Workflow-Based Identity Management For Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, And Additional Directories And Applications
DUBLIN, OH (MMD Newswire) October 6, 2009 -- The Dot Net Factory today announced a major expansion to the EmpowerID 2009 Identity Management platform with the release of 30 new workflows and 72 new reports that expand its role-based delegation, secure automation, and tracking of Active Directory management tasks. EmpowerID's new functionality includes web-based workflows that perform the functions of Microsoft's Active Directory Users and Computers tool (ADUC) while adding granular delegation, workflow approvals, built-in activity reporting, naming convention enforcement, and task automation.
With a unique architecture that is built on Microsoft's Windows Workflow Foundation, EmpowerID ships with more than 150 predefined workflows that rapidly deploy and provides the capabilities to securely delegate the management of users, groups, mailboxes, and other protected resources in connected platforms and directories. Additional new features include: forced registration for password self-service reset, password expiration notification, and deleted user and mailbox object restoration. There is no price increase for this expansion to the EmpowerID 2009 platform.
EmpowerID 2009 overcomes the most significant obstacle in effectively managing Active Directory and enabling self-service by allowing organizations to securely delegate a wide range of tasks to technical and business users through customizable and granular roles, without allowing them to directly manage permissions. This results in enhanced security with visibility. With reporting and logging capabilities that provide a complete auditing framework-who has what privileges, who granted them and when, and why they were granted-EmpowerID meets key requirements of corporate compliance and governance initiatives.
EmpowerID 2009 uses a powerful role-based delegation and administrative model that is similar to the one found in the forthcoming release of Microsoft's Exchange 2010, but is more expansive with its ability to manage all aspects of Active Directory and other connected systems-user and group provisioning and management, SharePoint, earlier versions of Exchange, custom applications, and other directories including LDAP, ERP, and HR systems. The EmpowerID role model extends beyond the technical roles envisioned by Microsoft by creating enterprise roles that reflect both job functions and organizational structure.
With the BPM Studio add-on module, users can customize and modify any of the included workflows, as well as create new secure workflows. With a library of hundreds of activity shapes, and wizards that can generate new shapes that use custom code and PowerShell commands, BPM Studio makes it possible to automate a limitless number of tasks.
"The benefit of EmpowerID's workflow-based platform is that it enables us, our partners, and our customers to continually extend the platform with new workflows for automating an organization's most time-consuming and security-sensitive processes. BPM Studio and the EmpowerID platform provide an agile environment that allows us to quickly expand functionality in response to customer input," said Patrick Parker, Chief Executive Officer, The Dot Net Factory. Built on a single and unified code base, EmpowerID is a highly scalable platform that supports failover and high availability.
EmpowerID 2009 features customizable ribbon menus and stunning web, SharePoint, Silverlight, and Windows Presentation Foundation interfaces that give it a unique look and ease of operation that encourage rapid user adoption and set it apart from the competition.
Pricing and Availability
The new workflow package is available immediately and is free for customers currently covered under software maintenance for EmpowerID.
About The Dot Net Factory
Based in Dublin, Ohio, 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 hundreds of users to hundreds of thousands of users.
For more information, or to request pricing or a demonstration, please visit http://www.thedotnetfactory.com, email sales@thedotnetfactory.com, or call toll free to (877) 996-4276.
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Press Contacts:
Bradford Mandell
The Dot Net Factory
brad@thedotnetfactory.com
877.996.4276
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