SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - March 17, 2009) - Ensim Corporation, the leading provider of
change management, user provisioning and access control software, today
announced the immediate availability of Ensim Unify Enterprise Edition,
Version 2.7. The latest upgrade offers new functionality aimed at
proactively enforcing compliance policies and improving IT efficiency by
eliminating manual processes and providing stricter security for mobile
devices and distribution group management.
Ensim's award-winning suite of access management and provisioning tools
include support for Active Directory (AD), MS Exchange, BlackBerry®,
Windows Mobile, Office Communications Server (OCS), and more. Version 2.7
enables organizations to more easily meet compliance directives through
enforced standardization, as well as plug security holes, such as
misconfiguration of security groups and improper passwords, by eliminating
reliance on manual processes or scripts.
According to Scott Crawford, Research Director at Enterprise Management
Associates, "As vital a component as Active Directory has become to IT
policy administration, the risk of making a mistake using manual processes
or scripts is great, to say the least. With tools that implement IT
policies and automate their execution, like Ensim Unify, the risk of
unauthorized AD manipulation that could directly threaten critical
information resources is significantly reduced. This not only makes for a
more streamlined directory, but guarantees a considerable reduction in
potential security issues that can result from orphaned AD accounts and
incomplete de-provisioning processes."
In addition to securing AD, Enterprise 2.7 adds capabilities designed to
cut overhead costs through self-service. "Distribution groups are a
critical communications tool for a growing number of organizations, but the
creation, management and deletion of these groups can be difficult and
expensive to administer," said Scott Young, vice president of marketing and
product management at Ensim Corporation. "Implementing Ensim Unify can
remove this burden by standardizing the provisioning process across all
systems and allowing end users to self service, without worrying about
misconfiguration."
Key features of the Version 2.7 release include:
Improved Distribution Group Management - provides administrators with the
ability to configure pre-defined prefixes for name, display name and SMTP
addresses and automatically applies these naming conventions to standardize
the provisioning of distribution groups across the system, while allowing
for full web enabled end-user self service.
Support for Cloud Computing Initiatives - allows organizations to manage
and provision both on-premise Microsoft infrastructure, such as Active
Directory and MS Exchange, with cloud computing capabilities, such as
Google Apps -- all from a single web-based administration console.
Organization-wide Security Policies for Mobile Devices - allows the
administrator to secure mobile devices by administering organization-wide
device security policies for individuals or groups of users. These security
policies can be used to configure various security settings including:
-- Password complexity
-- Inactivity time
-- Lock/wipe settings
Extended SMTP Domain Management - allows the creation and extended
management of multiple SMTP domains, including the ability to assign
corresponding email addresses to mail-enabled objects. The system also
automatically populates SMTP domains from existing recipient policies.
Enhanced Email Aliases Management - multiple email aliases for mail-enabled
objects can be added/edited/deleted. Administrators can configure one of
the email aliases as the primary address for the object.
Mailbox Store Management - allows administrators to manage configuration
settings for various mailbox stores across all Exchange servers, mount or
dismount mailbox stores or delegate these tasks to help-desk administrators
based on IT policy.
Availability
Ensim Unify Enterprise Edition 2.7 is available immediately from the Ensim
web site at
http://get.ensim.com. For more information, visit
http://www.ensim.com/products/ensim_unify/unify_enterprise_edition/index.html or call Ensim at 1-888-248-4003 (1-408-496-3700 from outside the U.S.).
About Ensim Corporation
Founded in 1998, Ensim Corporation is the leading provider of user
provisioning and access management software. Ensim products are used by
service providers and enterprises worldwide to accelerate and enable
deployment of integrated solutions, simplify and automate secure management
of complex environments, and increase user and IT productivity. Ensim has
over two million users under management and is Microsoft Gold Certified.
For more information, visit
www.ensim.com or contact Ensim at
1-877-693-6746 or 1-408-496-3700 outside the United States.
Ensim and the Ensim logo are registered trademarks of Ensim. All trademarks
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