BindView Introduces Comprehensive Group Policy Management Initiative for Managing the Security Configuration of Active Directory

Business Wire, June 4, 2001

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BindView Corporation (NASDAQ: BVEW), a leading provider of IT administration and security management solutions, announced today an initiative that provides advanced solutions for Group Policy management within the Active Directory environment. While Group Policy features within the Windows 2000 environment enable network administrators to more effectively manage their IT infrastructure and directory, it is essential that these policies be thoroughly assessed, audited and administered. Leveraging its expertise in vulnerability assessment and directory management, BindView is launching product solutions focused on Group Policy management. In addition, the company is offering a series of ongoing education and training forums, including Webinars, national seminars and white papers to address the unique group policy administrative and security configuration needs of Active Directory administrators.

The first phase of this program includes the introduction of bv-Control for Active Directory v3, the only solution available today that can assess vulnerabilities and administer Group Policies. It also includes the Webinar "Understanding and Managing the Security Configuration of Your Group Policy" that will be hosted by BindView's Active Directory expert and Group Policy expert Jeremy Moskowitz.

"Companies implementing Windows 2000 and Active Directory are faced with new security challenges in managing their networks and applications," said David Ferris, president of Ferris Research. "Solutions such as BindView's bv-Control for Active Directory v3 help network administrators rapidly assess vulnerabilities and manage group policy to keep users productive while maintaining security."

The bv-Control for Active Directory v3 Product

The bv-Control for Active Directory v3 product offers the most advanced management solution for Active Directory and provides security and configuration management capabilities. As part of BindView's Group Policy Management Initiative, the bv-Control for Active Directory v3 product provides features that enable policy compliance, policy validation and policy enforcement of the security configurations for Group Policies from a centralized location.

Additional features of the bv-Control for Active Directory v3 product include:

--Comprehensive Security Assessment. The bv-Control for Active Directory v3 allows a network administer to collect information on the Active Directory environment and to then immediately assess and identify corporate security policy discrepancies.

--Extensive Post-Migration Assessment. BindView's solution provides comprehensive post-migration management by verifying user and group objects, security settings and group memberships in the Windows 2000 and Active Directory environment.

--Analysis of Directory Configuration Information. BindView's solution conducts detailed audits that enhance network and directory security and reduce the risks and costs associated with security configuration and administration of Active Directory.

The bv-Control for Active Directory v3 product will be demonstrated at BindView's Booth #301 at the Microsoft TechEd conference June 17-21, 2001 in Atlanta. The solution will be available for general availability in Q3 2001.

BindView Group Policy Webinar

The first in BindView's new series of educational training forums on Group Policy management will be a Webinar entitled "Understanding and Managing the Security Configuration of Your Group Policy" that will provide guidance on how to assess, audit and administer Group Policy configurations in Active Directory. The Webinar will be hosted by Jeremy Moskowitz, world-renowned author of Windows 2000: Group Policy, Profiles, and IntelliMiror (SYBEX) and Group Policy expert, and by BindView's in-house experts on Windows 2000 vulnerability assessment and directory management.

Topics to be covered during the hour-long Webinar include:

--"Best practices" concerning how to use Group Policy to more effectively manage and administer users and computers within your Active Directory environment.

--Information on how to assess, audit and administer Group Policy to help immediately ensure the security of group policy configurations.

--A question and answer session to identify and address real needs of network administrators.

This Webinar will be the first in a series of educational forums that will provide insight on how to manage and secure Group Policies more effectively. Moskowitz, who will be presenting in this Webinar, is an expert in Group Policy management. He has authored several books, and written for publications including Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine, PC Magazine and Windows PRO Magazine.

The "Understanding and Managing the Security Configuration of Your Group Policy" Webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 6, 2001 at 4:00 p.m. EDT. To register for this Webinar, please visit http://www.bindview.com/events