the control needed for this critical asset and to realize cost savings from automating many tasks. The burden that the control and the management of SharePoint farms places on IT resources is dramatically cut by SharePoint Manager while increasing user satisfaction from reduced response times for access requests. We continue to see strong growth in sales of SharePoint Manager as a result," said Patrick Parker, Chief Executive Officer, The Dot Net Factory.
Pricing and Availability
EmpowerID is available now. For more information, contact sales@thedotnetfactory.com, visit www.thedotnetfactory.com or call toll free (877) 996-4276.
About The Dot Net Factory
The Dot Net Factory is a Microsoft Partner and leading provider of Identity Management and Secure Business Process Automation solutions. The Dot Net Factory's EmpowerID Windows Workflow Foundation-based platform is deployed and proven in organizations worldwide, ranging in size from several hundred users to hundreds of thousands.
Press Contacts:
Phillip Hanegan
The Dot Net Factory, LLC
phillip@thedotnetfactory.com
877.996.4276
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