Group Policy Management

Active Administrator Listing updated: January 23, 2008

The main purpose of Active Directory is to provide central authentication and authorization services. Active Directory has native tools for basic administration, but, lack enterprise-class management capabilities that give administrators the ability to view, audit and report on the ever-changing state of their Active Directory infrastructure.

Active Administrator is an Active Directory management and auditing solution that takes over where the management tools supplied with Windows leave off. Active Administrator, the Active Directory solution from ScriptLogic provides administrators the ability to establish, view and enforce delegated security throughout Active Directory management, perform Group Policy management including Group Policy reporting and Resultant Set of Policies (RSoP) as well as auditing and reporting of changes within Active Directory.

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EmpowerID WebManager Listing updated: June 19, 2006

EmpowerID WebManager is a completely web-based administration tool allowing controlled delegation of user and group management activities to all roles in your organization including customers and partners. For organizations using Microsoft SharePoint, WebManager may integrate fully into your existing sites allowing delegated administrators to perform account management tasks from the sites they already use. Delegated and casual admins are assigned specific Directory Views which limit which users or groups they may see and manage. Within these Directory Views they are then granted the ability to perform specific user or group management tasks like resetting passwords or even creating new users with Exchange mailboxes. Each administrative task within a Directory View may be selectively enabled for specific users or groups.

Key Features: Multi-domain support – WebManager allows you to manage users and groups residing in any domain in your forest SharePoint integration – WebManager is designed to be deployed as a web part that integrates into your users existing SharePoint sites and work habits; Feature-by-feature security – WebManager provides granular control over exactly the actions a user may perform. Admins might be able to perform all tasks whereas help desk user would only reset passwords and unlock locked-out users; Flexible Directory Views – WebManager’s search-like delegation makes distributing account management tasks simple without granting admin privileges or modifying your Active Directory security; Template-based user creation – with user templates you define, WebManager reduces errors, controls permissions, and saves time when creating new users; SQL Reporting Services reports– WebManager’s detailed Windows event logging and rich SQL audit reports help you track compliance with regulatory standards; and more...
  • Users' Rating: 4.56 [9 votes] - Vote
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GPOADmin Listing updated: December 22, 2006

GPOADmin extends Microsoft’s Group Policy Management Console (GMPC) to provide version control, comparisons, and improved auditing.
  • Users' Rating: 4.84 [31 votes] - Vote
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GPOVault Enterprise Listing updated: June 19, 2006

GPOVault Enterprise is a client-server version of the GPOVault product. GPOVault is an add-in to Microsoft’s Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) product, the primary tool for Group Policy management on Active Directory networks. GPOVault integrates several new Group Policy management capabilities into GPMC, including a change control system.

GPOVault allows organizations to: Leverage investments in Microsoft Active Directory by using native tools and technologies to better manage standardization, security and compliance; Manage the lifecycle of Group Policy by controlling, standardizing and auditing the creation, deployment and destruction of Group Policy Objects; Preserve a delegation model inside the change control system by assigning control over individual GPOs to specific administrators – with or without giving them the power to modify other GPOs or deploy to the live environment; Implement role-based administration consistent with their existing administrator roles. Common roles such as editor, reviewer and approver may be implemented at all levels, and much more...
  • Users' Rating: 3.93 [15 votes] - Vote
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Group Policy Manager Listing updated: June 19, 2006

Group Policy Manager offers Group Policy Object (GPO) management capabilities, so organizations can deploy and manage GPOs for better security and control of their IT infrastructure.

Built to augment the Microsoft GPMC, Group Policy Manager provides GPO management with additional features such as version control, offline GPO editing, enhanced RSoP reporting, archival and restoration, templates, change notification and approval, quick rollback and a test framework that allows you to securely test changes to GPOs in the lab before implementing into production.
  • Users' Rating: 3.67 [3 votes] - Vote
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IntelliPolicy Listing updated: June 19, 2006

Creating and maintaining standardized desktop configurations is a complex undertaking that has required a patchwork of approaches. IntelliPolicy for Clients eliminates the use of scripts, software downloads and manual configuration. IntelliPolicy for Clients provides a new array of settings to improve the management of the Windows desktop in three areas: Security, Application rights, Desktop configuration.

IntelliPolicy for Clients provides increased security with settings that can: Lockdown devices, including granular control of USB storage devices; Control Local Administrator group membership; Control Local Admin passwords; Manage services; IntelliPolicy for Clients offers continuous enforcement of these security policies because it is Group Policy-based.

IntelliPolicy for Clients simplifies desktop configuration by providing Group Policy settings to: Create and update registry keys and values, Map network drives, Map printers, Schedule tasks, Deploy files, folders and shortcuts, Configuration of critical desktop productivity applications, such as Outlook, requires central management to eliminate improper configurations and related helpdesk calls. IntelliPolicy for Clients provides Group Policy settings to: Configure Outlook profiles, Configure Outlook options.
  • Users' Rating: 2.5 [2 votes] - Vote
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NetIQ Group Policy Administrator Listing updated: June 19, 2006

NetIQ Group Policy Administrator is a solution for planning, controlling, troubleshooting and reporting on Group Policy changes. .

Key Features and Benefits: Offers secure offline repository by reducing the number of privileged accounts, offering secure offline Group Policy management without having to provide permissions within Active Directory; Provides workflow and delegation model by allowing you to push the administration of Active Directory lower in the organization to safely involve all Group Policy stakeholders; Reduces error risk when configuring GPOs by enabling you to configure settings once, and then replicate and apply those settings to GPOs in other domains and even other forests. This feature guarantees that your settings are configured correctly and reduces the risk of accidentally misconfiguring or losing a setting; Provides analysis and simulates the effect of modifying the Group Policy environment using online Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) without having to first deploy the modified GPO.
  • Users' Rating: 3 [2 votes] - Vote
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NetPro ChangeManager Listing updated: June 19, 2006

NetPro's ChangeManager provides a workflow system for the complete cycle of directory configuration changes. By providing this critical functionality in a single solution, ChangeManager helps your organization control Active Directory changes, harden security, and remain compliant with government regulations, such as Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA. Further, ChangeManager reduces Mean-Time-To-Repair (MTTR) by enabling you to view approved changes and verify implementation, ensuring security and control over the directory at all times.

NetPro provides a complete GPO management solution that includes: Granular GPO delegation; GPO management capabilities, including: Create, Search, Link, Copy, Import, Delete, GPO Backup/Restore; Visibility into the impact of changes prior to change approvals for resultant set of policies (RSoP); Audit and roll back capabilities.
  • Users' Rating: 3 [2 votes] - Vote
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Special Operations Suite Listing updated: June 19, 2006

Special Operations Suite is an Active Directory integrated Desktop Management product used to manage both desktops and servers in companies ranging from enterprises to smaller organizations. Special Operations Suite consists of several different managers that complement each other. Together they deliver a great set of funtionality.

GPO Manager: Special Operations Suite shows all GPOs that are applied to the object and you can immediately access the GPO and make any changes necessary to resolve the issue. Using OLAP Services you can also view all objects that have been affected by a certain GPO.

The Suite also includes an Inventory Manager, Message Manager, Software Manager, OS-Manager, and EventLog Manager.
  • Users' Rating: 4.1 [10 votes] - Vote
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