M-Tech Improves User Experience, Scalability and Security with IDM Suite 4.3.0®
M-Tech Announces IDM Suite 4.3.0, with major enhancements to strengthen security, improve usability and scale to very large organizations.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada - February 25, 2008 -M-Tech Information Technology, Inc., a leading provider of identity management software, today announced the release of IDM Suite 4.3.0 with a major focus on improving user service, strengthening security and lowering IT support costs. The IDM Suite 4.3.0 consists of ID-Synch, ID-Access and ID-Certify.
The upgraded software was developed in response to customer feedback and an ever-increasing focus on managing identities and access within medium-to-large enterprises.
"IAM solutions can provide benefits such as simplifying administration and containing costs, improving service-level targets (SLTs) and SLT achievement, managing risk, complying with regulations and prompt responses to business needs," according to a November 19th, 2007 Gartner report titled Identity and Access Management Technologies Defined, 2008.
Highlights
- An improved identity synchronization engine that integrates automated provisioning with self-service workflow and that supports per-attribute priority assignment.
- New and updated target connectors, including Notes/Domino (V7 and V8), Remedy ARS (V7), RSA Access Manager (V6) and SSH.
- Major scalability improvements to ID-Access, to support operation in Active Directory domains containing up to 250,000 security groups.
- Usability improvements across many pages and forms.
- Stronger authentication to the API, using one time passwords and subnet filtering of API clients.
- Improved performance across many components.
"The Hitachi ID Management Suite version 4.3.0 is a major milestone, incorporating customer feedback from numerous deployments. Over 300 enhancements and 4,000 code checkins make this a very significant release for M-Tech customers," said Idan Shoham, M-Tech CTO.
A trial software download is available for the IDM Suite 4.3.0 to provide customers with the ability to install the Suite in a test environment.
Customers currently using earlier versions of ID-Synch, ID-Access, ID-Certify, are encouraged to contact sales@Hitachi-ID.com to upgrade to the IDM Suite 4.3.0.
About M-Tech
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.
M-Tech Contact
Dawn Mallyon
Marketing Manager
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


