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Centeris Likewise Management Suite Takes Top Billing in Redmond Magazine Product Roundup

Likewise — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:54:00 -0500

Product given 8.7 points out of 10 in review

In the recent review, Redmond Magazine looked at three competing products that provide Linux/Windows interoperability. The content of the article billed Centeris Likewise Management Suite as the "The Big Easy" giving it 9.0 points out of 10.0 for manageability, performance and user interface and 8.0 points out of 10.0 for documentation. The article posted in the May 2007 edition and entitled Manage and Manage Alike states, "Indeed, installing the Centeris package on the Windows server was completely painless." The article also states, "It was quickly apparent that seasoned Windows veterans would certainly benefit from this product when adding Linux and Unix boxes to their networks."

For further insights and to read the full review, please visit:
http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorialsid=716.

"We are honored that Redmond Magazine took the time to look closely at our product," said Barry Crist, chief executive officer of Centeris, "We will continue to stay focused on our mission - providing the market with easy to use products that allow interoperability between Windows and Linux, Unix and Mac systems. This review reflects the wins we are seeing everyday in head-to-head competitive customer evaluations."

The Centeris Likewise Management Suite improves management and interoperability of Windows®, Linux®, and UNIX® systems to considerably reduce IT costs and enhance security. Using familiar Windows-based tools, system administrators can seamlessly integrate Linux and UNIX systems with Microsoft® Active Directory™ and easily manage Linux servers. Centeris Likewise Management Suite is the only solution that allows IT administrators to quickly configure server roles, enable single sign-on for enterprise applications, and extend Active Directory group policy to Linux and UNIX systems.

About Centeris

Centeris® solutions improve management and interoperability of Windows, Linux, and UNIX systems with easy to use software for Linux management and administration and cross-platform identity management.

Our products, Likewise Admin and Likewise Identity, provide familiar Windows-based tools for system administrators to easily configure server roles and seamlessly integrate Linux and UNIX systems with Microsoft Active Directory. This enables companies running mixed networks to utilize existing Windows skills/resources, maximize the value of their Active Directory investment, strengthen the security of their network and lower Linux server TCO.

Centeris Corporation is a Bellevue, WA-based software company funded by leading venture capital firms Ignition Partners, Intel Capital, and Trinity Ventures. Centeris has experienced management and engineering teams in place and is led by senior executives from leading technology companies such as Microsoft, F5 Networks, EMC and Mercury.

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Centeris Likewise Management Suite Wins eWEEK Excellence Award

Likewise — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:53:00 -0500

Product named winner in System and Application Management category

BELLEVUE, Wash. - June 27, 2007 - Centeris Corporation, a pioneer in developing software for easy management and integration of Linux®, UNIX, and Mac servers in a Microsoft® Windows® network, today announced that the Centeris Likewise Management Suite was named the winner of the eWEEK Excellence Award in the category of System and Application Management. The field of finalists was narrowed to three and announced in May 2007. Winners were selected by eWEEK editors and analysts from more than 800 entries.

For further insights and to read the full article, please visit:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2149553,00.asp

"Our flexible deployment model and quick time to market with new product features align with the needs of our growing enterprise customer base," said Barry Crist, chief executive officer of Centeris. "As organizations continue to grapple with interoperability and regulatory compliance issues, they recognize the need for products like ours. We are committed to providing the market with excellent products and services that improve the interoperability of Linux, UNIX, and Mac servers in Microsoft Windows networks. This award reinforces what our customers are telling us, we are achieving that goal."

The eWEEK Excellence Awards program provides enterprise professionals with a comprehensive benchmark for assessing a wide range of technology products and services. Evaluating the entries is a panel of experts including eWEEK Labs analysts and eWEEK Corporate Partners - senior enterprise IT professionals who act as reader representatives.

About eWEEK

eWEEK, "the enterprise newsweekly," is the essential technology information source for builders of enterprise infrastructure. eWEEK enables readers to successfully evaluate, deploy and leverage new technology solutions for competitive advantage. The publication delivers to its readers news, technology evaluations, and strategic analysis on the technologies, platforms, and trends that impact enterprise-wide computing. eWEEK reaches 400,100 enterprise technology buyers who are evaluating and purchasing technology solutions for their company. eWEEK delivers news, analysis and technology reviews in print and on a daily basis on the Web.

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Centeris Ships Cross-Platform Identity Management Solution, Likewise Identity 3.0

Likewise — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:36:00 -0600

Solution extends Active Directory group policy to Linux and UNIX systems and

enables single sign-on for enterprise applications

BELLEVUE, Wash. - January 23, 2007 - Centeris Corporation, a pioneer in developing software for easy management of Linux® servers in a Microsoft® Windows® network, today introduced Likewise Identity 3.0, a cross-platform identity management solution that provides seamless integration of Linux and UNIX users and systems with Microsoft Active Directory. Centeris created Likewise Identity after customers and large enterprise companies showed interest in more breadth around Active Directory integration - which was one of the core features in their flagship product, Likewise 2.0.

Likewise Identity 3.0 allows companies to leverage their existing Active Directory infrastructure to consolidate user accounts and provide end users with a single password for all non-Windows systems. It features a single, lightweight agent install that allows administrators to join Linux and UNIX machines to Active Directory in less than five minutes and offers flexible modes of Active Directory integration - with or without schema extensions. "The addition of Likewise Identity to our product set is proof of our continued commitment to solving interoperability challenges for our customers," said Barry Crist, chief executive officer of Centeris Corporation. "Because of our deep expertise with Samba, Likewise Identity is based on this stable open source technology to extend Active Directory to Linux and UNIX - helping our customers to reduce the cost and complexity of identity management in their mixed networks."

Likewise Identity 3.0 makes it easy for administrators to preserve pre-existing security identities by grouping Linux and UNIX systems within Active Directory and define multiple UIDs and GIDs as well as Network Information Service (NIS) mapping to support legacy directory migration. Likewise Identity also allows organizations to extend Active Directory Group Policy to Linux and UNIX systems as well as enable single sign-on for any enterprise application that supports Kerberos and LDAP including Samba, Apache, SSH, NFS, WebSphere, JBoss, Tomcat, SAP, Oracle, and MySQL .

"At Experian, we were adding and removing user accounts locally, which is a potential security risk," said Ferris Rezvani, IT Infrastructure Manager. "Likewise Identity allows us to adhere to our strategy of centralizing user account management in Active Directory for all systems, strengthen the security of our network, and lower operational overhead."

"Organizations today are faced with the complexity of managing mixed networks and multiple identity management systems as well as the additional pressures of meeting regulatory compliance demands," said John Enck, Research Vice President and Research Director at Gartner Inc. "Customers are looking for ways to leverage their existing Active Directory infrastructure to lower costs and better meet security and regulatory requirements."

About Centeris

Centeris solutions improve management and interoperability of Windows, Linux, and UNIX systems with easy to use software for Linux administration and cross-platform identity management.

For more information, visit www.centeris.com.

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Centeris Joins Microsoft & Other Industry Leaders in Interop Vendor Alliance

Likewise — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:40:00 -0600

Centeris to work with industry leaders on cross-platform server administration and identity management solutions.

BELLEVUE, Wash. - November 14, 2006 - Centeris Corporation, a pioneer in Microsoft ® Windows ® and Linux server integration and management technology, today announced that it has joined the Microsoft Interop Alliance, which was designed to enable various information technology companies to collaboratively improve interoperability with Microsoft technologies. Centeris is one of the first organizations to join the Alliance, and will work with the Alliance community to help solve interoperability issues with its flagship product, Likewise 2.0, a server management solution that helps organizations to manage Windows and Linux on the same network.

"The Alliance demonstrates Microsoft's firm commitment to interoperability, which has become a major issue as more organizations are using or experimenting with multiple operating systems on their networks," said Barry Crist, chief executive officer of Centeris. "As one of the founding members in the Alliance, we have a great opportunity to share our expertise in administration and identity management allowing companies to integrate Linux and non-Windows systems with Active Directory. We appreciate Microsoft's invitation to join this community and look forward to helping more companies manage their heterogeneous environments."

Likewise allows systems administrators to seamlessly manage networks that are simultaneously running Windows and Linux without needing specialized staffing or additional IT resources. System administrators can use Likewise to integrate Linux with Microsoft Active Directory for centralized management of Linux servers and workstations, configuring machines to perform single sign-on, and set up Linux Apache servers to authenticate intranet Web browser users against Active Directory permissions information.

"As an Alliance partner, Centeris will have a unique opportunity to showcase its products and services to a community of companies that are interested in pushing forward interoperability issues and technologies," said Sam Rosenbalm, business development manager, Microsoft. "Centeris will also have the opportunity to work with other companies in testing multi-vendor interop scenarios. We look forward to engaging Centeris in future interoperability discussions with Microsoft and our Alliance community."

About the Interop Vendor Alliance

Formed in 2006, the Interop Vendor Alliance is an industry wide group working to identify and share opportunities to better connect people, data and diverse systems through better interoperability with Microsoft systems and to jointly market interoperability solutions of its members. Founding members include AMD, BEA Systems, Business Objects, CA, The Carbon Project, Centeris Corporation, Citrix Systems Inc, GXS, IP Commerce Inc, JNBridge, KERNEL Networks, Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc, Microsoft Corporation, NEC, Network Appliance, Novell, Q4bis, Quest Software, Siemens Enterprise Communications, Software AG, SugarCRM, Sun Microsystems, Symphony Services, Xcalia, and XenSource. Additional information about the Interop Vendor Alliance can be found on its Web site at http://www.interopvendoralliance.org.

About Centeris

Centeris solutions give customers the freedom to choose the server platform best suited to their business needs. Our flagship product, Centeris Likewise, makes it easy for midsized and enterprise companies running Microsoft Windows networks to configure and manage Linux servers. Likewise provides familiar Windows-based management tools and improved integration of Windows and Linux servers, helping companies achieve the full benefits of running mixed networks. Centeris Corporation is a Bellevue, WA-based software company funded by leading venture capital firms Ignition Partners, Intel Capital and Trinity Ventures. Centeris is led by senior executives from technology companies such as Microsoft, F5 Networks, EMC and Mercury. For more information, visit www.centeris.com.

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Webinar: NIS Migration

Likewise — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:57:00 -0500

Centeris invites you to replay our Educational Series Webinar featuring our VP of Product Development, Manny Vellon. Manny will discuss the benefits of migrating NIS into your existing Microsoft Active Directory infrastructures as well as how NIS-based networks can be migrated with minimal disruption.

Replay the Webinar Today!

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Centeris Boardcast: Complex Active Directory Installations

Likewise — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:50:00 -0500

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Krishna Ganugapati explains how to use Likewise Identity in large AD deployments

Abstract
Krishna Ganugapati, Centeris VP of Product Development, explains how Likewise Identity is the best solution for large complex Active Directory deployments and how organizations are using it in one-way and two-way cross forest trust scenarios. A few of the items Krishna will cover are:

Likewise Identity in multiple forest and multiple domain scenarios
One-way and two-way trust relationships

Running Time = 6:14 minutes

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Centeris Boardcast: Group Policy for UNIX and Linux

Likewise — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:47:00 -0500

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Chuck Mount discusses how to extend Group Policy to UNIX and Linux

Abstract
Chuck Mount, Centeris VP of Product Management, shows you how Likewise Identity allows you to extend Active Directory Group Policy to Linux and UNIX systems for one-to-many management. A few of the items Chuck will cover are:

Benefits of Group Policy
How Group Policy works in AD when Linux, UNIX and Mac systems are joined
Group Policy settings for UNIX (Sudo, Crontab, Scripts)

Running Time = 4:22 minutes

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Centeris Boardcast: Likewise Identity Migration Tools

Likewise — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:43:00 -0500

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Manny Vellon discusses how to migrate legacy user information to Active Directory

Abstract
Manny Vellon, Centeris CTO, discusses how Likewise Identity helps you migrate separate islands of user information, including NIS, to Active Directory with ease. A few of the items Manny will cover are:

UNIX UID and GID mapping
Centeris Cell Technology
NIS migration
Likewise Identity migration tools

Running Time: 6:24

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Likewise Identity 3.0 Security Benefits

Likewise — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:41:00 -0500

Likewise Identity 3.0 Security Benefits

This whitepaper describes how Centeris Likewise Identity improves the security of Linux and UNIX computers by allowing computers to authenticate and authorize users through Microsoft Active Directory™. Download the Whitepaper.

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Reseller Partners

Likewise — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:28:00 -0600

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Technology Partners

Likewise — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:27:00 -0600

Centeris works with leading technology companies that support our vision of providing true platform choice. Microsoft, HP, Novell, IBM, and RedHat. Read More.

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How To Manage Directory Services, Authentication & Security in Mixed Windows/Linux Networks

Likewise — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:56:00 -0600

Centeris Corporation (June 2006) - Directory services play a critical role in ensuring computer networks are properly secured and efficiently managed. While Linux machines running in Microsoft Windows networks can interoperate with Active Directory, configuration is complicated-especially for administrators lacking Linux expertise. This white paper covers the basics of working with directory services, describes tools and protocols used to manage authentication between Windows and Linux systems, and outlines new software solutions that make all of this easier. Download the whitepaper.

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Centeris Likewise Identity 3.0 Data Sheet

Likewise — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:53:00 -0600

View the datasheet to explore the features and benefits of Likewise Identity as well as get an overview of how it works.

Likewise Identity Key Benefits

• Leverage existing Active Directory infrastructure to manage non-Windows systems

• Consolidate user accounts into Active Directory for all systems

• Provide end users with a single password for all systems

• Improve compliance with regulatory requirements and Sarbanes-Oxley

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Likewise

Centeris Likewise Management Suite Takes Top Billing in Redmond Magazine Product Roundup

Centeris Likewise Management Suite Wins eWEEK Excellence Award

Centeris Ships Cross-Platform Identity Management Solution, Likewise Identity 3.0

Centeris Joins Microsoft & Other Industry Leaders in Interop Vendor Alliance

Webinar: NIS Migration

Centeris Boardcast: Complex Active Directory Installations

Abstract Krishna Ganugapati, Centeris VP of Product Development, explains how Likewise Identity is the best solution for large complex Active Directory deployments and how organizations are using it in one-way and two-way cross forest trust scenarios. A few of the items Krishna will cover are:

Running Time = 6:14 minutes

Centeris Boardcast: Group Policy for UNIX and Linux

View the Boardcast!

Abstract Chuck Mount, Centeris VP of Product Management, shows you how Likewise Identity allows you to extend Active Directory Group Policy to Linux and UNIX systems for one-to-many management. A few of the items Chuck will cover are:

Running Time = 4:22 minutes

Centeris Boardcast: Likewise Identity Migration Tools

View the Boardcast!

Abstract Manny Vellon, Centeris CTO, discusses how Likewise Identity helps you migrate separate islands of user information, including NIS, to Active Directory with ease. A few of the items Manny will cover are:

Likewise Identity 3.0 Security Benefits

Likewise Identity 3.0 Security Benefits

Reseller Partners

Technology Partners

How To Manage Directory Services, Authentication & Security in Mixed Windows/Linux Networks

Centeris Likewise Identity 3.0 Data Sheet

Abstract
Krishna Ganugapati, Centeris VP of Product Development, explains how Likewise Identity is the best solution for large complex Active Directory deployments and how organizations are using it in one-way and two-way cross forest trust scenarios. A few of the items Krishna will cover are:

Abstract
Chuck Mount, Centeris VP of Product Management, shows you how Likewise Identity allows you to extend Active Directory Group Policy to Linux and UNIX systems for one-to-many management. A few of the items Chuck will cover are:

Abstract
Manny Vellon, Centeris CTO, discusses how Likewise Identity helps you migrate separate islands of user information, including NIS, to Active Directory with ease. A few of the items Manny will cover are: