The Dot Net Factory Launches EmpowerID Suite 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Demo Center

The Dot Net Factory, a leader in Microsoft Active Directory solutions, today announced the EmpowerID 3.0 Suite for Microsoft Active Directory and ADAM, a significant new release of their identity management products: Password Manager, WhitePages, and a new product MyInfo. EmpowerID will provide customers a more powerful way to reduce directory management costs, increase the utility of their Active Directory and ADAM investment, and provide the best user experience from any location.

The Dot Net Factory understands that today’s enterprises need much more point solutions– they need an Identity Collaboration platform. Organizations demand Active Directory solutions that provide an array of business-critical features such as friendly web-based interfaces, granular role-based control over delegation of duties, flexible deployment options with true integration into existing applications – all while addressing concerns such as the increasing scrutiny of security practices and compliance with new regulatory requirements. The EmpowerID Suite exceeds these criteria providing the optimal foundation for an organization’s Identity Empowerment strategy.

The new EmpowerID Suite unifies The Dot Net Factory’s already popular identity management and self-service point solutions into a modular suite unrivaled in its broad functionality and ease of use. EmpowerID is unique in its unparalleled integration with Microsoft products. The EmpowerID suite integrates directly into the user interfaces of Microsoft SharePoint, Outlook Web Access, the Windows Logon, and even custom web applications. This allows the EmpowerID functionality to be deployed within already familiar application users’ use daily, easing deployment costs and rapidly accelerating user adoption. EmpowerID was developed on the Microsoft .NET 2.0 framework and takes advantage of many of its new features for enhanced security, usability, and performance.

Manage - Optimizing the Efficiency of IT
Managing users and their access is no longer a simple task in today’s complex business environment. Users’ roles have expanded beyond the traditional enterprise users—customers, suppliers and partners are now an integral part of an organization. Unfortunately, native Active Directory tools are limited by the structure of your directory and require extensive permission changes in order to delegate simple tasks. In addition, the native tools are not web-based and often difficult to use for business users.

EmpowerID WebManager is a completely web-based administration tool allowing controlled delegation of user and group management activities to any role in your organization including customers and partners. For organizations using Microsoft SharePoint, WebManager fully integrates into existing sites allowing delegated administrators to perform account management tasks from the sites they already use.

Collaborate – Activating Seamless Organization-Wide Communications
Unfortunately, many Active Directory deployments contain little more than user names and e-mail addresses. In addition, existing user interfaces to access this information provide limited utility and are not widely accessible. EmpowerID WhitePages turns this around making Active Directory or ADAM your most easy to use and up to date source of information for employee collaboration. WhitePages is a completely web-based corporate directory application that offers flexible customization providing users with multiple logical views of your enterprise while seamlessly integrating into your existing environment.

Readily available and accurate directory information increases productivity by simplifying employee communications and collaboration. With WhitePages, users have a single search with the power to locate any directory resource in an instant.

Empower – Enabling Self-Service for Reduced Operating Costs
EmpowerID Self-Service is the only solution allowing end-users to manage their passwords, personal information, and recover their locked-out accounts while seamlessly integrating into the applications they use every day. Self-Service brings the services to the user by integrating tightly into the user interfaces of many frequently used applications like Microsoft SharePoint, Outlook Web Access, the Windows logon, and even custom web applications. The MyInfo module allows end-users to update their directory information in a controlled manner with dropdown lists and validators. The MyPassword application allows users to unlock their account or reset their password from a variety of friendly interfaces without requiring helpdesk assistance.

Pricing and Availability
EmpowerID is available for purchase and offers easy and flexible licensing models scaled to fit the needs and budget of any size organization. Prices include one year of software maintenance, which offers automatic, priority access to the latest product upgrades and enhancements. The EmpowerID Suite can be purchased as a suite or each member application can be purchased individually. Suite applications include MyPassword (formerly Password Manager), MyInfo, and WhitePages. WebManager will be released as an integrated module in the latter part of the 3rd quarter of this year and current purchases will receive the new release as part of their software maintenance.

About The Dot Net Factory
The Dot Net Factory is a leading provider of Management, Collaboration, and Self-Service solutions for Microsoft Active Directory and ADAM. The EmpowerID Suite unlocks the value of your directory investment making it an accessible and easy to use resource for employee communication and collaboration, web-based delegated user and group management, and end-user self-service management of passwords and personal information.

For more information about The Dot Net Factory or EmpowerID, call +1 (877) 996-4276 or visit our web site at www.thedotnetfactory.com or our online Demo Center at demo.empowerID.com.