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Imanami brings management soln to small biz

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LIVERMORE, Calif: Imanami, a provider in lifecycle management solutions, recently announced WebDir SMB, a web-based directory and group management solution designed for small businesses.

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As organizations streamline processes to maximize already limited resources, the introduction of WebDir SMB provides small businesses an enterprise-class tool to reduce administrative costs and increase the accuracy of Microsoft Active Directory for security and employee productivity, said a press release.

Active Directory gives companies the power to manage the identities and relationships that make up a business network. With Active Directory, IT staff can configure and administer system, user, and application settings, assign policies, deploy software, and apply critical updates.

WebDir enables companies to accurately manage their information in Active Directory. WebDir puts the power in the hands of the IT department to delegate the management of contact and group information to the end-user, freeing up resources and increasing productivity.

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"SMBs have the same problems managing Active Directory as large enterprises but have fewer resources available to them," said Edward Killeen, VP, Sales and Marketing, Imanami.

"Making sure user and group information is accurate is even more important in a highly dynamic small business, especially one that is moving from manual to automated processes. WebDir SMB gives small businesses directory and group management solutions with an affordable price point lacking in this segment," he added.

Just like larger enterprises, small businesses need to manage users and groups, but can't afford more complicated software to automate the process, said the release.

WebDir SMB allows IT staff in small businesses the ability to delegate important group and directory management functions to the end users automatically while keeping strong controls in place from IT. End users can easily access and manage their own groups, decreasing the need for help desk calls.

In addition, as a small business customer grows, WebDir SMB allows companies to make the transition to upgrade to Imanami's enterprise class GroupID Self-Service in order to pre-empt issues that they may have as the number of employees increases, the release added.