Novell Identity Manager helps new users be immediately productive, getting access to key applications, e-mail and other essential business resources on their first day. When creating a new user in the HR database, all of the user's accounts are generated automatically according to business rules, along with necessary approval workflows. Business managers and departments can manage their own users' access needs instead of relying on a network administrator. It supports redundant e-mail, HR, finance, or other systems after a merger or acquisition.

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Simplify password management

• Novell Identity Manager synchronizes a user's passwords to provide a single password to all systems.
• Users can manage their own passwords without calling the help desk. When users forget their passwords, they simply visit the self-service portal.
• Your customers can create and enforce strong, system-wide password policies that will help protect against password-related attacks.

Automate routine user administration tasks

• Novell Identity Manager reduces IT costs by eliminating the repetitive, manual tasks of creating and modifying user identities in different systems.
• New graphical design tools simplify identity management configuration.
• Self-service user options and automated workflows reduce help desk calls.
• Automation ensures that security policies are consistently followed. This also supports compliance with industry regulations.

Revoke access in real time

• Novell Identity Manager closes the security loophole of former employees retaining access to systems by immediately rescinding a user's accounts and access rights in all specified systems the moment a user is terminated.
• Automated de-provisioning keeps confidential resources safe and eliminates the costs of lingering business-related services, such as cell phones or Internet access, by automatically shutting off these services when an employee leaves the company.
• Regulatory compliance is enforced by role-based access, consistent application of policies and automatic documentation of implementation.

Leverage existing investments

• Manage identities across multiple platforms, applications, databases and directories.
• Solve the problem of inconsistencies in common data within a network without replacing our customer's systems.
• Connect Novell Identity Manager with these popular business systems: PeopleSoft*,SAP*,IBM*,DB2*, Microsoft*SQL Server, MySQL*, Oracle*, Sybase*, Microsoft Active Directory, Novell edirectory, Sun* One, LDAp, Microsoft Exchange, Novell Groupwise, Lotus* Notes, Linux, Unis*, Solaris*, Windows*, Novell Open Enterprise Server and many more.

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