Hitachi ID Releases ID-Archive 5.1
New privileged password management solution adds workflow and checkin / checkout control.
Calgary, Canada -- August 25, 2008 -- Hitachi ID Systems, Inc., a leading provider of identity management solutions, today announced the release of it's advanced privileged password management software - ID-Archive 5.1.
“Following up on the the successful ID-Archive 5.0 release in April, we have focused on the most popular feature requests by our customers,” says Idan Shoham, Hitachi ID CTO. “Customer care is our number one priority, and this release reflects that.”
ID-Archive 5.1 introduces two major new features;
The first new feature is a workflow engine, brought into ID-Archive from the ID-Synch user provisioning product. The workflow engine enables users who have not been previously granted the right to see a privileged password to ask for one-time access to a password.
“With ID-Archive's workflow engine, IT organizations can grant temporary administrative privileges to skilled workers who do not have permanent responsibility for a system. This creates great flexibility in an IT organization's work distribution,” said Idan Shoham.
The other major new feature is concurrency control over password disclosure, known as “password checkin / checkout”. With this feature, organizations can limit the number of administrators who can manage a given system at the same time, and notify these administrators of each others' presence. This facilitate collaboration, prevents accidental conflicts and strengthens accountability for administrative changes.
Several other enhancements in this new release include an urgent termination function for promptly randomizing every password known to a given IT user, new reports regarding password change and disclosure frequency and user interface improvements.
With these new features, ID-Archive 5.1 becomes the most advanced privileged password management solution on the market, both functionally and technologically.
About Hitachi ID
Hitachi ID Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of identity management solutions. The Hitachi ID Management Suite has been licensed by hundreds of mid- to large-sized organizations worldwide. Hitachi ID's solutions enable organizations to effectively manage every aspect of the user lifecycle. The Hitachi ID Management Suite includes ID-Synch for user provisioning, ID-Certify for privilege audit and cleanup, P-Synch for password management, ID-Archive to securely manage privileged passwords and ID-Access for group management.
For more information on Hitachi ID Systems, Inc. and its products, please visit the corporate web site at Hitachi-ID.com, the product web sites at ID-Synch.com, P-Synch.com, ID-Certify.com, ID-Archive.com, ID-Access.org, or call 1.403.233.0740.
Hitachi ID Contact
Dawn Mallyon
Director of Marketing
Hitachi ID Systems, Inc.
500, 1401 1st Street S.E
Calgary, AB T2G 2J3
1.403.233.0740 ext. 324
dawn_mallyon@Hitachi-ID.com