[July 06, 2011] Centrify Introduces Program for Likewise Customers to Migrate Tweet Jul 06, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Centrify Corp., a provider of security and compliance solutions that centrally control, secure and audit cross-platform systems and applications using Active Directory, announced a new program for organizations interested in replacing their existing Likewise Software products. According to a release, the Centrify Software Trade-in program offers customers credit for their purchased versions of Likewise products when migrating to Centrify technology prior to December 31. Additionally, free support is available for customers wishing to swap out the free Likewise utility for Centrify's suite of free solutions. This trade-in announcement is made in the context of Likewise Software exiting the Active Directory Bridge market and announcing an asset sale of its Likewise Enterprise and Likewise Open technology. The potential misuse of shared credentials and privileged access is leading IT managers to focus on providing authenticated and authorized access to on-premise and cloud-based systems. Centrify delivers these capabilities by letting organizations of all sizes leverage the existing infrastructure they already own—Microsoft Active Directory—to perform identity consolidation and privilege management of Linux, UNIX and Mac systems in their environment. With integrated authentication, single sign-on, authorization, auditing, encryption of data-in-motion and new cloud security capabilities, Centrify Suite 2011 provides the broadest set of both free and licensed functionality for Active Directory integration. The company noted that the new Software Trade-in Program allows Likewise customers to upgrade to Centrify software licenses for free. Software maintenance and license charges may apply depending on configuration and quantities, and proof of purchase may be required for licensed versions. Additionally, the program includes: -Free Professional Services support from Centrify Experts to ensure smooth migration -Free Computer Based Training (CBT) -For Likewise Open customers, ability to get free phone support for a period of time when migrating to Centrify Express, a free Active Directory integration solution "Organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the value in consolidating all identities and access control in Active Directory to help meet compliance regulations and security best practices," said Frank Cabri, VP of marketing at Centrify. "In this time of transition and asset sales, we're providing users of any Likewise product a higher value alternative that goes far beyond Active Directory bridging to include privilege management, control over cloud based systems, and optional detailed, user session auditing." More Information: centrify.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]