Google Apps has gained a directory tool designed to simplify and accelerate the setup of this hosted collaboration and communication suite.
With the new Directory Sync, Apps can tap into existing LDAP-based user directories, such as the ones in IBM's Lotus Domino and Microsoft Active Directory, so that administrators don't have to set up a separate directory in the Google suite.
Google Apps has mostly been adopted in small and medium-size companies, and groups within large organizations, although the suite has nabbed large deployments in universities and government settings.
The new tool, which comes from technology Google acquired when it bought Postini, runs behind customers' firewalls and offers a one-way delivery of directory information to Google Apps.
"The utility offers many of the customization settings, tests and simulations originally developed and refined for the Postini directory sync tool," wrote Navneet Goel, Google enterprise product manager, in a blog posting Thursday.
The LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) component is available at no additional cost for administrators of the Premier, Education and Partner versions of Apps.
For detail info: http://www.reuters.com/article/idgSmallBusiness/idUS210295645120090501
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Monday, December 15, 2008
NET's UC Gateways AddingIntegration Capabilities to MS Active Directory
NET's UC Gateways AddingIntegration Capabilities to Microsoft Active Directory to its VX Series gateways..
VoIP technologies innovator Network Equipment Technologies gave its unified communications platform a boost today by adding integration capabilities of Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and other Lightweight Directory Access Protocol solutions to its VX Series gateways.
The directory integration is designed to provide migration benefits to a converged data/voice infrastructure, such as Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.
While the benefits of the upgrades are many, its primary function is to allow customers to leverage the directory integration features of the VX Series UC Gateway. By using information from AD, customers now have the ability to add enterprise mobility applications to the UC solution.
The applications include the use of AD or LDAP as a single point-of-administration, which is important for allowing customers to perform all moves, adds and changes in one place, according to Talbot Harty, chief development officer at NET.
"The ability to use AD to drive voice and fax functions in a converged environment saves administrators and end-users significant time and effort, while also enabling companies to implement all kinds of useful call management rules," said Harty.
In addition, the ability to flexibly define call-routing rules using AD or LDAP fields has an important function for administrators. This simplification of phased technology migrations – through identification which end-users are served by Microsoft OCS, the PBX,Cisco Manager – has significant business value, according to Harty.
"By delivering robust AD and LDAP integration in our VX Series UC Gateways, we provide customers migrating to Microsoft OCS and other UC solutions.”
NET Quintum, the wholly owned subsidiary of NET, has increased its footprint in recent months within the OCS Server 2007 community. The company has developed VoIP solutions that allow OCS 2007 to be connected to the PSTN, allowing for voice communications outside the IP network. NET Quintum Tenors make it easier to connect Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 with a Microsoft specific configuration wizard and a wide variety of product options.
The VX Series UC Gateway's AD and LDAP support also provides advantages to resellers and integrators making it easier to install, configure and maintain convergence solutions, according to Jeff Zaremba, senior director of Collaboration Technologies at Avanade.
"Directory integration provides real value to customers by providing a consistent method for managing call routing based on Active Directory when implementing unified communications solutions such as Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007," said Zaremba. Avanade was founded in 2000 byAccenture and Microsoft Corporation.
"Additionally, it provides flexibility in migration by allowing customers to migrate over time as their business requirements dictate. For Avanade, directory integration enables us to implement more sophisticated solutions for our customers with less time, effort, and technical complexity."
More information about the VX Series UC Gateways and the application of directory integration is available at VX Gateways and Active Directory.
Source: http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/enterprise-voip/articles/47298-nets-uc-gateways-provide-integration-with-ms-active.htm
VoIP technologies innovator Network Equipment Technologies gave its unified communications platform a boost today by adding integration capabilities of Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and other Lightweight Directory Access Protocol solutions to its VX Series gateways.
The directory integration is designed to provide migration benefits to a converged data/voice infrastructure, such as Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.
While the benefits of the upgrades are many, its primary function is to allow customers to leverage the directory integration features of the VX Series UC Gateway. By using information from AD, customers now have the ability to add enterprise mobility applications to the UC solution.
The applications include the use of AD or LDAP as a single point-of-administration, which is important for allowing customers to perform all moves, adds and changes in one place, according to Talbot Harty, chief development officer at NET.
"The ability to use AD to drive voice and fax functions in a converged environment saves administrators and end-users significant time and effort, while also enabling companies to implement all kinds of useful call management rules," said Harty.
In addition, the ability to flexibly define call-routing rules using AD or LDAP fields has an important function for administrators. This simplification of phased technology migrations – through identification which end-users are served by Microsoft OCS, the PBX,Cisco Manager – has significant business value, according to Harty.
"By delivering robust AD and LDAP integration in our VX Series UC Gateways, we provide customers migrating to Microsoft OCS and other UC solutions.”
NET Quintum, the wholly owned subsidiary of NET, has increased its footprint in recent months within the OCS Server 2007 community. The company has developed VoIP solutions that allow OCS 2007 to be connected to the PSTN, allowing for voice communications outside the IP network. NET Quintum Tenors make it easier to connect Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 with a Microsoft specific configuration wizard and a wide variety of product options.
The VX Series UC Gateway's AD and LDAP support also provides advantages to resellers and integrators making it easier to install, configure and maintain convergence solutions, according to Jeff Zaremba, senior director of Collaboration Technologies at Avanade.
"Directory integration provides real value to customers by providing a consistent method for managing call routing based on Active Directory when implementing unified communications solutions such as Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007," said Zaremba. Avanade was founded in 2000 byAccenture and Microsoft Corporation.
"Additionally, it provides flexibility in migration by allowing customers to migrate over time as their business requirements dictate. For Avanade, directory integration enables us to implement more sophisticated solutions for our customers with less time, effort, and technical complexity."
More information about the VX Series UC Gateways and the application of directory integration is available at VX Gateways and Active Directory.
Source: http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/enterprise-voip/articles/47298-nets-uc-gateways-provide-integration-with-ms-active.htm
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Train Signal Releases New Microsoft Server 2008 Active Directory Training
Train Signal Inc., a global leader in professional computer training, is excited to announce the release of their new training course, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. Following the launch of this course, Train Signal will be releasing additional training courses for Windows Server 2008.
The comprehensive Windows Server 2008 Active Directory training features more than 20 hours of video instruction on two DVDs. Multiple file formats, such as iPod Video, Mp3 Audio, .WMV and .AVI, are available to make the training even more convenient. And students can print out the instructor's notes to follow along more easily and enhance the learning process.
The training package also helps students prepare for the 70-640 Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory exam. It covers everything they need to know to pass the exam and includes the award-winning 70-640 practice exam software from Transcender, the world's leading exam simulation provider.
"This training package is perfect for anyone who wants to gain hands-on experience on Microsoft Server Active Directory 2008 and prepare for the 70-640 MCITP exam," said Iman Jalali, Train Signal's Director of Sales and Marketing. "We are pleased to offer this extensive package of training materials to help everyone from beginners to experienced administrators enhance their skills."
Train Signal's Windows Server 2008 Active Directory training package is designed to help students develop real skills that they can apply immediately. Key topics covered in the training include:
Source: marketwatch.com
The comprehensive Windows Server 2008 Active Directory training features more than 20 hours of video instruction on two DVDs. Multiple file formats, such as iPod Video, Mp3 Audio, .WMV and .AVI, are available to make the training even more convenient. And students can print out the instructor's notes to follow along more easily and enhance the learning process.
The training package also helps students prepare for the 70-640 Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory exam. It covers everything they need to know to pass the exam and includes the award-winning 70-640 practice exam software from Transcender, the world's leading exam simulation provider.
"This training package is perfect for anyone who wants to gain hands-on experience on Microsoft Server Active Directory 2008 and prepare for the 70-640 MCITP exam," said Iman Jalali, Train Signal's Director of Sales and Marketing. "We are pleased to offer this extensive package of training materials to help everyone from beginners to experienced administrators enhance their skills."
Train Signal's Windows Server 2008 Active Directory training package is designed to help students develop real skills that they can apply immediately. Key topics covered in the training include:
- Creating Domain Controllers
- User Account Creation
- Group Policy
- Back Up and Restore/Disaster Recovery
- Read-Only Domain Controllers in Server Core
- Sharing Folders and Files
- Remote Software Installation through Group Policy
- MCITP: 70-640 Certification
Source: marketwatch.com
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Active Directory-based soln for UNIX & Linux
Centrify Corporation, a provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, has announced Centrify DirectAuthorize, a software solution that enables organizations to increase security and compliance by controlling how users access systems and what they can do on those systems.
DirectAuthorize centrally manages and enforces role-based entitlements for fine-grained control of user access and privileges on UNIX and Linux systems. This can eliminate a user's need to use the root account or other privileged accounts, thereby allowing those accounts to be securely locked down.
DirectAuthorize is the industry's first Active Directory-based solution for UNIX and Linux privilege management and delegation of root access. Leveraging a common architecture, DirectAuthorize is seamlessly integrated with Centrify DirectControl and complements DirectControl's comprehensive Active Directory-based authentication, access control and group policy support for non-Microsoft systems and applications.
"Unlike Windows Active Directory, UNIX lacks a simple and scalable model for administrative delegation," observed Ant Allan and Jay Heiser, Research Vice Presidents in the Gartner publication, Controlling UNIX Superuser privileges is Critical. "Organizations that allow root logins to mission- critical UNIX servers run unnecessary risks."
DirectAuthorize meets compliance-driven requirements for "least access" management by allowing organizations to centrally define logical roles (e.g. backup operator, DBA, web developer, application administrator, etc.) that carry with them the specific rights needed to perform duties within a role. DirectAuthorize's role-based architecture enables the following benefits:
Like Centrify DirectControl, DirectAuthorize is tightly integrated into Active Directory, meaning no additional servers or infrastructure is required to run DirectAuthorize. DirectAuthorize stores its role and rights data securely in Active Directory Authorization Manager's existing rights-based logical model and data storage schema found in Windows 2003 and above.
This means no Active Directory schema extensions are required to install and use DirectAuthorize, and customers can leverage the pre-existing Authorization Manager (AzMan) tools and APIs to access DirectAuthorize's roles and rights data. DirectAuthorize is built on top of the DirectControl architecture, meaning the DirectAuthorize user interface is integrated with the DirectControl Administrator's Console and the DirectAuthorize rights enforcers are integrated into the DirectControl Agent. And unlike other solutions, DirectAuthorize requires no UNIX kernel changes or system reboots.
Via:ciol.com
DirectAuthorize centrally manages and enforces role-based entitlements for fine-grained control of user access and privileges on UNIX and Linux systems. This can eliminate a user's need to use the root account or other privileged accounts, thereby allowing those accounts to be securely locked down.
DirectAuthorize is the industry's first Active Directory-based solution for UNIX and Linux privilege management and delegation of root access. Leveraging a common architecture, DirectAuthorize is seamlessly integrated with Centrify DirectControl and complements DirectControl's comprehensive Active Directory-based authentication, access control and group policy support for non-Microsoft systems and applications.
"Unlike Windows Active Directory, UNIX lacks a simple and scalable model for administrative delegation," observed Ant Allan and Jay Heiser, Research Vice Presidents in the Gartner publication, Controlling UNIX Superuser privileges is Critical. "Organizations that allow root logins to mission- critical UNIX servers run unnecessary risks."
DirectAuthorize meets compliance-driven requirements for "least access" management by allowing organizations to centrally define logical roles (e.g. backup operator, DBA, web developer, application administrator, etc.) that carry with them the specific rights needed to perform duties within a role. DirectAuthorize's role-based architecture enables the following benefits:
- Simplify the execution of privileged commands --- users no longer need to switch to root or other privileged accounts
- Grant users rights to execute commands with elevated privileges, eliminating the need for access to privileged accounts and passwords
- Assign users a Restricted Environment with access only to a specific "whitelist" of commands
- Lockdown sensitive systems with fine-grained access controls that specify who can access a system and how
- Model date- and time-based access windows to match user roles
Like Centrify DirectControl, DirectAuthorize is tightly integrated into Active Directory, meaning no additional servers or infrastructure is required to run DirectAuthorize. DirectAuthorize stores its role and rights data securely in Active Directory Authorization Manager's existing rights-based logical model and data storage schema found in Windows 2003 and above.
This means no Active Directory schema extensions are required to install and use DirectAuthorize, and customers can leverage the pre-existing Authorization Manager (AzMan) tools and APIs to access DirectAuthorize's roles and rights data. DirectAuthorize is built on top of the DirectControl architecture, meaning the DirectAuthorize user interface is integrated with the DirectControl Administrator's Console and the DirectAuthorize rights enforcers are integrated into the DirectControl Agent. And unlike other solutions, DirectAuthorize requires no UNIX kernel changes or system reboots.
Via:ciol.com
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