Centeris Ships Cross-Platform Identity Management Solution, Likewise Identity 3.0.Solution Extends Active Directory Group Policy to Linux and UNIX Systems and Enables Single Sign-on for Enterprise Applications BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Centeris Corporation, a pioneer in developing software for easy management of Linux[R] servers in a Microsoft[R] Windows[R] network, today introduced Likewise Identity 3.0, a cross-platform identity management solution that provides seamless integration of Linux and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). users and systems with Microsoft Active Directory. Centeris created Likewise Identity after customers and large enterprise companies showed interest in more breadth around Active Directory integration - which was one of the core features in their flagship product, Likewise 2.0. Likewise Identity 3.0 allows companies to leverage their existing Active Directory infrastructure to consolidate user accounts and provide end users with a single password for all non-Windows systems. It features a single, lightweight agent install that allows administrators to join Linux and UNIX machines to Active Directory in less than five minutes and offers flexible modes of Active Directory integration - with or without schema extensions. "The addition of Likewise Identity to our product set is proof of our continued commitment to solving interoperability challenges for our customers," said Barry Crist, chief executive officer of Centeris Corporation. "Because of our deep expertise with Samba samba Ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in the U.S. and Europe in the 1940s. Danced to music in ⁴⁄₄ time with a syncopated rhythm, the dance is characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements. , Likewise Identity is based on this stable open source technology to extend Active Directory to Linux and UNIX -- helping our customers to reduce the cost and complexity of identity management in their mixed networks." Likewise Identity 3.0 makes it easy for administrators to preserve pre-existing security identities by grouping Linux and UNIX systems within Active Directory and define multiple UIDs and GIDs as well as Network Information Service (NIS Niš or Nish (both: nēsh), city (1991 pop. 175,391), SE Serbia, on the Nišava River. An important railway and industrial center, it has industries that manufacture textiles, electronics, spirits, and locomotives. ) mapping to support legacy directory migration. Likewise Identity also allows organizations to extend Active Directory Group Policy to Linux and UNIX systems as well as enable single sign-on for any enterprise application that supports Kerberos and LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. including Samba, Apache, SSH (Secure SHell) A security protocol for logging into a remote server. SSH provides an encrypted session for transferring files and executing server programs. Also serving as a secure client/server connection for applications such as database access and e-mail, SSH supports a , NFS (Network File System) The file sharing protocol in a Unix network. This de facto Unix standard, which is widely known as a "distributed file system," was developed by Sun. See file sharing protocol and WebNFS. NFS - Network File System , WebSphere, JBoss, Tomcat A popular Java servlet container from the Apache Jakarta project. Tomcat uses the Jasper converter to turn JSPs into servlets for execution. Tomcat is widely used with the JBoss application server. For more information, visit http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat. See Jakarta and JBoss. , SAP, Oracle, and MySQL. "At Experian, we were adding and removing user accounts locally, which is a potential security risk," said Ferris Rezvani, IT Infrastructure Manager. "Likewise Identity allows us to adhere to our strategy of centralizing user account management in Active Directory for all systems, strengthen the security of our network, and lower operational overhead." "Organizations today are faced with the complexity of managing mixed networks and multiple identity management systems as well as the additional pressures of meeting regulatory compliance demands," said John Enck, Research Vice President and Research Director at Gartner Inc. "Customers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to leverage their existing Active Directory infrastructure to lower costs and better meet security and regulatory requirements." About Centeris Centeris solutions improve management and interoperability of Windows, Linux, and UNIX systems with easy to use software for Linux administration and cross-platform identity management. Our products, Likewise Admin and Likewise Identity, provide familiar Windows-based tools for system administrators to easily configure server roles and seamlessly integrate Linux and UNIX systems with Microsoft Active Directory. This enables companies running mixed networks to utilize existing Windows skills/resources, maximize the value of their Active Directory investment, strengthen the security of their network and lower Linux server TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. . Centeris Corporation is a Bellevue, WA-based software company funded by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] Ignition Partners, Intel Capital, and Trinity Ventures. Centeris has experienced management and engineering teams in place and is led by senior executives from leading technology companies such as Microsoft, F5 Networks, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. and Mercury. For more information, visit www.centeris.com. |
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