New Centrify Express Offering Delivers More Functionality and More Upgrade Options than other Windows/Linux/Mac Integration Solutions—and Best of All It’s Free!

Mountain View, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/20/2010 -- Centrify Corporation, the leader in securing and auditing access to cross-platform systems and applications through Active Directory, today announced availability of Centrify Express, a new set of free software applications and tools, content resources and community forums designed to help organizations improve security and compliance of data center and desktop systems. A subset of the company's award-winning Centrify Suite of identity and access management solutions (IAM), Centrify Express is ideal for organizations interested in establishing a single sign-on experience for Linux and Mac users based on their existing Active Directory credentials. To download the free software, visit http://www.centrify.com/express.

"We are very proud of the large and growing ecosystem of partners such as Centrify who have chosen interoperability with Canonical for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS," says Matt Asay, COO, Canonical. "With the free Centrify Express offering, organizations of all shapes and sizes can quickly and easily integrate desktops and servers running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS with Active Directory."

Gartner's 2010 CIO Survey places identity management as the number one IT security priority through 2011. The potential misuse of shared credentials by insiders is leading IT managers to focus on ensuring authentication to key internal and cloud-based systems to eliminate unauthorized access. In a climate where budgets are still tight amid multiple competing priorities, Centrify Express represents a cost-effective solution for ensuring authorized access by requiring users to log in as themselves rather than using shared accounts or account credentials that are difficult to map back to a specific individual. And Centrify Express delivers this capability by letting organizations both big and small leverage an existing infrastructure they have already deployed—Microsoft Active Directory—to secure their heterogeneous computing environment.

Centrify Express comprises:
• DirectControl Express: Enables Linux and Mac OS X servers and workstations to participate in a Windows Active Directory domain and gives users Active Directory-based single sign-on.
• DirectManage Express: Automates deployment and management activities by providing a central solution to discover non-Windows systems on a network; assess and validate the system's ability to join Active Directory; download the right packages for systems; and automatically deploy software to join systems to Active Directory–all from one easy-to-use graphical management tool.
• Centrify-Enabled Open Source Tools and Utilities: Allows for cross-platform connectivity and file sharing with Centrify-enabled versions of OpenSSH, PuTTY and Samba that have been enhanced and tested to seamlessly work with Active Directory and support Kerberos while delivered as easy-to-install pre-compiled packages.
• Centrify Express Community: A full open community, moderated by Centrify technical experts and customers, to support learning, collaboration and best-practice development in support of single sign-on and related security and compliance initiatives, featuring forums, how-to videos, best-practice guides and more.

Centrify Express is a subset of the capabilities provided by the Centrify Suite that layers on additional capabilities such as group policy, role-based access control as an industrial strength replacement of sudo, privileged identity management, user-level auditing, server isolation and encryption of data-in-motion. Centrify Express customers can simply use Express for free or subsequently upgrade some or all of their non-Microsoft systems to various editions of the Centrify Suite that meet their needs.

"Cross-platform identity and access management solutions have traditionally been too costly and complex for smaller to medium sized businesses (SMBs), but they often have some of the same security and compliance requirements such as PCI as larger organizations," said Frank Cabri, vice president of marketing at Centrify. "Centrify's approach of leveraging Active Directory combined with our free Express offering will now allow those organizations to easily improve security and compliance for their systems and layer on additional capabilities as their business evolves."

Resources to Ensure Your Success

The Centrify Express program offers a comprehensive set of resources and support to ensure a successful experience, including:

Community site and forums - Want to talk with other Express users or learn more about how Centrify Express integrates with your environment? Share your experience with others and suggest new features and uses. Visit http://community.centrify.com/

Video Tutorials and Demos - Watch video tutorials of the Express program and products. Visit
http://www.centrify.com/express/free-active-directory-tools-for-linux-mac.asp#view-demo

Learn More - Determine if Express is right for your organization, view frequently asked questions, compare the free Express offering to licensed products and much more. Visit
http://www.centrify.com/express/centrify-express-overview.asp

Pricing and Availability
Centrify DirectControl Express, DirectManage Express and Centrify-Enabled Open Source Tools and Utilities are available for immediate download by visiting www.centrify.com/express. All products are free of charge and include a non-expiring license.

About Centrify
Centrify is the leader in securing and auditing access to cross-platform systems and applications through Active Directory. From the data center and into the cloud, Centrify's identity consolidation and privilege management solutions are used by over 2500 organizations to reduce IT expenses, strengthen security and meet compliance requirements. Built on a common architecture, the Centrify Suite delivers secure authentication, role-based access control, privileged identity management, user-level auditing, server isolation and encryption of data-in-motion for the industry's broadest set of systems, hypervisors and applications. For more information about Centrify and its solutions, call +1 (408) 542-7500 or visit http://www.centrify.com.

Centrify, DirectControl and DirectAudit are registered trademarks and DirectAuthorize, DirectSecure, DirectControl Express and DirectManage are trademarks of Centrify Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other product and company names used in this document may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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Sunnyvale, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/09/2009 -- Centrify Corporation, the leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based identity and access management and auditing solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, today announced that its Centrify Suite is the first identity and access management solution to earn Windows Server 2008 R2 certification. The Centrify Suite allows IT administrators to integrate an enterprise's Linux, UNIX and Mac systems within Active Directory to provide centralized access control, privilege management and auditing of all non-Windows platforms.

"We are pleased that the Centrify Suite is certified for Windows Server 2008 R2 to enable proven interoperability between the Windows platform and non-Microsoft systems and applications," said Frank Cabri, vice president of marketing, Centrify Corporation. "By extending Active Directory's support for Kerberos, LDAP, and Group Policy to other platforms, the Microsoft and Centrify solutions help organizations increase the security, compliance and manageability of their systems."

The Centrify Suite is an integrated family of Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions that secure cross-platform environments and strengthen regulatory compliance. Centrify DirectControl addresses the need to secure both physical and virtual environments by effectively turning a non-Microsoft system or hypervisor into an Active Directory client, enabling administrators to secure that system using the same authentication and Group Policy services currently deployed for their Windows systems, as well as adding granular access control through its patent-pending Zone technology. Centrify DirectAuthorize centrally manages and enforces role-based entitlements for fine-grained control of user access and privileges on UNIX and Linux systems as well as a wide range of hypervisors. Centrify DirectAudit delivers auditing, logging and real-time monitoring of user activity on non-Microsoft systems. Built on a common architecture, the integrated Centrify Suite of solutions helps to improve IT efficiency, strengthen regulatory compliance initiatives, and centrally secure a heterogeneous computing environment.

Windows Server 2008 R2 software certification consists of approximately 100 test cases that independently confirm an application's compliance with best practices for compatibility, security, reliability and availability on the new platform, while ensuring the software performs in a 64-bit environment. The certification identifies top-performing technologies that are ready to deploy in mission-critical environments. Details about Windows Server 2008 R2 software certification, its test framework and ISV benefits are available at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/isv

About Centrify
Centrify's identity and access management and auditing solutions secure cross-platform systems, web applications, databases and enterprise applications centrally using Microsoft Active Directory. The Centrify Suite, comprising DirectControl, DirectAuthorize and DirectAudit, helps organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their cross-platform computing environment. More than 1500 enterprise customers, including 38% of the Fortune 50, have selected Centrify for its easy-to-manage, Active Directory-based cross-platform interoperability solutions. For more information about Centrify and its solutions, call +1 408 542-7500 or visit http://www.centrify.com/

Centrify and DirectControl are registered trademarks and Centrify Suite, DirectAudit and DirectAuthorize are trademarks of Centrify Corporation. Other names used in this document are trademarks of their respective companies.

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Organizations can use Microsoft Active Directory for identity, access and privilege management of Ubuntu 9.10 Servers

Sunnyvale, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/02/2009 -- Centrify Corporation, the leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based, identity and access management and auditing solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, today announced that its Centrify Suite supports Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition, which includes an open source cloud computing environment that will be easily integrated with Microsoft Active Directory through the Centrify Suite for identity, access and privilege management.

"We've delivered a manageable, robust Linux environment for enabling cloud computing," said Steve George, Director of Corporate Services, at Canonical. "Centrify's comprehensive support for our 9.10 release will allow customers to centralize authentication and access controls for systems running on their premises or 'in the cloud'."

"Security becomes increasingly important as organizations entrust their enterprise systems to cloud service providers," said David McNeely, Director of Product Management, at Centrify Corporation. "Centrify helps organizations deploying Ubuntu by enabling granular, role-based access controls and privilege management that goes well beyond access controls to ensure that their administrators have only the rights they need without giving them extended privileges that, if misused, could compromise systems and by extension the business."

Centrify has long supported Canonical and all versions of Ubuntu Desktop and Server on x86 (Intel 32-bit) and x86_64 (64-bit) from version 6.06 LTS to 9.10 Server Edition. For more information on supported platforms and versions, visit: http://www.centrify.com/products/all-supported-platforms.asp#systems

The Centrify Suite is an integrated family of Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions that secures and strengthens regulatory compliance initiatives for over 200 cross-platform operating system environments. Centrify DirectControl addresses the need to secure both physical and virtual environments by effectively turning a non-Microsoft system or hypervisor into an Active Directory client, enabling administrators to secure that system using the same authentication and Group Policy services currently deployed for their Windows systems, as well as adding granular access control through its patent-pending Zone technology. Centrify DirectAuthorize centrally manages and enforces role-based entitlements for fine-grained control of user access and privileges on UNIX and Linux systems as well as a wide range of hypervisors. Centrify DirectAudit delivers auditing, logging and real-time monitoring of user activity on non-Microsoft systems. Built on a common architecture, the integrated Centrify Suite of solutions helps to improve IT efficiency, strengthen regulatory compliance initiatives, and centrally secure a heterogeneous computing environment.

Pricing and Availability
The Centrify Suite with support for Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition will be generally available from Centrify and its worldwide partners in approximately 60 days. The Centrify Suite is licensed on a per guest OS server basis, starting at $350 per server.

About Centrify
Centrify's identity and access management and auditing solutions secure cross-platform systems, web applications, databases and enterprise applications centrally using Microsoft Active Directory. The Centrify Suite comprises DirectControl, DirectAuthorize and DirectAudit, and has helped organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their cross-platform computing environment. More than 1500 enterprise customers, including 38% of the Fortune 50, have selected Centrify for its easy-to-manage Active Directory-based cross-platform interoperability solutions. For more information about Centrify and its solutions, call +1 408 542-7500 or visit http://www.centrify.com

Centrify and DirectControl are registered trademarks and Centrify Suite, DirectAudit and DirectAuthorize are trademarks of Centrify Corporation. Other names used in this document are trademarks of their respective companies.

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15 City "Integrate Your IT Environment" Microsoft TechNet Seminar Series to Demonstrate How Centrify DirectControl Can Seamlessly Integrate UNIX/Linux/Mac systems with Microsoft Active Directory

Sunnyvale, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/25/2009 -- Centrify Corporation, the leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, today announced its participation in the Microsoft TechNet Event "Integrate Your IT Environment" being hosted at Microsoft offices nationwide. For the next two months, in 15 cities throughout the United States, Microsoft and Centrify will demonstrate how Centrify's DirectControl software solution can extend Microsoft Active Directory to seamlessly manage and secure UNIX, Linux, and Mac platforms and non-Microsoft applications. By combining the Centrify Suite and the capabilities of Active Directory organizations can secure their cross-platform environment with uniform, centralized identity management, access control and auditing.

"We are pleased to partner with Microsoft in helping people understand the ways that the powerful identity and access management capabilities of Active Directory can be leveraged across heterogeneous computing environments," said Jim Chappell, vice president of business development at Centrify. "By integrating Active Directory with non-Windows platforms IT Organizations can realize increased security, better compliance and cost-saving operational efficiency including single sign-on and having a single point of administration."

About the Microsoft "Integrate Your IT Environment" events.
The cross-country launch events feature sessions on cross platform identity integration, running Open Source Software (OSS) on Windows Server® 2008 and leveraging the power of Microsoft SQL Server with PHP applications. Each of three sessions will feature an interoperability expert discussing and demonstrating the ways that Microsoft solutions can help get your integrated environment up and running smoothly. The event series begins on March 31 in Denver and continues until June 11 in Seattle. For more information and to register for the event, go to http://www.technetevents.com/interop/index.htm.

About Centrify
Centrify's auditing, access control and identity management solutions centrally secure cross-platform systems, web applications, databases and enterprise applications using Microsoft Active Directory. More than 750 enterprise customers, including 38% of the Fortune 50, have selected Centrify for its quick-to-deploy, easy-to-manage Active Directory-based cross-platform interoperability solutions. The Centrify Suite comprises DirectControl, DirectAuthorize and DirectAudit, and helps organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their cross-platform computing environment. For more information about Centrify and its solutions, call +1 408 542-7500 or visit http://www.centrify.com

Centrify and DirectControl are registered trademarks and DirectAudit and DirectAuthorize are trademarks of Centrify Corporation. Other names used in this document are trademarks of their respective companies.

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Customer Benefits Include Improved Management and Compliance in Heterogeneous Environments

Mountain View, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/25/2008 -- Centrify Corporation, the leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, today announced that it has joined the McAfee® Security Innovation Alliance™ (SIA) partner program. Under the McAfee SIA program Centrify will integrate its Centrify Suite with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator? (ePO?) software to help enterprises better manage their computing assets and improve their compliance with regulations.

The Centrify Suite is an integrated family of Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions that secure cross-platform environments and strengthen regulatory compliance initiatives. The Centrify Suite will interoperate with McAfee ePO software to help administrators import computer information for heterogeneous desktop environments into McAfee ePO databases, deploy and manage Centrify's software agents onto these systems using McAfee ePO software, and publish Centrify's summary reports on regulatory compliance into McAfee ePO dashboards.

"Centrify is pleased to be a part of the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance program," said Jim Chappell, vice president of business development for Centrify. "McAfee is a dynamic leader in this industry and has a clear understanding of the value of integrating valuable partner technology into the overall enterprise solution in order to achieve a more complete security offering for customers."

McAfee ePO software is the first platform that lets enterprises and governments centrally manage security and compliance products from multiple vendors, offering unprecedented cost savings and return on investment. With more than 35,000 customers managing security and compliance on more than 60 million PCs and servers, this unique platform is helping McAfee SIA partners to extend their reach and create complementary functionality.

"By implementing products such as those from Centrify that are compatible with McAfee solutions, our customers experience faster deployment times and reduced costs," said Joe Gottlieb, vice president of corporate strategy and technology alliances, McAfee. "Security should be easy to manage, and McAfee has taken concrete steps to open up its security risk management architecture and provide customers with tools to easily manage their multi-vendor security environments. The result is greater protection, reduced risk and increased compliance."

For more information on the McAfee SIA and McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, please visit: http://www.mcafee.com/sia.

About Centrify
Centrify's auditing, access control and identity management solutions centrally secure cross-platform systems, Web applications, databases and enterprise applications using Microsoft Active Directory. More than 600 enterprise customers, including 38% of the Fortune 50, have selected Centrify for its quick-to-deploy, easy-to-manage Active Directory-based cross-platform interoperability solutions. The Centrify Suite comprises DirectControl, DirectAuthorize and DirectAudit, and helps organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their cross-platform computing environment. For more information about Centrify and its solutions, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit http://www.centrify.com

Centrify and DirectControl are registered trademarks and DirectAudit and DirectAuthorize are trademarks of Centrify Corporation. Other names used in this document are trademarks of their respective companies.

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Program Enhances Centrify DirectControl Support for Oracle Enterprise Linux

Mountain View, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/04/2008 -- Centrify Corporation, the leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, today announced its participation in the Oracle Unbreakable Linux support program. Centrify DirectControl has long been certified with Oracle® Enterprise Linux versions 4 and 5 among the 150 non-Microsoft platforms and applications that it integrates with Microsoft Active Directory™ for identity and access management. Through its participation in the Oracle Unbreakable Linux support program, Centrify is helping Linux customers leverage their established Active Directory infrastructure to increase their security, compliance and operational efficiency.

"Centrify solutions enable authentication of non-Windows systems into Active Directory for the enterprise," said Jeff Doolan, director of Linux and Virtualization Channels at Oracle. "The strong combination of Oracle Enterprise Linux and Centrify DirectControl provides flexibility for Microsoft Windows customers adopting Linux."

"Our participation in the Oracle Unbreakable Linux support program reflects our commitment to ensuring that customers get the ongoing, optimal value and support they need to manage their data centers with Oracle Enterprise Linux and Centrify DirectControl," said Jim Chappell, vice president of business development and support for Centrify. "Our market and technology leadership provides a strong complement to Oracle's customer-centric initiative."

Centrify is a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork and first certified its solutions with Oracle Enterprise Linux in 2006. Centrify DirectControl for Applications also integrates authentication for Oracle databases with Microsoft Active Directory.

Centrify DirectControl delivers secure access control and centralized identity management by seamlessly integrating your UNIX, Linux, Mac, web and database platforms with Microsoft Active Directory. DirectControl effectively turns a non-Microsoft system into an Active Directory client, enabling you to secure that system using the same authentication, authorization and Group Policy services currently deployed for your Windows systems. DirectControl is non-intrusive, easy to deploy and manage, and is the only solution that enables fine-grained access control through its unique Zone technology.

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 20,000 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer their customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to doing business with Oracle qualify for the Certified Partner levels. http://oraclepartnernetwork.oracle.com.

About Centrify
Centrify provides auditing, access control and identity management solutions that centrally secure an organization's heterogeneous systems, web applications, databases and storage systems using Microsoft Active Directory—the same authentication, authorization and Group Policy services deployed for its Windows environment. Centrify DirectAudit and DirectControl help organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their cross-platform computing environment. For more information about Centrify and its solutions, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit http://www.centrify.com

Centrify and DirectControl are registered trademarks and DirectAudit is a trademark of Centrify Corporation. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names used in this document are trademarks of their respective companies.

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DirectAuthorize Enables stronger security and increased compliance with fine-grained control and delegation of administrative functions

Mountain View, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/22/2008 -- Centrify Corporation, the leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, today announced Centrify DirectAuthorize, a software solution that enables organizations to increase security and compliance by controlling how users access systems and what they can do on those systems. DirectAuthorize centrally manages and enforces role-based entitlements for fine grained control of user access and privileges on UNIX and Linux systems. This can eliminate a user's need to use the root account or other privileged accounts, thereby allowing those accounts to be securely locked down.

DirectAuthorize is the industry's first Active Directory-based solution for UNIX and Linux privilege management and delegation of root access. Leveraging a common architecture, DirectAuthorize is seamlessly integrated with Centrify DirectControl and complements DirectControl's comprehensive Active Directory-based authentication, access control and group policy support for non-Microsoft systems and applications. DirectAuthorize is available as part of Centrify's newly introduced Centrify Suite, a family of integrated Active Directory-based authentication, authorization and auditing solutions that leverage the same underlying architecture to secure cross-platform environments and help address regulatory compliance (see related Press Release: "Centrify Introduces Centrify Suite 2008, Industry's Most Comprehensive Active Directory-Based Solution for Cross Platform Identity Management").

"Unlike Windows Active Directory, UNIX lacks a simple and scalable model for administrative delegation," observed Ant Allan and Jay Heiser, Research Vice Presidents in the Gartner publication, Controlling UNIX Superuser privileges is Critical. "Organizations that allow root logins to mission-critical UNIX servers run unnecessary risks."

Key Features and Benefits

DirectAuthorize meets compliance-driven requirements for "least access" management by allowing organizations to centrally define logical roles (e.g. backup operator, DBA, web developer, application administrator, etc.) that carry with them the specific rights needed to perform duties within a role. DirectAuthorize's role-based architecture enables the following benefits:

• Simplify the execution of privileged commands – users no longer need to switch to root or other privileged accounts.
• Grant users rights to execute commands with elevated privileges, eliminating the need for access to privileged accounts and passwords
• Assign users a Restricted Environment with access only to a specific "whitelist" of commands
• Lockdown sensitive systems with fine-grained access controls that specify who can access a system and how
• Model date- and time-based access windows to match user roles

Like Centrify DirectControl, DirectAuthorize is tightly integrated into Active Directory, meaning no additional servers or infrastructure is required to run DirectAuthorize. DirectAuthorize stores its role and rights data securely in Active Directory Authorization Manager's existing rights-based logical model and data storage schema found in Windows 2003 and above. This means no Active Directory schema extensions are required to install and use DirectAuthorize, and customers can leverage the pre-existing Authorization Manager (AzMan) tools and APIs to access DirectAuthorize's roles and rights data. DirectAuthorize is built on top of the DirectControl architecture, meaning the DirectAuthorize user interface is integrated with the DirectControl Administrator's Console and the DirectAuthorize rights enforcers are integrated into the DirectControl Agent. And unlike other solutions, DirectAuthorize requires no UNIX kernel changes or system reboots.

Price and Availability
DirectAuthorize is currently in beta with general availability within 90 days. DirectAuthorize and DirectControl form the Centrify Suite, Standard Edition, and licensing begins at $350 per server.

About Centrify
Centrify's auditing, access control and identity management solutions centrally secure cross-platform systems, web applications, databases and enterprise applications using Microsoft Active Directory. More than 600 enterprise customers, including 38% of the Fortune 50, have selected Centrify for its quick-to-deploy, easy-to-manage Active Directory-based cross-platform interoperability solutions. The Centrify Suite comprises DirectControl, DirectAuthorize and DirectAudit, and helps organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their cross-platform computing environment. For more information about Centrify and its solutions, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit http://www.centrify.com

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End-to-end integrated suite addresses security, IT efficiency and regulatory compliance

Mountain View, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/21/2008 -- Centrify Corporation, the leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, today announced Centrify Suite 2008, an integrated family of Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions that secure cross-platform environments and help address regulatory compliance. The solutions in the suite—Centrify DirectControl, DirectAuthorize, and DirectAudit—are built on a common architecture and seamlessly integrated to help organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and centrally secure a heterogeneous computing environment.

Centrify Suite 2008 comes in three editions: Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition and Application Edition. The Standard Edition consists of DirectControl and DirectAuthorize. Centrify DirectControl secures non-Microsoft platforms using the same authentication and Group Policy services deployed for a Windows environment. Centrify DirectAuthorize is a new solution (see related press release "Centrify Announces DirectAuthorize, Delivers Robust Entitlement Management for UNIX and Linux through Microsoft Active Directory") that provides centralized role-based entitlement management for fine-grained user access and privilege rights on UNIX and Linux systems. Centrify Suite 2008 Enterprise Edition adds Centrify DirectAudit which delivers auditing, logging and real-time monitoring of user activity on non-Microsoft systems. Centrify Suite 2008 Standard Edition starts at $350 per server, while the Enterprise Edition starts at $750 per server. For organizations using web/Java applications, databases, or enterprise applications such as SAP and PeopleSoft, Centrify is offering Centrify Suite 2008 Application Edition which starts at $2,500 per server. This solution includes all of the capabilities and benefits of Centrify Suite 2008 Enterprise Edition and includes authentication and single sign-on for each of the supported applications.

"Because authentication and authorization go hand-in-hand, customers want and expect a single, seamlessly integrated solution—not a plethora of un-integrated point solutions—and they don't want to pay the $1000-plus per server that legacy identity management vendors charge to add authorization on top of authentication," said Tom Kemp, Centrify CEO. "Centrify Suite 2008 Standard Edition meets what the market is looking for in terms of an integrated, cross-platform authentication and authorization solution at an affordable price, and Centrify Suite 2008 Enterprise Edition adds unique user-level auditing to address more stringent security and regulatory requirements."

How Centrify Suite 2008 Addresses Compliance
Government and industry regulatory compliance requirements such as SOX, PCI, HIPAA, GLBA and FISMA dictate that users should not share the root and/or a privileged account on computing systems where critical business or customer data is held. Instead, users should login as themselves, and only then gain privileges based on their role within the organization, and all administrative actions should be audited. For example, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) states in Section 8 that an organization must "identify all users with a unique user name before allowing them to access systems components" and in Section 7 asserts that organizations must "limit access to computing resources … only to those individuals whose job requires such access." Furthermore, the PCI DSS states in Section 10 that "all actions taken by any individual with root or administrative privileges" not only need to be controlled but also audited as well. These requirements are common for other compliance and industry standards such as SOX, HIPAA, GLBA and FISMA.

Centrify DirectControl facilitates compliance by allowing each user to log in to a UNIX or Linux system as themselves using their individual Active Directory account and password. DirectControl's patent-pending Zone feature provides further granular access control by restricting who (i.e. which UNIX-enabled Active Directory user or group member) can log in to which set of systems. DirectAuthorize is built on top of the scalable and robust DirectControl architecture and provides further granular delegation of what actions can be performed on a given system by a given user, and further controls when they can log in and how they access the system. This capability is especially important on UNIX and Linux systems, as those systems lack a simple and effective delegation model for administration. Personnel such as system administrators, DBAs, backup operators and helpdesk staff need an increased set of privileges to perform administrative tasks, including such basic tasks as backing up the system. Centrify DirectAudit builds on top of DirectControl and DirectAuthorize by auditing all actions taken by any individual, including those with root or administrative privileges, another key compliance requirement. Together these three integrated security and compliance solutions make up Centrify Suite 2008.

Price and Availability
Centrify Suite 2008 Standard Edition includes Centrify DirectControl and DirectAuthorize. Licensing begins at $350 per server. Centrify Suite 2008 Enterprise Edition includes Centrify DirectControl, DirectAuthorize and DirectAudit. Licensing begins at $750 per server. Centrify Suite 2008 Application Edition is licensed starting at $2,500 per server. The various editions of Centrify Suite 2008 are available now with DirectAuthorize currently in beta testing. Current Centrify DirectControl customers will be entitled to the Centrify Suite 2008 Standard Edition without additional licensing fees.

About Centrify
Centrify's auditing, access control and identity management solutions centrally secure cross-platform systems, web applications, databases and enterprise applications using Microsoft Active Directory. More than 600 enterprise customers, including over 38% of the Fortune 50, have selected Centrify for its quick-to-deploy, easy-to-manage Active Directory-based cross-platform interoperability solutions. Centrify Suite 2008 comprises DirectControl, DirectAuthorize and DirectAudit, and helps organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their cross-platform computing environment. For more information about Centrify and its solutions, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit http://www.centrify.com

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Centrify to showcase customer experiences managing identities on Linux, UNIX and Mac using Active Directory.

Mountain View, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/21/2008 -- Centrify Corporation, a leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-centric identity management solutions for Linux, UNIX and Mac, today announced that it has signed for the fourth consecutive year as a Gold Sponsor of NetPro's Directory Experts Conference (DEC). In a series of presentations at the DEC 2008 conference, Centrify will highlight customers' experiences integrating their UNIX, Linux, Mac and web application platforms with Microsoft Active Directory. By leveraging Active Directory and Centrify DirectControl to provide authentication and access control for their non-Microsoft platforms, these enterprises have been able to increase the efficiency of their IT departments, more easily meet compliance requirements and deliver better service to their user community.

The DEC 2008 conference theme is "Active Directory Evolves: The New Identity Platform for Enterprise 2.0". At the conference, attendees will receive advanced technical education from the industry's leading experts and Microsoft Technology Leadership. Tracks include: Active Directory, Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM), Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), and Rights Management Services (RMS). DEC 2008 will be held at the Chicago Hilton, March 2-5, 2008.

"We're pleased that Centrify continues to support DEC and recognizes the importance of this growing identity community," said Gil Kirkpatrick, NetPro's Expert in Residence and DEC founder. "More organizations are realizing the benefits of extending the capabilities of Microsoft identity management solutions to non-Microsoft systems and applications. DEC is a great place to learn about it and experience it first hand!"

"Our customers confront complex identity management problems daily. Their stories reveal the many ways they are finding the benefits of extending their investment in Active Directory to manage non-Microsoft platforms and applications," said David McNeely, director of product management, Centrify.

In addition to showcasing the customers' experiences at the conference, at the conference's first-ever Solutions Lab, Centrify will demonstrate DirectControl, its Active Directory-based authentication and access control solution for UNIX, Linux and Mac, and DirectAudit, its IT auditing and IT compliance solution for Linux and UNIX.
For more information about the DEC 2008 conference, please visit: http://www.dec2008.com/

About Centrify
Centrify is a leading provider of auditing, access control and identity management solutions that centrally secure an organization's heterogeneous systems, web applications, databases and storage systems using Microsoft Active Directory. Centrify DirectControl secures an organization's non-Microsoft platforms using the same authentication, authorization and Group Policy services deployed for its Windows environment. Centrify DirectAudit complements DirectControl by delivering auditing, logging and real-time monitoring of user activity on non-Microsoft systems. Together, they help organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their heterogeneous computing environment. For more information about Centrify and its DirectControl and DirectAudit solutions, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit http://www.centrify.com

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Rated 5 out of 5, DirectControl is Ranked First in Review of “Cross-Platform Identity Management Solutions for Single Sign-On”

Mountain View, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/06/2007 -- Centrify Corporation today announced that Windows IT Pro presented Centrify DirectControl the Editors' Choice award for Cross-Platform Identity Management Solutions for Single Sign-On in the September 2007 issue of Windows IT Pro magazine. As the only solution to receive 5 out of 5 stars, DirectControl was highlighted for its ability to deliver secure access control and authentication capabilities by integrating non-Microsoft platforms with Active Directory in highly complex and heterogeneous environments. "Centrify DirectControl wins the Editors' Choice award, as it is the most robust product …. You can't go wrong if you choose Centrify," wrote reviewers Darren Ehmke and Eric Rux.

The detailed review analyzed how UNIX, Linux and Mac systems could be integrated within an Active Directory environment to enable single sign-on (SSO) and address regulatory compliance requirements around identity management in a cross-platform environment. The reviewers conferred the Editors' Choice award on DirectControl in a comparative review noting DirectControl's thorough documentation, smooth installation, and straightforward set-up wizards. They cited the sophistication of DirectControl's Group Policy support and its patent-pending Zone capability—a means to logically group systems to simplify administration and deliver more granular access control. Additionally, the editors appreciated the comprehensive reporting capabilities and software development kit that provided additional flexibility to administrators.

"This recognition from the technical experts at Windows IT Pro reflects the same reasons that hundreds of our enterprise customers—including over 25% of the Fortune 50—have cited when selecting Centrify DirectControl," said David McNeely, director of product management at Centrify. "Centrify DirectControl's robustness combined with its ease of use makes it their preferred solution for centrally securing their systems, applications and databases using Microsoft Active Directory."

The complete article is available at http://www.windowsitpro.com/articles/print.cfm?articleid=96592

About DirectControl
Centrify DirectControl delivers secure access control and centralized identity management by seamlessly integrating UNIX, Linux, Mac, web and database platforms with Microsoft Active Directory. DirectControl is non-intrusive, easy to deploy and manage, and is the only solution that both enables fine-grained access control through its unique Zone technology and does not require Active Directory schema extensions.

About Centrify
Centrify is a leading provider of auditing, access control and identity management solutions that centrally secure an organization's heterogeneous systems, web applications, databases and storage systems using Microsoft Active Directory. Centrify DirectControl (http://www.centrify.com/directcontrol/) secures an organization's non-Microsoft platforms using the same authentication, authorization and Group Policy services deployed for its Windows environment. Centrify DirectAudit (http://www.centrify.com/directaudit/) complements DirectControl by delivering auditing, logging and real-time monitoring of user activity on non-Microsoft systems. Together, they help organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their heterogeneous computing environment. For more information about Centrify and its DirectControl and DirectAudit solutions, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit http://www.centrify.com

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Latest Centrify DirectControl release includes the first Group Policy support for OpenSSH and increased Mac OS X desktop lockdown features; Centrify CEO and CTO to speak at LinuxWorld sessions

San Francisco, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/07/2007 -- LinuxWorld 2007 - August 6, 2007 - Centrify Corporation, a leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, today announced that it is delivering the first solution to offer Microsoft Active Directory-based authentication and access control to over 100 versions of UNIX, Linux and Mac platforms. The latest release of Centrify DirectControl adds over 25 new supported versions of UNIX and Linux, includes enhanced Group Policy-based Apple Mac OS X desktop lockdown capabilities, and delivers the industry's first solution to leverage Group Policy to enable bulk configuration of distributed OpenSSH deployments. These new capabilities further enhance Centrify customers' ability to secure and streamline their heterogeneous environments by centralizing identity and policy management within their existing Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure.

"By extending its authentication and access control to the widest range of non-Microsoft operating systems, Centrify has made Microsoft Active Directory an appealing directory in which to centralize identity management in a multi-platform environment," said Jon Oltsik, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group.

Centrify DirectControl effectively turns a non-Microsoft server, workstation or device into an Active Directory client, enabling an organization to secure that system using the same authentication, access control and Group Policy services currently deployed for its Windows systems. Centrify DirectControl supports popular Linux distributions such Red Hat Linux, Novell SUSE Linux, Fedora Core and Debian Linux, as well as popular UNIX platforms such as Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, HP HP-UX, and Silicon Graphics IRIX, plus VMware ESX and Mac OS X. The latest release of DirectControl has extended the industry's broadest list to additional flavors and versions of UNIX and Linux, including:

-- Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Server 6.06 and 7.04
-- CentOS 2.1, 3.8 and 4.4
-- Oracle Enterprise Linux 4
-- Debian 4
-- Scientific Linux 3.0.8 and 4.4
-- Fedora Core 5, 6 and 7
-- OpenSUSE 10.1 and 10.2

With this release, Centrify also further extends DirectControl's industry-leading support for Active Directory Group Policy, with well over 200 out-of-the-box policies that enable organizations to globally apply consistent security and configuration settings for UNIX, Linux and Mac computers and users. DirectControl is the first and only solution generally available on the market today to offer Group Policy support for Mac OS X systems as well as UNIX and Linux systems. This release now also makes Centrify DirectControl the first solution that lets security personnel leverage Group Policy to centrally configure the security settings of the popular OpenSSH open source network connectivity tool running on UNIX and Linux systems. Examples of new OpenSSH Group Policies include: controlling who is allowed to SSH to a set of computers; controlling the time allowed for a successful login; displaying a security notice at login; and preventing root user login via SSH. DirectControl also adds Group Policies for the PuTTY open source SSH ("Secure Shell") client for Microsoft Windows. New policies have also been added for the Mac OS platform, including the ability to control login and logout scripts with Group Policy as well as improved mobile user configuration management capabilities.

This new release of DirectControl also offers enhanced integration with Apple Remote Desktop Administrator as well as Workgroup Manager.

"We are pleased to support all these new Linux distributions that our customers have been asking us to include," said David McNeely, director of product management at Centrify. "Not only does Centrify lead in the number of platforms we extend Active Directory to, but we also offer the broadest and deepest set of Group Policies for non-Microsoft platforms and applications in the market today."

Centrify Speakers at LinuxWorld

Centrify CEO Paul Moore is a featured speaker at this year's LinuxWorld conference. In his Wednesday, August 9, presentation, "Authentication in an Heterogeneous Environment," Moore will examine the technical challenges as well as the compliance and efficiency benefits of centralizing UNIX/Linux identity management within Microsoft Active Directory. CEO Tom Kemp will also participate in the panel discussion "Real-World Interoperability in Heterogeneous Environments" on Tuesday, August 7.

Availability

DirectControl's new platform and Group Policy support is being released on August 15, 2007. See www.centrify.com/platforms for a complete list of platforms supported by DirectControl (www.centrify.com/directcontrol).

About Centrify

Centrify is a leading provider of auditing, access control and identity management solutions that centrally secure an organization's heterogeneous systems, web applications, databases and storage systems using Microsoft Active Directory. Centrify DirectControl (www.centrify.com/directcontrol) secures an organization's non-Microsoft platforms using the same authentication, authorization and Group Policy services deployed for its Windows environment. Centrify DirectAudit (www.centrify.com/directaudit) complements DirectControl by delivering auditing, logging and real-time monitoring of user activity on non-Microsoft systems. Together, they help organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their heterogeneous computing environment. For more information about Centrify and its DirectControl and DirectAudit solutions, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit www.centrify.com

Centrify is a registered trademark, and DirectControl and DirectAudit are trademarks of Centrify Corporation.
Other names used in this document are trademarks of their respective companies.

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Centrify to showcase auditing, access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms using Active Directory

Mountain View, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/27/2007 -- Centrify Corporation, a leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, today announced that the company has signed as a top-tier, Gold Sponsor of NetPro's Directory Experts Conference - DEC Europe 2007. Centrify will highlight Centrify DirectAudit and DirectControl, Centrify's auditing, access control and identity management solutions which help organizations centrally secure their heterogeneous systems, web applications, databases and storage systems using Microsoft Active Directory.

DEC Europe 2007 is an important international event focused on advancing the skills of the most experienced users of Microsoft identity and access technologies. DEC Europe 2007 will provide advanced education on Windows Server 2008 (formerly known as Longhorn) and its critical identity and access technologies, including Active Directory, Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) (formerly MIIS), Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), and Rights Management Services (RMS). DEC Europe 2007 will be held at the Sheraton Brussels Hotel in Brussels, Belgium, from September 24-26, 2007.

"We're pleased that Centrify continues to sponsor DEC, both in the US and in Europe," said Gil Kirkpatrick, NetPro's CTO and DEC founder. "Over the years, DEC has become the leading educational event for Microsoft directory and identity platform customers, and support from ISV partners like Centrify serves to both enrich the event for the delegates and build the strength of the community."

"We look forward to participating at the leading event in Europe for Active Directory and MIIS users," said David McNeely, director of product management, Centrify. "The attendees at this conference manage complex environments, and solutions like ours can help them extend their investment in Active Directory to manage non-Microsoft platforms and applications."

In addition to showcasing the solutions at the conference, Centrify will host an interactive luncheon session on Managing Linux/Unix and Java/J2EE Identities with Active Directory led by David McNeely.

For more information about the DEC Europe 2007 please visit: http://www.dec2007.com/

About Centrify
Centrify is a leading provider of auditing, access control and identity management solutions that centrally secure an organization's heterogeneous systems, web applications, databases and storage systems using Microsoft Active Directory. Centrify DirectControl secures an organization's non-Microsoft platforms using the same authentication, authorization and Group Policy services deployed for its Windows environment. Centrify DirectAudit complements DirectControl by delivering auditing, logging and real-time monitoring of user activity on non-Microsoft systems. Together, they help organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their heterogeneous computing environment. For more information about Centrify and its DirectControl and DirectAudit solutions, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit http://www.centrify.com

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Revenue Grows over 400%; Customer Base More Than Doubles to Over 225, Including Over 25% of the Fortune 50; Leadership in Cross-Platform Identity Management Expands to Include User-Level Auditing

Mountain View, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/19/2007 -- Centrify Corporation, a leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, today announced that it closed its fiscal year 2007 on June 30 exceeding its aggressive targets for both revenue and customer adoption. Revenue increased year-over-year by over 400% and the customer base doubled to over 225. Founded in March 2004, Centrify has been delivering identity and access management software solutions for two full years. In the past year, adoption by the Fortune 50 has also nearly doubled to more than 25% of the largest companies in the US, competitive displacements have accelerated, channel and OEM partners are signing on rapidly, and a number of product releases have established Centrify as the most innovative vendor in the marketplace.

"We are extremely pleased with our continued, significant market traction and our success in building a world-class organization with a global reach. In the two years since first releasing our flagship DirectControl solution, Centrify has become a trusted solution provider to some of the world's largest enterprises," said Tom Kemp, CEO of Centrify. "Analysts are telling us we have grown faster in our first two years than any other ISV for identity management they have seen."

Key company milestones over the last 12 months include:

• Revenue grew over 400% year-to-year.
• Centrify's customer base more than doubled to over 225 customers, and existing customers extended their deployments across their enterprises.
• Adoption by the Fortune 50 nearly doubled year-to-year; over 25% of the Fortune 50 are Centrify customers.
• Competitive displacements of alternative commercial solutions for extending Microsoft Active Directory accelerated, with over six figures of competitive displacements in the last three weeks alone.
• In May Centrify launched the Centrify Partner Network, which has since grown to 31 channel and OEM partners.
• Centrify raised $15 million in Series C funding. With $36 million in total venture backing, Centrify is the most well-funded vendor focused on delivering cross-platform integration solutions.
• In March, Centrify released DirectAudit, an innovative UNIX/Linux auditing solution that complements DirectControl's authentication and access control capabilities.
• Centrify further enhanced DirectControl's desktop lockdown capabilities by adding smart card support and over a hundred new policies for the Apple Mac OS X environment. Centrify continues to be the only vendor on the market to offer Active Directory Group Policy for Mac OS.
• Centrify extended DirectControl's application and database single sign-on capabilities by adding support for IBM DB2 and enhancing its current support for Apache, JBoss, Tomcat, WebLogic and WebSphere.

"With the industry's largest team devoted exclusively to developing solutions and services that extend Active Directory to non-Microsoft platforms, and with our growing reach via direct and indirect sales and the world-class support we deliver, Centrify is well positioned to maintain its leading industry position," added Kemp.

Core to Centrify's success is the innovative, built-for-compliance technology behind its auditing, access control and identity management solutions that centrally secure customers' heterogeneous systems, web applications, databases and storage systems using Microsoft Active Directory. Centrify DirectControl secures non-Microsoft platforms using the same authentication, authorization and Group Policy services deployed for Windows environments. The newly introduced Centrify DirectAudit complements DirectControl by delivering auditing, logging and real-time monitoring of user activity on UNIX and Linux systems. Together, they help customers improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and centrally audit and control access to their heterogeneous computing environment.

About Centrify
Centrify is a leading provider of auditing, access control and identity management solutions that centrally secure an organization's heterogeneous systems, web applications, databases and storage systems using Microsoft Active Directory. For more information about Centrify, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit http://www.centrify.com

Centrify is a registered trademark and DirectControl and DirectAudit are trademarks of Centrify Corporation.

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Centrify’s participation to help foster identity management and access control integration with Microsoft Active Directory

Mountain View, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/06/2006 -- Centrify Corporation, a leading provider of solutions that securely integrate non-Microsoft systems, web applications, databases and storage systems with Microsoft Active Directory, today announced it is one of the first members of the Interop Vendor Alliance, a cross-industry group of information technology vendors established to enhance interoperability with Microsoft systems. Centrify DirectControl enables non-Microsoft systems (including all popular UNIX, Linux and Mac OS X systems) and applications (including BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Apache, Oracle, DB2, and SAP R/3) to use Microsoft Active Directory to strengthen security, centralize access control and identity management, and better comply with government and industry regulations. The Interop Vendor Alliance will provide an opportunity for Centrify and other alliance members to communicate with each other and to showcase their interoperability capabilities to customers who have heterogeneous environments.

"Centrify's vision is to tie disparate systems and applications into a secure, connected computing infrastructure with Microsoft Active Directory playing a central role," said Tom Kemp, CEO of Centrify. "Participating in the new Interop Vendor Alliance will help us respond to our mutual customers' needs and make it straightforward for them to see the many ways the vendor community can help them manage a heterogeneous environment, strengthen their security, and streamline their IT administration."

Centrify DirectControl's core feature is its ability to enable UNIX, Linux and Mac servers and workstations to participate in an Active Directory domain. The Centrify DirectControl Agent effectively turns the host system into an Active Directory client, enabling an organization to secure that system using the same authentication, access control and Group Policy services currently deployed for Windows systems. Additional seamlessly integrated modules snap into the DirectControl Agent to provide services such as Active Directory-based single sign-on for web applications such as Apache, WebLogic, WebSphere and JBoss; database servers such as Oracle and DB2; ERP systems such as SAP R/3; and file systems such as NetApp Filers and EMC Celerra. Centrify leverages industry standards such as LDAP, MIT Kerberos and RFC 2307 to enable interoperability while delivering robust solutions that are highly non-intrusive.

"Customers need to be able to operate their businesses smoothly in a heterogeneous IT environment," said Sam Rosenbalm, business development manager, developer and platform evangelism group, Microsoft. "The Interop Vendor Alliance was created to address this need. We look forward to having Centrify join the Alliance, bringing their expertise in identity management and access control integration to bear on the problem of interoperability."

Centrify History in Interoperability
Centrify is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a member of the Microsoft Active Directory Interoperability program, a founding member of the SecureIT Alliance, and a member of the Group Policy Task Force. Centrify is featured in the Microsoft Prescriptive Guidance for UNIX/AD Integration, and participated several times in Port25, a TechNet-based discussion forum for interoperability. Among Centrify's "firsts" in Microsoft interoperability: Centrify is the first vendor to deliver Group Policy for the Apple Mac OS X environment and the first vendor to integrate Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) with non-Microsoft environments. For more information about the Centrify relationship with Microsoft see: http://www.centrify.com/partners/microsoft.asp.

About Centrify

Centrify is a leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based access control and identity management solutions for UNIX, Linux, Mac, database, J2EE and web platforms. With DirectControl, organizations can improve efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their heterogeneous computing environment. Founded in March 2004, Centrify is headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information about Centrify and DirectControl, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit www.centrify.com.

Centrify and DirectControl are trademarks of Centrify Corporation.. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Product and company names herein may be trademarks of their registered owners.

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Mountain View, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/06/2006 -- Centrify Corporation, a leading provider of solutions that securely integrate non-Microsoft systems, web applications, databases and storage systems with Microsoft Active Directory, today announced it is one of the first members of the Interop Vendor Alliance, a cross-industry group of information technology vendors established to enhance interoperability with Microsoft systems. Centrify DirectControl enables non-Microsoft systems (including all popular UNIX, Linux and Mac OS X systems) and applications (including BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Apache, Oracle, DB2, and SAP R/3) to use Microsoft Active Directory to strengthen security, centralize access control and identity management, and better comply with government and industry regulations. The Interop Vendor Alliance will provide an opportunity for Centrify and other alliance members to communicate with each other and to showcase their interoperability capabilities to customers who have heterogeneous environments.

"Centrify's vision is to tie disparate systems and applications into a secure, connected computing infrastructure with Microsoft Active Directory playing a central role," said Tom Kemp, CEO of Centrify. "Participating in the new Interop Vendor Alliance will help us respond to our mutual customers' needs and make it straightforward for them to see the many ways the vendor community can help them manage a heterogeneous environment, strengthen their security, and streamline their IT administration."

Centrify DirectControl's core feature is its ability to enable UNIX, Linux and Mac servers and workstations to participate in an Active Directory domain. The Centrify DirectControl Agent effectively turns the host system into an Active Directory client, enabling an organization to secure that system using the same authentication, access control and Group Policy services currently deployed for Windows systems. Additional seamlessly integrated modules snap into the DirectControl Agent to provide services such as Active Directory-based single sign-on for web applications such as Apache, WebLogic, WebSphere and JBoss; database servers such as Oracle and DB2; ERP systems such as SAP R/3; and file systems such as NetApp Filers and EMC Celerra. Centrify leverages industry standards such as LDAP, MIT Kerberos and RFC 2307 to enable interoperability while delivering robust solutions that are highly non-intrusive.

"Customers need to be able to operate their businesses smoothly in a heterogeneous IT environment," said Sam Rosenbalm, business development manager, developer and platform evangelism group, Microsoft. "The Interop Vendor Alliance was created to address this need. We look forward to having Centrify join the Alliance, bringing their expertise in identity management and access control integration to bear on the problem of interoperability."

Centrify History in Interoperability

Centrify is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a member of the Microsoft Active Directory Interoperability program, a founding member of the SecureIT Alliance, and a member of the Group Policy Task Force. Centrify is featured in the Microsoft Prescriptive Guidance for UNIX/AD Integration, and participated several times in Port25, a TechNet-based discussion forum for interoperability. Among Centrify's "firsts" in Microsoft interoperability: Centrify is the first vendor to deliver Group Policy for the Apple Mac OS X environment and the first vendor to integrate Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) with non-Microsoft environments. For more information about the Centrify relationship with Microsoft see: http://www.centrify.com/partners/microsoft.asp.

About Centrify

Centrify is a leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based access control and identity management solutions for UNIX, Linux, Mac, database, J2EE and web platforms. With DirectControl, organizations can improve efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their heterogeneous computing environment. Founded in March 2004, Centrify is headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information about Centrify and DirectControl, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit www.centrify.com.

Centrify and DirectControl are trademarks of Centrify Corporation.. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Product and company names herein may be trademarks of their registered owners.

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