Novell's Identity Manager to be integrated into Honeywell access control platform

Corporate IT Update, April 24, 2007

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Software provider Novell, Inc (Nasdaq: NOVL) announced on Monday (23 April) that Honeywell (NYSE: HON) is integrating Novell's identity management product into Honeywell's access control security platform.

The two companies have reportedly collaborated to deliver an integrated secure access and provisioning solution for physical and logical assets that addresses the requirements of high-security businesses, such as financial services and health care institutions, enabling organizations to automatically provision and control user access across disparate systems. Novell Identity Manager manages all user identities and protects information resources and business systems from unauthorized access, while Honeywell's SmartPlus solution manages all physical access control, alarm monitoring and badging systems.

According to the companies, the integration of Novell Identity Manager into Honeywell's SmartPlus Identity Manager solution reduces cost and increases productivity by simplifying the process of manually assigning privileges and managing identity information across several systems. It enables IT managers to synchronize user data and passwords across multiple facilities and systems, maintain a single point of management for all users, update role changes and terminate user access, the companies claim.

No financial details were disclosed.

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