Press Release: Specops Announces Enhancements to Password Management Products

Stockholm, Sweden  – November 21, 2011 -- Specops Software, a global innovation leader in desktop management and password management software, today announced several upgrades to its award winning password management products with the release of Specops Password Reset 5.1 and Specops Password Policy 4.6.

Specops Password Reset is a self-service portal which allows end users to efficiently and securely reset their Active Directory user accounts without the need to involve help desk staff. Specops Password Reset is easily implemented and does not require extensive modifications to Active Directory.

“Specops Password Management is a powerful solution for companies who require advanced password security while also seeking to increase the overall effectiveness of their help desk operations,” said Tobias Oien, CEO, Specops Software. 

With increasingly sophisticated hacking attempts being a regular everyday occurrence, it’s more important than ever for IT managers to ensure that proper password management is included as a key part of security infrastructure. Specops Password Policy, with its security features and password complexity tools is a powerful product that should be part of every IT manager’s toolbox.  

“Companies are not only able to significantly improve their overall security and password effectiveness with Password Policy,” said Oien, “but they will benefit from major improvements in help desk productivity and achieve very impressive cost savings by employing Specops Password Reset.” 

In addition to its existing features, Specops Password Reset 5.1 now includes:

• Additional Languages Support: Chinese, Czech and Japanese language support have been added
  
• Default Service Throttling: The default service throttling values for WCF have been changed to the same default values:

 Specops Password Policy 4.6 now includes:

• Additional Languages Support: Chinese, Czech and Japanese language support have been added
  
• Customized Messages: Users who are logged on at a trusted domain can now be shown customized failed password change messages 

To download the latest release of Specops Password Reset and Specops Password Policy, visit our website at http://www.specopssoft.com/products/specops-password-reset and http://www.specopssoft.com/products/specops-password-policy

About Specops Software
Specops Software™, www.specopssoft.com, is an international software vendor offering management products enhancing Active Directory, Group Policy and PowerShell-based technologies. The company was founded in 2001 and is privately held. More than 3000 clients of all sizes in more than 50 countries appreciate the innovation and simplicity associated with award-winning software from Specops Software.