MaXware Solves Access, ID Issues

These fears aside, identity management provides a technical solution to a management problem. An identity management solution can help to simplify user administration and streamline the exchange of information between business partners while tightening security. That proves to be a true win-win situation for administrators, end users and solution providers.

One of the latest identity management products is Identity Center from MaXware. The product offers several advantages to solution providers. First, it features a scalable platform that integrates identity provisioning with Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (MIIS). Users will benefit from a scalable and flexible identity management solution that integrates synchronization capabilities with provisioning and workflow functionality. The combination of those technologies offers a dramatic reduction in security risks while decreasing administrative chores.

Based on MaXware's proven meta directory technology, Identity Center allows administrators to access a single data store for identity verification purposes and synchronize those changes with the existing directory structure, such as LDAP and Active Directory. Beyond centralized management, the product brings additional functionality to identity management. A customized identity verification and approval process allows help desk personnel to process access and account creation requests, which are then routed through the system for automated approval. Approval routing is customizable based upon rules and filters.

That style of account management lends itself well to auditing processes--an important chore associated with growing compliance regulations and legal concerns. The browser-based management console makes approvals, password resets and self-service password changes a breeze. It also offers self-discovery tools, which speeds initial deployment. All of these features create additional opportunities for solution providers, who can use Identity Center as a cornerstone for providing outsourced identity management services to customers.

Identity Center also lends itself well to e-commerce sites and large public networks, which often require the creation of multiple self-service account names and passwords. Identity Center shifts this administrative burden to end users, but allows administrators full control with the added security of auditing mechanisms to troubleshoot security breaches. The product is priced at $22 per user license.

MaXware is 100 percent channel-focused. The company offers lead generation exclusively for partners, joint marketing programs, customer profiling seminars, a competition matrix, selling tips and scripts, marketing collateral, logo usage, sample implementation schedules, training guidelines, and pre- and post-sales support.

Technical support is available through the company's dedicated partner Web site 24x7. Solution providers receive advance notice of new products and product upgrades. MaXware declined to disclose average margin information, but stated that integrators have numerous opportunities to create recurring revenue streams through add-ons, upselling and services. Discounts are also available on sales to government and military institutions.

As the need for identity management solutions continues to grow, products such as MaXware's Identity Center offer savvy solution providers the ability to profit by solving one of business's most critical problems--access control and identity management.

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COMPANY: MaXware
Freehold, N.J.
(732) 409-5000
www.maxware.com/northamerica
DISTRIBUTORS: Booz Allen and Hamilton, CTI, Syntegra
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