MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA: Centrify Corp., a leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, announced that its DirectControl for Mac OS X has added support for Mac OS X Leopard.

With this updated supported from Centrify, users will now be able to take advantage of the new capabilities of Apple's Leopard, its latest operating system, and organizations will have the security, single sign-on, and administrative control provided by DirectControl's comprehensive Active Directory-based management and Group Policysupport.

"Centrify is proud to deliver support for the newest release of Mac OS X, and we believe this is representative of our continued efforts to make the Mac work seamlessly in the enterprise," said David McNeely, director of product management for Centrify. "With DirectControl, IT Managers can continue to use the management tools they are already familiar with-Active Directory for authentication and Group Policy for desktop lockdown-while Mac users get the platform they prefer."

Centrify DirectControl effectively turns a non-Microsoft server, workstation or device into an Active Directory client, enabling an organization to secure that system using the same authentication, access control and Group Policy services currently deployed for Windows systems.

The extensive Group Policy support included in Centrify DirectControl for Mac allows organizations to apply the same security standards and enforce the same policies for the Mac as they do for Windows and other platforms. Centrify leads the industry in delivering over 175 Mac-specific Group Policies which allow centralized control of privileges such as the ability to install or use applications, locking the desktop, and controlling system preferences.

A preview version of Centrify DirectControl for Mac supporting Mac OS X Leopard is available now, with general availability in mid-November 2007.