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 Enforcers

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 UNVEILS EMPOWERID 2009

Identity Management on a Workflow Platform That Saves Money and Strengthens Compliance

DUBLIN, OH – Mar. 23, 2009

The Dot Net Factory today announced the availability of EmpowerID 2009, the newest version of the world's first and only Identity Management platform built on Microsoft's Windows Workflow Foundation. EmpowerID 2009 dramatically accelerates Identity Management and compliance efforts by simplifying the process of automating complex business processes with visually designed and intuitive workflows that set a new standard for flexibility and ease of use.

A New Breed of Identity Management

EmpowerID 2009 features Role Enforcer modules with workflows and web-based interfaces that can be rapidly deployed, including: multi-directory user provisioning (including support for HR, ERP and custom applications); password self-service reset; group management; Active Directory reporting; corporate white pages; Exchange provisioning and security; and SharePoint provisioning and security.

For organizations that desire custom workflows developed to their specific business requirements, EmpowerID 2009 offers a complete workflow automation platform, featuring a modular "drag and drop" visual designer that turns complex tasks into role-based, event-driven workflows. Included "What You See Is What You Get" (WYSIWYG) designers deliver code-free Silverlight and ASP.NET web user interfaces. EmpowerID 2009's job function and location-based role hierarchy reflects changes in an organization immediately and automatically adapts to the changed security requirements. EmpowerID 2009 is a single and unified platform and code base that deploys quickly, cuts costs, and grows easily to accommodate future needs.

"The workflow engine in EmpowerID continues to be exceptional, unlike anything I've seen in other products within this category. It is intrinsically integrated with entitlement management at every step in the way," said Felix Gaehtgens, senior analyst, Kuppinger Cole + Partner. "The Dot Net Factory is quick to point out that this simplifies deployment and rapid prototyping, and that is correct of course - but in our opinion the benefits are even greater after deployment, when business requirements change. That is the time when things have a tendency to get messy, and EmpowerID very elegantly sidesteps many of the problems by allowing changes to be made in any of the layers while keeping the model intact."

"We were able to roll out user provisioning and administration with EmpowerID to a newly acquired company for a large, multinational energy firm in one day. With EmpowerID, we were able to visually map out the business-specific onboarding process as a flexible Windows Workflow with easy-to-use, web-based user interfaces. We have been extremely pleased with the power and ease of deployment that EmpowerID provides," said Ryan Manning, Principal, F-1 Consulting.

"Organizations have wanted a platform that can support their automation, security, and compliance needs without the inflexibility or the high cost associated with custom coded solutions. The visually-designed Business Process Management of EmpowerID 2009 delivers on these needs with a rich set of Identity Management solutions at a very reasonable cost. EmpowerID 2009 offers the rapid return on investment demanded by today's business environment," said Patrick Parker, Chief Executive Officer, The Dot Net Factory.

What's new:

New enhancements in EmpowerID 2009 include:

Full support for designing event-driven, non-linear ("State Machine" workflows)
Expansion of the workflow design studio to include:

Code-free designers for generating Silverlight, ASP.NET, and WPF user interfaces
Designers for creating workflow shapes and secure WCF web services
Single click publication of workflows as web services

SOA event publication and subscription model for loosely coupled business processes
An enhanced business process dashboard
SharePoint Workflow - EmpowerID workflows in SharePoint
RBAC Role Mapping - can avoid Role Mining by mapping existing system roles and locations into EmpowerID RBAC
Enhanced audit and compliance that includes detailed change tracking for changes in managed systems (e.g. Group Membership)
Support for distributed deployments with communication restricted to web services that can function through firewalls
Support for an unlimited number of EmpowerID servers performing tasks in parallel for inventory, permissions enforcement, workflow services, and other functions for increased scalability, redundancy and failover

Pricing and Availability

EmpowerID 2009 is immediately available from The Dot Net Factory by going to www.thedotnetfactory.com. Subscription-based, limited and unlimited use licenses are available. For more information, call toll free to (877) 996-4276.

About The Dot Net Factory

Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Dot Net Factory has deployments of EmpowerID that span the globe, with single installations that effortlessly manage over 100,000 users and more than one million resources. The Dot Net Factory is a Microsoft Partner and leading provider of Identity Management and Secure Business Process Automation solutions.

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

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Press Contacts:

Heidi Groshelle

Groshelle Communications

415.307.1380