ActiveShareFS 2007 Software Supports WebDAV and Microsoft Office Client Integration

April 22, 2009 - PRLog -- ActiveShareFS 2007 (or ActiveShare Federation Service 2007 or ASFS 2007) is a software drop-in solution that enables secure external authentication in Microsoft SharePoint 2007 server. ActiveShareFS 2007 automatically provisions users from trusted external partner institutions  based on configured business rules. As a result, only trusted users from trusted partner organizations are given appropriate level of access to secure parts of the SharePoint sites. ActiveShareFS 2007 is a Microsoft ASP.NET compliant software and works with existing SharePoint 2007 server that is protected using Shibboleth/SAML open standard.

Customers use ActiveShareFS 2007 to help reduce helpdesk and SharePoint administration costs involved in creating and managing SharePoint users manually. SharePoint administrators no longer have to manage external user credentials and password resets, which helps streamline their cost and potential liabilities. ActiveShareFS 2007 automates and streamlines this process entirely

ActiveShareFS 2007 is widely deployed in higher education, government, healthcare, energy, defense and commercial markets today thereby helping customers achieve maximum returns on their Microsoft SharePoint 2007 investments.

KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS

•   Provision users automatically in SharePoint 2007 based on business rules
•   Role, Username and Entitlement based access management
•   Map allowed users to SharePoint Groups automatically
•   Configure external SAML Identity Provider for secure external authentication
•   Use Shibboleth as external authentication provider
•   Automatic synchronization of external user information with their SharePoint profiles
•   Supports Microsoft Office Client integration and WebDAV
•   Open standards solution: SAML 2 and SAML 1.1

For more information or to schedule a live demo, please contact info@9starresearch.com or visit the ActiveShareFS 2007 Website http://www.9starresearch.com/products/asfs2007.html

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9STAR RESEARCH INC, established in 2002, is a software company, has been providing high value software solutions to academic, healthcare, energy, commercial and government customers worldwide. The company offers industry leading products such as ActiveShareFS 2007, Pronto, ProtectNetwork, and DiscoverMe and IT services in the area of Federated Access, Shibboleth, SAML, Microsoft SharePoint, Active Directory, and advanced Microsoft, Linux and JAVA technologies.

ActiveShareFS, DiscoverMe, and ProtectNetwork are registered trademarks of 9STAR RESEARCH INC.