MaXware Announces Next Generation of Identity Management Suite; Company Offers New Enhancements...

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

TRONDHEIM, Norway & FREEHOLD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2004

MaXware International AS, a leading global provider of modular and scalable enterprise-wide Identity Management solutions, today announced the next version of its Virtual

Providing real-time and secure LDAP access to numerous disparate directories, databases and other data sources, the MaXware Virtual Directory (MVD) organizes them into a single, virtual directory tree. The latest version of Virtual Directory will add a highly-configurable "In Memory" Cache mechanism that will enhance the performance and throughput to levels often required by demanding markets such as the telecommunications sector. The caching mechanism can be enabled /disabled per data source, allowing users to cache information from the slower connected repositories while using real-time information from their local data repositories.

In addition, MaXware has added an Active Directory password hook to its ExpresSync, and Data Synchronization Engine (DSE) offerings as well as its Identity Center provisioning solution, which enables Active Directory password changes to be automatically replicated to other applications. Active Directory Password hook functionality varies per each MaXware offering. With ExpresSync, password changes in Active Directory can be replicated to another application due to ExpresSync's trapping of password changes and distribution of the new password to a targeted system. For DSE, password changes in Active Directory can be replicated to multiple applications and with Identity Center, password change distribution can be part of the workflow processes or applied as separate workflow processes.

"By incorporating these new capabilities into our Identity Management suite, we are reinforcing our commitment to provide our customers with superior identity management solutions," said Tore Wold, president & CEO of MaXware International AS. "With MaXware, companies are granted the peace of mind that their identity management and data synchronization initiatives will run smoothly, enabling them to focus on their core business."

Availability

New versions of the MaXware Identity Management suite are available immediately. For more information contact your local MaXware office or visit MaXware's website at www.maxware.com.

About MaXware

Founded in 1984, MaXware International AS is a leading global provider of modular and scalable enterprise-wide Identity Management solutions. MaXware's Identity Management Suite includes data synchronization, meta directory, virtual directory, provisioning and password management modules. The company's technology products are platform independent and flexible to meet the diverse needs of large, heterogeneous organizations looking to securely and efficiently access and manage identity information across globally distributed directories, databases and other data repositories. MaXware is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, with offices in the US, United Kingdom, Malaysia, and Australia. Customers include a cross-section of the world's largest government and commercial organizations, including Barclay's Bank, Farmers Insurance (a division of Zurich Insurance), British Telecom, US Marine Corp, DISA, Ministry of Defense UK, Nokia and Customs and Revenue Canada. For more information, please visit www.maxware.com.