MIIS 2003 News and Reviews

Developer.com (July 22, 2005): "Although clearly an efficient solution, identity management is also involved. It requires adding, modifying, and removing user account information in places such as your Active Directory, Lotus Notes name and address book, and applications. Luckily, some helpful tools make the task easier. One of the more helpful is Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003."

CRN (June 8, 2005): "As identity management and access take center stage in the software arena, Microsoft is developing a service pack for its Identity Integration Server 2003 and a major upgrade due out in 2007."

Government Computer News (August 5, 2004): The Health and Human Services (HHS) Department has contracted with Unisys Corp. for secure e-mail services to improve crisis response and employee collaboration. Unisys will modernize and standardize HHS' diverse messaging infrastructure into a single system based on Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Identity Integration Server. The contract is worth up to $31 million.

ITWorld.com (October 13, 2003): "MIIS is Microsoft's metadirectory services product that can provision accounts across the enterprise and into disparate systems such as Active Directory, NT 4.0, Exchange 5.5, Novell eDirectory, and many others. The ability to provision and manage accounts across the enterprise allows you to keep accounts and even passwords synchronized throughout your company."

ITWorld.com (July 2, 2003): "Microsoft Corp. finally placed a definitive stake in the lucrative identity management market Wednesday by unveiling a revamped version of its Meta Directory product, dubbed Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003."

Computerworld (July 2, 2003): Microsoft Identity Information Server 2003 goes beyond the functionality of a traditional metadirectory by adding features such as automatic account provisioning and password management to its existing ability to integrate user identity information across multiple account stores running on different systems.

Computer Reseller News (July 2, 2003): Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 has been rearchitected as a full identity and access management solution that helps solve administration nightmares, enables more e-business transactions, and helps manage security risks.

PressPass (July 2, 2003): This Microsoft PressPass article outlines how MIIS 2003 can help reduce the cost, risk, and complexity associated with building, deploying, and maintaining a comprehensive identity and access management solution.

PressPass (July 2, 2003): This Microsoft PressPass article describes how Microsoft is working with a leading group of systems integrators, independent hardware vendors, and independent software vendors that are delivering products and services that enable well-integrated customer identity management solutions.