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Subject: OASIS Member News - Abridean Releases Provisor 3.5
Abridean Releases Provisor 3.5 to Bolster Enterprise Provisioning Capabilities Provisor Gateway Adds Extensibility while Lowering Cost and Complexity Chicago, Illinois - Abridean Inc., leaders in the development of user management and provisioning solutions, has announced the launch of AbrideanProvisor(tm) 3.5. Provisor's secure identity administration capabilities enable organizations to create and manage their user profiles, and features a sophisticated provisioning engine for rapid, fully automated account set-up and resource allocation. It replaces time-consuming, error-prone manual processes, dramatically reducing ongoing IT costs and mitigating security risks. Provisor 3.5 adds the following functionality: * AbrideanProvisor(tm) Gateway: an SPML-compliant interface and toolset that allows customers to easily and rapidly deploy specialized provisioning agents * Identity Synchronizer: an important safeguard that ensures user administration functions that happen outside of Provisor are synchronized Abridean Embraces SPML Abridean has adopted the emerging provisioning standard SPML (Service Provisioning Markup Language) as an integral part of Provisor. SPML was recently developed and approved by a technical committee of OASIS (the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) for use in its current and future extensible interfaces. Abridean has also become a sponsoring member of OASIS. "Abridean's adoption of SPML positions its Provisor solution to interoperate with other SPML-compliant solutions. It represents a standards based approach enabling applications to leverage the identity infrastructure in a way that is less dependent on any specific vendor's implementation and may result in lower deployment costs," said Daniel Blum, Senior VP and Research Director at Burton Group. "Abridean's move will result in faster deployment of identity management systems that incorporate support for SPML, and adds momentum behind the standard, ultimately benefiting customers of all vendors." Provisor Gateway Provisor Gateway enables organizations to rapidly create and deploy provisioning agents for internally developed applications, expanding the overall reach and value of their user management solution while lowering costs and deployment risks. Agents can now be developed in days, not weeks. The Provisor Gateway also enables an organization to leverage existing investments in provisioning scripts by integrating them with Provisor and utilizing Provisor's easy-to-use interface and audit capabilities. "As an organization, we have always taken the approach of developing solutions that are simple to deploy, configure, and use," said Greg O'Malley, Abridean's CTO. "Provisor Gateway's ease of use is now further improved with simplified extensibility. We have been able to develop and deploy new provisioning agents faster than ever before, and more importantly, so will our customers." Expanded Security Enforcement The Provisor 3.5 Identity Synchronization capability ensures that identity information added directly to enterprise directories (such as Active Directory) is automatically synchronized with Provisor. This creates a more secure environment by centralizing all user access information and eliminating security gaps. The Identity Synchronizer can also be used as part of a migration or mass movement of accounts and identity information from one system to another (such as during an Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000/2003 upgrade) thus enhancing IT productivity. "It is critical to organizational security that a user management solution be aware of activities that occur outside of its framework," continued O'Malley. "Provisor's Identity Synchronization features are easily deployed and will start to identify and close security gaps immediately." About Abridean Inc. Abridean provides user management and provisioning software for Global 2000 and mid-market enterprises, as well as service providers hosting enterprise software. The company's offerings replace time-consuming, error-prone manual processes, dramatically reducing ongoing IT costs and mitigating security risks. AbrideanProvisor(tm) includes secure identity administration for creating and maintaining user profiles, as well as a provisioning engine for rapid, fully automated account set-up and resource allocation. Named as one of the world's Top 30 Enablers by ASPNews, Abridean is a key Microsoft partner whose customers include Sprint, USA.NET, COLT Telecom, AT&T Canada. For more information, visit www.abridean.com or call 1-877-520-4277. Abridean Contact: Dana Robertson Marketing dana.robertson@abridean.com 1.877.520.4277
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