"Get to One" with Quest One Identity Solution

Quest Software Helps Organizations Simplify Identity and Access Management

September 9, 2008 – ALISO VIEJO, Calif.

News Facts:
  • Many organizations struggle with complex, heterogeneous environments that require users to have multiple identities. The pressure to administer the lifecycle of the associated identities and multiple directories is placed onto IT. What if these organizations could "get to one?" One identity, one point of management, one set of policies, one secure and strong authentication mechanism? Well, now they can!
  • Quest® One Identity Solution lets organizations build on their existing investments in Active Directory and identity management frameworks (such as metadirectories), to unify heterogeneous identity and access management.
  • Identity Projects: single sign-on, provisioning, password management, directory consolidation, strong authentication, role management, Unix security, auditing, and compliance reporting. Quest One simplifies these projects, enabling organizations to:
    • Authenticate – Consolidate operating system and application identities within Active Directory to provide a single identity for authentication and single sign-on. The use of a single identity provides easier integration of advanced authentication technologies such as smart cards, one-time passwords (OTP) and single sign-on.
    • Authorize – Enable controlled delegation of privileges for the Unix “root” access (or any elevated privilege), administrative logon controls, web authorization, and segregation of duties.
    • Administer – Provide the ability for administrators to provision, re-provision and de-provision an identity, define roles, administer passwords and access policies, implement enforcement, and permit end user self-service.
    • Comply – Ensure that the processes of authentication, authorization and administration are compliant with internal and industry regulations while satisfying the principles of access control and segregation of duties. This empowers organizations to “prove” compliance through cross-platform change auditing, policy compliance, elevated privilege auditing, real-time alerting, and anomaly analysis.
  • Two cornerstones of the Quest One Identity Solution, Quest Authentication Services (formerly Vintela Authentication Services) and Quest Single Sign-On for Java (formerly Vintela Single Sign-On for Java) have been renamed to align closely with the new brand.
Contact Information:
Lora Deeds
AR/PR, Active Directory and Identity & Access Management Solutions
Phone: 614.726.4660
[Windows Live IM: lora.deeds@quest.com]



A Word from an Industry Analyst

Scott Crawford, Research Director, Security Practice, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA):

“Identity and access management has increasingly become a priority for organizations today, with compliance as a driver in many cases. Quest has built and acquired a variety of technologies around identity and access management throughout the years, with particular focus on solutions for integrating identity across heterogeneous environments. Now that they have created a unifying brand and message with Quest One Identity Solution, it will allow organizations to understand that Quest is one of the few vendors that can solve some of the most nagging identity problems in the heterogeneous enterprise.”

Quotes – or Talk To Us Directly:

Jackson Shaw (blog), senior director, product management of Quest’s Identity and Access Management Solutions:

“Our customers are dealing with the ever-growing challenges associated with managing multiple identities in heterogeneous environments. It just made sense that we create a unifying brand, so that they understand Quest is the go-to vendor for their identity and access management needs. We have accumulated a portfolio that takes identity and access management to the next level, giving organizations the power to improve efficiency, enhance security and achieve compliance.”

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About Us:

Quest Software Inc. is an enterprise systems management vendor. We deliver innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases, Windows infrastructure and virtual environments.

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