EmpowerID

Password Manager

User self-service for password resets and account unlocks
Password synchronization between enterprise systems and multiple AD domains
User interfaces for Microsoft SharePoint, Outlook Web Access, and the Windows Logon screen

Profile Manager

User self-service for their personal directory information with approval workflows
Directory information synchronization between enterprise systems and multiple AD domains
Improves the quality of data by providing dropdown lists and enforcing rule-based value generation

Provisioning Manager

Automated role-based user provisioning and de-provisioning for a broad range of enterprise systems and directories
Monitors enterprise systems providing true bi-directional communication of events and changes
Self-registration workflows enable users to securely add themselves to directories without administrative intervention

Role Enforcer

Enables the discovery, administration, auditing, and enforcement of a single role-based authorization model across all resources and systems
Role Enforcer modules leverages EmpowerID's flexible Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to lower costs, reduce errors, and improve security
Modules available for: Microsoft SharePoint, Windows File Shares, Windows Print Shares, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory and LDAP Groups, and Custom Applications

ILM Connect

Replaces complex provisioning code in ILM Management Agents with visually designed Windows Workflow Foundation workflows
Role-Based Entitlement Management for ILM to answer and enforce "who has access to what, why, and for how long?"
Increases ILM compliance with enterprise-wide reporting, automated attestation, and separation of duties enforcement

Connect Modules

Enable EmpowerID's workflow-based provisioning for a variety of directories, operating systems and applications
Provide password and profile information synchronization for a wide variety of platforms
Connect modules available for: Active Directory, LDAP, Linux/Unix, MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Custom Applications, SAP, Midrange (AS/400), Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager, and custom applications

BPM Studio

Visual designer for the EmpowerID Business Process Management Server
Allows users to extend out of the box workflows or create entirely new ones
Drag and drop designer and property mapper with rich library of shapes

Identity Lifecycle Management

Automated role-based user provisioning and retirement
Password synchronization & self-service reset
Directory information synchronization & self-service
Delegated identity administration
Automated attestation & continuous compliance enforcement

Role-Based Entitlement Management

Unifies visibility, audit, and enforcement over all enterprise systems with a flexible Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) system
Centralizes the control of access and the enforcement of policies for users based on their specific role and location in the organization
Covers a broad range of IT systems including: Microsoft SharePoint, Active Directory & LDAP Groups, Windows File Shares, Windows Print Shares, Microsoft Exchange, and Custom Applications

Resource Lifecycle Management

EmpowerID's automated, self-documenting and auditable workflow processes manage the entire lifecycle of your enterprise resources
Full lifecycle management including: provisioning, inventorying, enforcement, management, certification and retirement
Lifecycle Management for Windows File Shares, Windows Print Shares, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory & LDAP Groups, and custom applications

Sharepoint Extranet Directory

Automated workflow-based user self-registration and site access requests
Maintains SharePoint extranet user accounts in EmpowerID
Inherent security, routing, approvals, and reporting
Role-based delegation with workflow approvals and reporting
Self-service password change, forgotten password reset, and account unlock
User profile self-service with workflow approvals

Business Process Management

First Identity and Role-Based Entitlement Management platform built on a Business Process Management Platform (BPM)
Complex workflows offer comprehensive security "baked in", eliminating the vulnerabilities created by traditional workflow applications
Friendly workflow designer coupled with a huge library of shapes makes IT organizations more agile and SOA-compliant

Business Process Management

First Identity and Role-Based Entitlement Management platform built on a Business Process Management Platform (BPM)
Complex workflows offer comprehensive security "baked in", eliminating the vulnerabilities created by traditional workflow applications
Friendly workflow designer coupled with a huge library of shapes makes IT organizations more agile and SOA-compliant

Microsoft PowerShell

Visually design business processes by dragging and dropping PowerShell shapes and the pipeline connections between them
Controlled delegation of PowerShell driven workflows on a role-based access control platform
Automate complex systems management tasks across remote machines with detailed logging and reporting

Role-Based Access Control

Enables immediate non-disruptive roll out of a role-based entitlement management model
Assignment based upon what a person does and where they work dramatically reduces "role bloat"
Resource Role definitions ensure consistency and accurate reporting of actual access rights

Metadirectory

Provides a rich and extensible schema enabling attribute synchronization and live data access for a diverse range of directories and application servers such as Active Directory, LDAP, SharePoint Profiles, Unix/Linux, and database applications.
An extensive role-based access control metadirectory that models the real world with People, Accounts, Roles, Business Locations, Directories, Resource Systems, Resources, Applications, and Policies
Allows developers to move security code out of their applications and into a central authorization system

Active Directory

Manage Active Directory using Microsoft's most advanced technologies: .NET 3.5, System Directory Services Protocols programming layer, ASP.NET Membership & Role Provider, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, and PowerShell
Active Directory management including: user provisioning, password management, information management, corporate white pages, and delegated user and group administration
Workflow and role automation for delegated administration and self-service for Active Directory and Exchange, including support for Resource Forests

Press Release

The Dot Net Factory Announces Transitional Upgrade Discount For All NetPro Software Customers

Immediate 50% Discount For All NetPro Software Customers Who Upgrade To Software Offered By The Dot Net Factory

DUBLIN, OH - Oct. 14, 2008

The Dot Net Factory today announced an upgrade program that is available immediately for all owners of software from NetPro. Owners of NetPro software will receive a 50% discount on EmpowerID or the AD Self-Service Suite. "We recognize that many NetPro software customers have been forced to reevaluate the future support of their applications in light of the uncertainty created by Quest's recent acquisition of NetPro. The Dot Net Factory is providing these customers with an immediate trade-in credit that gives them a 50% discount on our complete product line. NetPro customers are able to act decisively in the interest of their organizations to secure the latest generation platforms with quality support that meet all of their identity management needs," said Patrick Parker, CEO of The Dot Net Factory.

The Dot Net Factory's offers two product lines covering a wide span of identity management needs: The AD Self-Service Suite provides a quick to deploy password self-service reset solution, a directory information self-service update application, and a corporate White Pages for Active Directory and ADAM / AD LDS environments. EmpowerID is a complete multi-directory identity management platform with configurable workflows that provide: complete Identity Lifecycle Management; Role-Based Access Control (RBAC); Group Lifecycle Management; automated Exchange mailbox provisioning and permissions enforcement; an ASP.NET and SharePoint Extranet Directory solution; Entitlement Management; and a secure business process automation platform.

More information on the AD Self-Service Suite can be found at www.adselfservicesuite.com and more information on EmpowerID can be found at http://www.empowerid.com.

Technology Leadership

AD Self-Service Suite Firsts: first password reset self-service solution supporting both Active Directory and ADAM; first Windows Vista password self-service reset client; and first password reset solution with SharePoint web parts. EmpowerID Firsts: first Windows Workflow-based Identity Management platform; first product to merge an Enterprise Role-Based Access Control platform with a Business Process Development platform; first team-based workflow development environment to support visual design of state machine, sequential workflows and WCF web services; and first Identity Management application to offer rich Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) user interfaces.

Availability

The competitive upgrade program for NetPro owners is available now. For more information, call toll free to (877) 996-4276 or email sales@thedotnetfactory.com

About The Dot Net Factory

The Dot Net Factory, LLC, a privately held Independent Software Developer founded in 2005, focuses on Identity Management solutions with more than 325 customers worldwide, including many internationally recognized corporations, government agencies and non-profits. The Dot Net Factory offers both the AD Self Service Suite 3.5 and EmpowerID 4.0, a new breed of Identity and Entitlement Management platform incorporating Business Process Management (BPM) built on Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation, and featuring Polyarchical Role-Base Access Control (RBAC) to deliver complete identity lifecycle management and entitlement management for heterogeneous network environments. www.thedotnetfactory.com

For more information, visit http://www.thedotnetfactory.com or call toll free to (877) 996-4276.

All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.

Press Contacts:

Bradford Mandell
The Dot Net Factory, LLC
brad@thedotnetfactory.com
614.792.2105