Novell Consulting: Security and Identity

Network security and network identity are topics of keen interest to organizations that have distributed operations and large numbers of stakeholders who need secure access to vital corporate data. Such organizations need to protect their IT infrastructure from information theft, comply with regulatory mandates and ensure the privacy of customer, partner, distributor and employee information. This requires cost-effectively securing and protecting business assets without compromising new business opportunities or reducing operational effectiveness.

Novell is at the forefront of identity-management software providers with a complete offering of cross-platform identity management products, including directory, metadirectory, provisioning, single sign-on and secure access software.

In addition, Novell has been involved in the development of powerful cross-platform Web technologies—collectively referred to as Web services. These Web services have a strong identity and security component since end users' Web experience is deeply influenced by identity attributes that provide a unique access profile.

Web services have given rise to a new service-oriented architecture (SOA) for enterprise-application integration. A service-oriented architecture based on Web services allows your organization to integrate business functions in applications provided by different vendors, written in different languages and running on different platforms, using a set of open, industry-standard interfaces, such as Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and Web Services Definition Language (WSDL). For the first time, your company can combine silos of information and make them available from a common interface by enabling software components to work in concert to solve unique business problems.

How Novell Consulting Can Help

Building on a powerful product portfolio, Novell Consulting provides Security and Identity solutions that help customers integrate, secure and manage information assets to reduce complexity. With our proven track record of successful implementations, experience and technology—and our partners' expertise—we provide the most comprehensive information security solutions in the industry.

With Security and Identity solutions from Novell, you can benefit from the following:

Reduced Management Complexity and Costs

• Simplify information access—reduce the number of user logins, for example
• Enforce centrally managed policies that define who has access to what
• Instantly enable new employees with access to the appropriate resources

Protection from Unauthorized Access

• Revoke ex-employee access to all systems in real time
• Provide a consistent security model for your IT infrastructure
• Gain visibility into how information, services and resources are being used

Systems that Respond to Changing Business

• Automate routine processes to update users' access rights when roles change
• Enable self-service for customers to reduce helpdesk calls
• Implement changes in policy with little disruption of service

Solutions and Services

Novell Consulting provides the following Security, Identity and Web-services solutions, among others:

• Discovery and Strategy Workshops
• Identity and Access Management Framework and Architecture
• People, Process, Organization and Technology Integration
• Novell and Third-party Vendor Product Integration
• Web Services Strategies, Development, Implementation and Integration
• Education Portals and Dashboards
• Government Portals and Dashboards
• Healthcare Portals and Dashboards, Including Clinical Workstations
• Financial and Operational Dashboard Implementation
• Directory and Meta-directory Design
• User Provisioning
• Single Sign-on
• Self-service Password Management
• Security Auditing

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