NetPro tools support Active Directory backup and restore, extends audit collection

NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile NetPro tools support Active Directory backup and restore, extends audit collection By Dave Kearns Last week, I promised to tell you about the new offerings from NetPro, and all of them (there are three) are worth paying attention to. Just released were: Version 2 of NetPro AccessManager, which enables role-based management support and workflow processing of approved changes and roles; Version 3.5 of NetPro RestoreADmin, for online Active Directory backup and restore; and the brand new NetPro ReportADmin for Microsoft's Audit Collection Services (ACS), which extends ACS with consolidated views, simplified reporting and analytics. Read full story Dave Kearns is the editor of IdM, the Journal of Identity Management as well as a consultant to both vendors and users of IdM technologies. He's written a number of books including the (sadly) now out of print "Complete Guide to eDirectory." 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