M-Tech releases P-Synch/Lite

Calgary, Alberta
April 2, 2001

M-Tech Mercury Information Technology Inc, the leader in enterprise password management technology, today announced the release of P-Synch/Lite: the first free, self-service, web-based password reset automation solution. With P-Synch/Lite, organisations will be able to empower their users to quickly and securely reset their passwords without having to call the corporate help desk.

"P-Synch/Lite will revolutionise the password management marketplace," said Gideon Shoham, M-Tech's co-founder and CEO. "Organisations will now be able to effectively "divert" the majority of help desk password reset calls, which typically account for 20 to 30 percent of call volume."

P-Synch/Lite is available for download over the Internet to any organisation, free of charge, as an entry-level password self reset technology. P-Synch/Lite users will be able to seamlessly upgrade to the fully-featured P-Synch product as their requirements evolve.

P-Synch/Lite is also available for license by software vendors for integration into their products. M-Tech is now in the final stages of negotiations with several large help desk and self-service software vendors who are integrating P-Synch/Lite into their own offerings. A series of announcements on these arrangements will be released shortly.

P-Synch/Lite features

P-Synch/Lite is web-based, and requires no client deployment.

Enterprises no longer require significant investments in a self-service Q&A profile builder. This facility is an integral component of P-Synch/Lite.

Other features included in P-Synch/Lite:

Self-service password reset automation.
Password management for:
- Windows NT servers and domains.
- Windows 2000 servers and Active Directory domains.
- Novell 3.x and bindery emulation servers.
- Novell NDS trees.
Automatic detection of accounts with uniform names, to reduce software administration time.
Automated web-based server administration.
Automated password policy enforcement.

The fully featured P-Synch package

For organizations whose requirements extend beyond self-service password reset, the fully featured P-Synch package offers many additional capabilities, including:

Reduction in the incidence rates of password problems through password synchronisation.
Multi-server scalability.
Support for multiple, non-standard login IDs for each user.
Access to self-service password reset from the Windows NT or Windows 2000 workstation login prompt.
Support analyst password reset capability.
Support for over 60 platforms.
Integration with existing I.T. infrastructure, including help desk issue tracking systems, voice response servers, meta directories, authentication devices, e-mail and more.
Professional services, turn-key deployment, and ongoing technical support.

How to download P-Synch/Lite

To find out more, and obtain a free license for P-Synch/Lite, visit:

For more information about P-Synch, visit P-Synch.com.

About M-Tech

M-Tech is a computer security products company. The M-Tech identity management software suite streamlines both password management and account provisioning, in addition to improving user self-service, and reducing user support costs. P-Synch and ID-Synch improve the security of network systems and lower their operating costs. The M-Tech client list includes top Fortune-500 companies such as Ford Motor Company, Sears Roebuck, AT&T Wireless, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and many more. For more information, please visit: Hitachi-ID.com