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Frugal Tech Show with Centrify CEO Tom Kemp

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I talk with Tom Kemp, CEO of Centrify, the Active Directory and Identity Management open systems integration software company. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Centrify, CEO, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Authentication/Encryption, Directory Services, Security Administration, Enterprise Software, Software, Security, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Frugal Tech Show: Speaking with Centrify at VMWorld 2009

Jason Perlow and Ken Hess talk to Frank Cabri of Centrify, Inc. at VMWorld 2009 about the recently released results of a virtualization platform study conducted by the company. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Centrify, Jason Perlow, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-08-31

Macs to gain smart card-based login to Active Directory

Just like their Windows coworkers, Mac users in the enterprise will have more options to log into Windows Active Directory services using smart card technology. According to access-control management company Centrify support for smart card-based login will be available next month. A beta version is available now. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Smart Card, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security, David Morgenstern, Centrify, Desktops, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-10-22

Centrify's Tom Kemp: Here's the map to avoiding Microsoft's patent minefield

Centrify's Tom Kemp: Here's the map to avoiding Microsoft's patent minefieldAnd Now for Something Completely Similar...http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2350.htmlCould you make a map for open source companiesLike Red Hat, Sun, IBM, etc.?You could...But no Open Source company has made litigation threats that other Open Source projects are violating their intellectual property. Microsoft has.Keyword...OPENBeing...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., open source, patent, Centrify

Discussion threads 2008-04-22

Centrify's Tom Kemp: Here's the map to avoiding Microsoft's patent minefield

On February 21 of 2008, just two months ago, Microsoft announced "strategic changes in technology and business practices to expand interoperability." These changes, which would be incorporated into a set of "Interoperability Principles" that would provide API and protocol documentation for connectivity to and from their "high-volume business products" naming...

Tags: Patent, Centrify, Samba, Protocol, Microsoft Corp., Tom Kemp, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-04-22

Centrify Adds Value to Active Directory - And the Business

Business initiatives, regulatory compliance requirements and security concerns are prompting businesses to invest in Identity and Access Management IAM, but they often face a difficult choice between limited point tools and adding a complex IAM infrastructure. Centrify may have a better mousetrap. The company builds middleware that makes Microsoft Active...

Tags: Centrify, Web Application, Enterprise Strategy Group, Regulatory Compliance, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Cloud Computing, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2007-06-01

Implementing Detailed User-Level Auditing of UNIX and Linux Systems Using Centrify DirectAudit

Centrify DirectAudit helps one comply with regulatory requirements, perform in-depth troubleshooting, and protect against insider threats for one's UNIX and Linux systems. DirectAudit's detailed logging strengthens the compliance reporting and helps one spot suspicious activity by showing which users accessed what systems, what commands they executed, and what changes they...

Tags: Centrify, Linux System, Centrify DirectAudit, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2007-03-01

Centralized Management for UNIX, Linux, Mac and Java With Active Directory and DirectControl

Centrify enables a secure, connected computing environment by seamlessly integrating the UNIX, Linux, Mac, Java and web platforms with Microsoft Active Directory's identity, access and policy management services. This white paper introduces the solution architecture and benefits of Centrify DirectControl, and describes how DirectControl addresses one of the top issues...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Centrify, Java, Linux, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software

White papers 2006-03-30

Using Microsoft Active Directory to Address Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance in Heterogeneous Environments

In a heterogeneous environment of Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac systems, having a strategy for consolidated identity and policy management will make the difference between passing or failing an audit or inspection. In this white paper, the Robert Frances Group, a recognized leader in business and technical consulting to Global...

Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Centrify, Environment, Compliance, Microsoft Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Regulatory Compliance, Directory Services, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

White papers 2005-10-01

Active Directory and DirectControl

Microsoft's Active Directory is the standard in most organizations for authentication, authorization and policy management for Windows systems. Active Directory has proven highly scalable, very secure and resilient under almost any load. However, these organizations usually have no single technology for providing these services to UNIX, Linux, Mac, and Java...

Tags: Centrify, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2005-04-01

Additional Resources

News to know: Twitter DMs; New Neutrality; Zimbra; Dell-Perot; Palm; Foursquare

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Michael Krigsman: Are Twitter direct messages safe? Richard Koman: FCC to announce net neutrality principles ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Twitter Inc., Information Technology, Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Zimbra, Mary Jo Foley, Net Neutrality, Perot Systems Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Serial ATA, Corporate Law, Web Services, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Business Operations, Management

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Imaging Suite 7.1 (Mac)

The Imaging Suite's modular approach to imaging makes building multiple images easy by building configurations from a library of custom packages. Utilizing the same set of operating system and application packages to create multiple configurations ensures that each configuration is made up of identical components. Most imaging utilities are based...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Imaging, JAMF Software, Imaging Suite, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Software downloads 2009-09-16

News to know: VMWorld; Disney-Marvel; netbooks; Blackberry Storm; mobile banking; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Dan Kusnetzky: Doing the VMworld Dance, Day 1 Jason Perlow: Frugal Tech Show: Speaking with Centrify at VMWorld 2009...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Mobile, Mobile Banking, Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Netbook, BlackBerry Storm, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Wiki, Hardware, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-01

One more reason to use Windows 7?

One more reason to use Windows 7?They seem to be clutching to the stupidgreyed out desktop picure, that is not user switchable. I'm sure that will turn off a few.If technology were to stop tomorrow.Then I could see people using Windows 7 with no concern. But technology is constantly...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, starter edition, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

The Waltham Pact: Where are the tangibles?

The Waltham Pact: Where are the tangibles?I don't see it.I don't see where this is helping anyone. It seems like any help MS is giving to Novell is being tied up at Novell. For instance Novell's version of Open Office. I don't really see any of that coming down or...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Novell Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

The Waltham Pact: Where are the tangibles?

  This week, Microsoft renewed their union with Novell, to the tune of an additional 100 million dollars in commitment to buy more SUSE Linux support certificates that it can sell to its customers. Dang, Ballmer, for that kind of cash, you can get your vows renewed...

Tags: Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Open Source, OpenOffice, UNIX, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Office Suites, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-20

News to know: Microsoft Mesh; Microhoo; OLPC; Patents; Linked data

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Ten things to know about Microsoft's Live Mesh Ryan Stewart: Silverlight and the future core of Microsoft Screen shots: Microsoft's Live Mesh right Images: Hands-on with Live Mesh Techmeme ...

Tags: Patent, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Linux, Open Source, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-23

Doing the Microsoft patent math

Just over a year ago, Microsoft officials threw down the patent gauntlet, claiming free and open-source software violated 235 of its patents -- but refused and continue to refuse to get more specific. Today, thanks to a post by my ZDNet blogging colleague Jason Perlow, there's a new piece of...

Tags: Patent, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Patent Application, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-22

Deadlines Passed, But Merchants are Still Out of Compliance

The PCI-DSS deadlines for level 1 and level 2 merchants have come and gone, but questions still linger on how to meet compliance. This webinar covers the following topics: The risk management and operational costs associated with data breaches and why PCI is important to offset those...

Tags: Ipswitch Inc., Compliance, PCI, Storage, Hardware

Webcasts 2008-02-13

Finding evidence of Mac life at LinuxWorld

There's not much Macintosh news at LinuxWorld San Francisco, after all, it's LinuxWorld, not the annual Macworld. However, wandering among the booths packed with integrated development environments IDE, mobile development platforms, server hardware and big storage, I was able to dig up a bit of enterprise Mac.Centrify this week released...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, RAID, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2007-08-09