BeyondTrust Announces PowerBroker Identity Services Open Edition to be Included in the Latest Version of Ubuntu
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Oct. 13, 2011– BeyondTrust, the leading provider of privilege delegation and authorization management solutions, today announced that PowerBroker Identity Services Open Edition will be included in the Ubuntu 11.10 repository, enabling seamless integration of Ubuntu machines into networks using Microsoft Active Directory.
PowerBroker Identity Services Open Edition will appear as Likewise Open for Ubuntu 11.10 as the product is currently undergoing rebranding. Both free and paid support options are available from www.beyondtrust.com.
"We greatly respect the open-source community and are excited to announce that PowerBroker Identity Services Open Edition will be included in Ubuntu 11.10," said Arne Gallagher, director, identity services division at BeyondTrust. "We are excited to be able to offer administrators a free open-source tool to join Ubuntu machines to the network via Active Directory."
PowerBroker Identity Services Open Edition is an open-source product that enables customers to leverage investments in Microsoft Active Directory for consistent security policies across the entire environment, including Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X desktops and servers. With this free, agent-based tool, customers are able to join the systems to Active Directory in less than five minutes. For more information about PowerBroker Identity Services Open Edition visit www.beyondtrust.com.
About BeyondTrust
Founded in 1985, BeyondTrust is the global leader in privilege authorization management, access control and security solutions for physical, virtual, cloud and infrastructure computing environments. The company’s products mitigate insider threats and secure the perimeter within across the enterprise, empowering IT governance to strengthen security, improve productivity, drive compliance and reduce expense.
More than half of the companies listed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rely on BeyondTrust’s PowerBroker suite of products to secure their enterprises.
Five of the top ten commercial banks and two of America’s largest private companies have adopted PowerBroker to secure guest operating systems and ESX hypervisors in a virtualized environment. For more information, visit www.beyondtrust.com.
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Brian Anderson
BeyondTrust
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banderson@beyondtrust.com
Stefanie Cannon
Gutenberg Communications
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