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Quest Software's Award-Winning Active Directory Solution is Key to Secure and Simplified Identity and Access Management Strategy
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. --(Business Wire)--
Quest One Identity Solutions from Quest
Software, now part of Dell (News - Alert), set the standard for AD-based security
and management, while expanding that strategy enterprise-wide. In most
organizations, Active Directory (AD) is one of the largest and
most important identity stores, and one of the most critical
applications. Gartner (News - Alert) estimates that AD is in use globally* by
approximately 95 percent of enterprises (including small, midsize and
large organizations). Due to its strategic and operational importance,
Active Directory demands advanced security and administration.
A Quest One solution, ActiveRoles®
Server, is an industry-leading security and management tool for
AD-based identities and accounts. ActiveRoles Server secures Active
Directory, enabling organizations to protect this important piece of the
identity infrastructure. The Quest One solution enables organizations to
administer AD-based identities and accounts in less time, and with fewer
errors, through automation for user and group management. ActiveRoles
Server provides all the functions necessary to protect, manage and
overcome the native shortcomings of Active Directory.
News Facts:
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Quest today unveiled the latest version of ActiveRoles Server, which
is known for simplifying and securing the most common identity
management tasks. ActiveRoles Server 6.8 goes a step further by giving
the organization even more powerful administrative, security and
visibility tools, including:
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Workflow - ActiveRoles Server simplifies account clean-up
and automates manual AD management tasks
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Exchange Management - ActiveRoles Server provides the most
complete capability to manage accounts in Exchange environments as
an integrated piece of AD administration
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Approvals - ActiveRoles Server enables delegation,
escalation and re-assignment of administrator requests to ensure
security objectives and compliance demands are met
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Scanning and Pruning - ActiveRoles Server makes avoiding
Active Directory group ad object bloat simple and complete
Expanded Identity and Access Management (IAM) - ActiveRoles
Server supports larger IAM initiatives with tight native integration to
a wide range of IAM solutions and key enterprise applications such as Quest
One Identity Manager, Quest
One Quick Connect, Office365, Microsoft (News - Alert) Lync Services, Quest Authentication
Services and Quest Defender®
Pricing and Availability:
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ActiveRoles Server is available now for $25 per enabled user
Supporting Quote:
Jackson Shaw, senior director of product management, Quest Software (News - Alert)
"ActiveRoles Server has long been the foundation for effective
identity and access management in AD-centric environments. As our
customers move beyond identity management and into more advanced IAM
principles such as governance and privileged account management,
managing the myriad identities and accounts in AD is critical to overall
IAM success."
Supporting Resources:
About Quest Software (now a part of Dell)
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative
technology and services that give them the power to do more. Quest, now
a part of Dell's Software Group, provides simple and innovative IT
management solutions that enable more than 100,000 global customers to
save time and money across physical and virtual environments. Quest
products solve complex IT challenges ranging from database management,
data protection, identity and access management, monitoring, user
workspace management to Windows management. For more information, visit http://www.quest.com
or http://www.dell.com.
About Dell Software
Dell Software helps customers of every size take advantage of new
technologies and address organizational challenges to grow their
businesses and remain competitive. For more than a decade, Dell has been
making strategic software acquisitions and partnering in the industry to
support and enable the hardware and services solutions it provides to
customers. In 2012, Dell formed a dedicated software division to extend
its capabilities in software IP and total solutions offerings. Dell
security, systems management, business intelligence and application
software draw on the strength of Dell's distribution capabilities and
reputation to help clients in every industry achieve better business
outcomes.
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* Gartner, "Active Directory: Options to Mitigate Commonly Cited
Weaknesses," Andrew Walls, May 7, 2012
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