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Novell Delivers Tools, Capabilities To Simplify ID Management
Novell announced significant enhancements for Novell Nsure Identity Manager
designed to save organizations time and costs associated with configuration
and management of their identity infrastructure. To reduce the complexity of
identity management, the Enhanced Provisioning Module provides advanced
provisioning with workflow and delegated administration capabilities, while
Designer for Nsure Identity Manager 2 is a visual tool set that simplifies its
deployment and configuration.
"Enterprise IT administrators require flexible and powerful tools to assist in
the rapid deployment of provisioning technology," said Gerry Gebel, senior
analyst with Burton Group. "Policy development, workflow design and
configuration tools help IT administrators deploy and manage identity
management systems in a more efficient and effective manner."
Leveraging the workflow and portal technologies from Novell exteNd, the
Enhanced Provisioning Module delivers a feature-rich, end-user application
environment for Novell Nsure Identity Manager. New features offered in the
Module include:
- Advanced approval workflow for provisioning allows end users or managers to
request access to systems, applications or equipment, which then initiate
workflow processes to obtain approval and provision the object.
- Ready-to-use portlets deliver advanced white pages and organization charts
that can display multiple levels of hierarchy, provide a list of individuals
by attributes such as function or geography, and re-provision an employee by
using drag-and-drop tools to assign them to their new team or
responsibilities.
- Delegated administration allows access rights to be delegated to users
based on their role in the organization.
- User administration tools provide the ability to administer end-user
identity information, even for end users such as contractors, volunteers or
customers who are not typically managed within the corporate Human Resources
system but still need access to various resources.
Designer for Nsure Identity Manager is a visual tool that simplifies the
configuration, design and management of identity infrastructures. Using a
drag-and-drop interface, administrators can visually define models, policies
and rules for their identity infrastructure without writing any code. This
allows IT administrators to quickly configure their identity management
solution and provides the flexibility to continually adapt it to their
organization's dynamic business environment.
Designer for Nsure Identity Manager is based on the widely used and supported
open source Eclipse framework. Novell is committed to deliver a common tooling
strategy based on Eclipse across its products, and this provides a consistent
interface for customers who may be using other Eclipse-based tool sets.
Novell CTO Alan Nugent said, "Using the state-of-the-art portal and
integration technologies from our exteNd product line was the next logical
step to enhancing the value proposition of our identity management solutions.
This marks an early proof point in our execution of our identity-driven
solutions vision."
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