Courion and Identropy Deliver On-Premise Managed Services to Optimize Identity and Access Management Benefits.Flexible Approach to System Monitoring A System Monitor (SM) is a process within a distributed system for collecting and storing state data. There are many issues involved with designing and implementing a system monitor. and Rapid Remediation Streamlines IT Resources and Ensures Focus on Security and Compliance Priorities FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Courion[R] Corporation, the provisioning experts for results-driven operations, and Identropy, an Identity Management platform delivery company, today announced the availability of the Identropy Managed Identity Services (iMIS) for Courion's Enterprise Provisioning Suite[TM] solution. iMIS is a management tool that enables companies that host their own Identity Management systems to outsource the monitoring, management, reporting and remediation of the infrastructure to Identropy. Unlike some traditional managed identity services offerings, iMIS for Courion's Enterprise Provisioning Suite is a flexible, on-premise solution that does not require companies to outsource their entire Identity Management infrastructure. Instead, with Identropy acting as an extension of existing engineering resources, Courion customers maintain control over their own workflows and can simply shift day-to-day system management and monitoring to Identropy leveraging the web-based iMIS Portal Dashboard (1) See Mac Dashboard. (2) A software-based control panel for one or more applications, network devices or industrial machines. Dashboards display simulated gauges and dials that look somewhat like an automobile dashboard. in order to improve productivity and focus on other security and compliance priorities. "Courion provides measurable benefits related to automating user provisioning The ability for customers to change voice and data services from their carriers online without having to place the order with a human representative. Web-based user provisioning lets you add and delete services and features from your browser. See automated provisioning. , role management, access compliance and password management processes," said Kurt Johnson Kurt Johnson (born March 23, 1963) is a professional American drag racing driver. He was born in Virginia, Minnesota, and currently resides in Buford, Georgia. He competes in the NHRA’s POWERade Drag Racing series, driving a Chevrolet Cobalt in the highly competitive Pro Stock , vice president of corporate development, Courion. "Through our strong partnership with Identropy, organizations can enhance their own resources with cost-effective expertise to properly manage and administer Courion's products and monitor related technology and infrastructure. This helps ensure customers' ability to maximize the benefits of the solution while enabling us to offer access to a flexible, cost-effective managed service solution that fits with their business and operational priorities without requiring them to cede too much control." iMIS provides Courion customers with increased transparency (1) The quality of being able to see through a material. The terms transparency and translucency are often used synonymously; however, transparent would technically mean "seeing through clear glass," while translucent would mean "seeing through frosted glass." See alpha blending. into the health of their Identity Management infrastructures through the iMIS Portal Dashboard. An important element of the Identropy managed service, the iMIS Portal Dashboard provides access to error alert messaging, approvals-based remediation, workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. functional status and weekly reports reflecting who has accessed their Identity Management administration consoles. "With solutions like iMIS that don't require a completely outsourced Identity Management infrastructure, we are addressing a major gap in the managed identity services space. The flexibility of Courion's Enterprise Provisioning Suite lends itself well to managed service offerings, allowing us to easily integrate with the system to become a seamless extension of customers' engineering staff," said Victor Barris, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Identropy. "Managing alerts through the iMIS Portal Dashboard, Courion customers can opt to solve system issues on their own, or ask Identropy for help. This flexibility allows us to implement system patches or upgrades, while supporting customers' overall audit and compliance reporting responsibilities." Courion and Identropy will host an Identity Management Seminar on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, from 8:30--11:00 a.m. at the Bethesda Terrace Conference Room on the Sixth Floor in the Microsoft Offices Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. , 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . At the event, users will learn strategies for achieving operational efficiencies through Identity and Access Management-driven solutions. Registration is available online through the Courion website, http://www.courion.com/company/events. ABOUT IDENTROPY Identropy is an Identity Management platform delivery company, with extensive expertise in aligning a·lign v. a·ligned, a·lign·ing, a·ligns v.tr. 1. To arrange in a line or so as to be parallel: align the tops of a row of pictures; aligned the car with the curb. business processes to technology and deploying identity management solutions. For more information, visit www.identropy.com. ABOUT COURION Courion is the Enterprise Provisioning and Access Compliance Expert for results-driven organizations. Built on market-proven technology, Courion's software solutions streamline operations and automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. business processes to simultaneously achieve cost, security and service quality results. Courion's innovative approach eliminates the complexity and barriers to provisioning and compliance adoption, resulting in an unparalleled track record of customer success. Courion recently achieved a perfect score in SC Magazine's 2008 Identity Management Group Test and was recognized as a Network Products Guide 2008 "Hot Company." For more information, please visit our website at www.courion.com. Courion is a registered trademark. Enterprise Provisioning Suite is a trademark of Courion Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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