Likewise Software Receives Ready for IBM Tivoli Validation
Integration of Software Products Can Control User Access Rights from Desktops to Mainframes

BELLEVUE, WA, October 24, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Likewise Software today announced it has received the "Ready for IBM Tivoli Software" designation that validates the integration of its Likewise Enterprise identification and authentication software with the IBM Tivoli Identity Manager software product.

Both products are now validated to work together improving the productivity of the IT staff and the overall compliance posture of the organization. IBM Tivoli Identify Manager helps enterprises strengthen and automate internal controls governing user access rights and provides a secure, automated and policy-based solution that manages user privileges across heterogeneous IT resources from desktops to mainframes across a wide range of applications. Likewise software products help Microsoft, Mac, Linux and Unix systems work together in mixed networks by administering authentication and access policies for all users from a centralized location.

"The integration of Likewise Enterprise with IBM Tivoli Identity Manager will help streamline operations for our mutual customers extending from individual users' desktops up to mainframes," said Barry Crist, CEO of Likewise. "Customers benefit from securing user access to their most valuable information assets, while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements."

"With the integration of its software, Likewise can provide additional value to users of IBM Tivoli Identity Manager -- one of the most widely-deployed user provisioning systems in the world," said Joe Anthony, program director Security and Compliance Management, IBM. "Achieving the Ready for IBM Tivoli Software designation allows customers to provision account information with Likewise attributes to Microsoft Active Directory improving the ROI of their deployments."

Likewise Enterprise 5.0 facilitates integration of Linux, Unix and Mac systems with Microsoft Active Directory. Version 5.0 includes a number of compliance features for regulatory requirements and standards such as PCI and Sarbanes Oxley, as well as industry-leading flexibility for identity mapping, and support for Active Directory-based NIS (Network Information System) maps. Likewise Enterprise delivers comprehensive control of user and system authentication for companies using a variety of operating system platforms and identity management solutions.

Likewise Enterprise allows organizations to provide users with a single username and password for Windows and non-Windows systems. The latest version is based on Likewise Identity Service (LWIS), the next-generation authentication engine, and provides enhanced capabilities and integration for Mac OS X-based computers, allowing Mac system administrators to manage Microsoft Active Directory from a Mac OS-based machine, and perform policy editing using familiar Mac tools via the Likewise Administrative Console (LAC).

Organizations can request a free evaluation copy of Likewise Enterprise 5.0 at www.likewisesoftware.com/register/index.php?type=trial_software&name=enterprise or by calling 800-378-1330. Likewise Enterprise list prices are $249 per server license and $49 per workstation license.

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