Likewise Authentication Software Supports Mac OS X Snow Leopard

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Mon Oct 5, 2009 10:00am EDT

Provides integration with Active Directory; Open Source version available





BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Likewise announced today availability
of both Likewise Open 5.3 and Likewise Enterprise 5.3 software that supports
Apple's new Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, enabling those systems to be
integrated with Microsoft Active Directory.


Likewise Open allows computers running Mac OS X Snow Leopard to authenticate
with an organization's existing Active Directory.  Likewise Enterprise builds
on the authentication engine of Likewise Open, making it easy for IT managers
to authenticate users, control access to applications and data, centrally
manage settings with group policies and create reports for regulatory audits. 
In addition, Likewise Enterprise is the only solution to provide 100 percent
native support for Apple's Workgroup Manager application.


"Likewise provides the best integration for Macs into Active Directory and
helps make Macs first-class citizens in a Windows environment," said Manny
Vellon, chief technology officer and co-founder of Likewise. "As networks
become more mixed and diverse, Likewise allows organizations to leverage their
investment in Active Directory to provide a single system to manage networks
and improve security.  We're adding Snow Leopard to our long and continuously
growing list of supported platforms."


Users can find the new Likewise Open software download at
www.likewise.com/download, and the Likewise Enterprise trial at
http://www.likewise.com/register. The new software includes both 32-bit and
64-bit support.


About Likewise
Likewise provides integration and identity management solutions to improve
security and operational efficiencies and to help achieve regulatory
compliance in mixed networks. Likewise Open lets organizations securely
authenticate Linux, Unix and Mac users with Microsoft Active Directory.
Likewise Enterprise includes all the core authentication technology that comes
with Likewise Open, plus world-class migration, group policy, auditing and
reporting modules. More information is available at the company's Web site,
www.likewise.com.


Likewise is a trademark of Likewise Software. All other trademarks referenced
herein are the property of their respective owners.


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Glenn Rossman for Likewise, +1-914-419-8855, glenn@bakercg.com
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