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<div class="left_inner_box_heading"><h1>Centrify enables Active Directory integration and policy controls</h1></div>
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<p>Centrify, a lprovider of Microsoft Active<br />
Directory-based auditing, access control and<br />
identity management solutions for non-Microsoft<br />
platforms, today announced that Centrify<br />
DirectControl for Mac OS X now supports the new<br />
capabilities of Mac OS® X 10.6 Snow Leopard,<br />
including 32-bit and 64-bit support.</p>
<p>All of Centrify's extended desktop lockdown<br />
security and configuration controls available for<br />
previous Mac OS X systems are now available for<br />
Snow Leopard. These include smart card login and<br />
hundreds of Group Policies to help IT<br />
administrators manage Macs using the same<br />
familiar tools and processes currently used to<br />
manage their Windows systems. Centrify has added<br />
the necessary Group Policy to support File Vault<br />
for Active Directory users so that users with<br />
Network-based home directories will have the<br />
option to create a Portable Home Directory within<br />
a File Vault. By using DirectControl for Mac OS<br />
X, organizations can ensure that Macs adhere to<br />
the same best practices established for their<br />
Windows systems.</p>
<p>Active Directory integration is critical for<br />
enterprise adoption because Snow Leopard includes<br />
built-in support for Microsoft Exchange which is<br />
the email system of choice among the largest<br />
organizations and requires Active Directory.<br />
Centrify DirectControl for Mac OS X streamlines<br />
authentication to Microsoft Active Directory,<br />
enabling organizations to support users with Mac<br />
desktops without disruptive management cost or<br />
overhead. </p>
<p>The Group Policies in Centrify DirectControl<br />
provide IT managers broad, flexible control over<br />
security settings and configuration options that<br />
Mac users have traditionally managed on their<br />
own. For example, IT administrators can increase<br />
security by: requiring a login to wake the<br />
computer from screensaver or to change system<br />
preferences; requiring authorization to mount a<br />
blank CD, an internal or external hard disk, or<br />
removable media (such as a USB device); and<br />
controlling access to network sharing and<br />
firewall settings. To enforce configuration<br />
policies, DirectControl for Mac OS can for<br />
example: constrain which applications (such as<br />
file sharing software or media players such as<br />
Apple iTunes) users can use or install; can<br />
enable or disable automatic software updates; and<br />
can configure the Dashboard, Dock, and Spotlight<br />
utilities. </p>
<p>"With Microsoft Exchange support across Mail,<br />
iCal and Address Book in Snow Leopard, IT<br />
departments can now integrate Macs more quickly;<br />
and with DirectControl, they know that the<br />
systems are secured by the same consistent set of<br />
policies that are applied to Windows systems,"<br />
said David McNeely, director of product<br />
management at Centrify. "The Macintosh users keep<br />
their core Mac experience, and IT can help ensure<br />
that all of the Mac systems in their organization<br />
will meet the standards required by regulations<br />
and security benchmarks for Mac OS X. Centrify<br />
is proud to deliver day 1 support for Snow<br />
Leopard." </p>
<p>The Centrify DirectControl Agent enables a Mac OS<br />
X, UNIX or Linux computer to join an Active<br />
Directory domain and provides comprehensive<br />
Active Directory services for that system,<br />
including authenticating administrator and<br />
end-user logins and enforcing Group Policy<br />
updates. The DirectControl Management Tools<br />
enable administrators to set user and group<br />
access rights for the managed systems, set up<br />
Centrify Zones, run reports, configure the<br />
DirectControl Agents, and import accounts.<br />
DirectControl for Mac OS 10.6 is installed on the<br />
Mac desktop or server to enforce both computer<br />
and user Group Policies. </p>
<p>DirectControl for Mac OS X with support for Mac<br />
OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is available now.<br />
DirectControl for Mac OS X also supports earlier<br />
versions of Mac OS X from 10.4 forward. Pricing<br />
for Centrify DirectControl for Mac OS X is $60<br />
per workstation and $350 per server. Please visit<br />
<a href="http://www.centrify.com/mac" title="http://www.centrify.com/mac">http://www.centrify.com/mac</a> for more details.</p>
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