University of Alaska Anchorage Standardizes on M-Tech’s Identity Management Solutions (email this article)

(Company Profile, Past Stories, Case Studies) Calgary, AB - November 7, 2003 - M-Tech Information Technology, Inc., a leading provider of identity management solutions, today announced the University of Alaska Anchorage purchased 20,000 licenses of M-Tech’s P-Synch, to securely manage user passwords across the organization and drive down operational costs. P-Synch provides password synchronization, self-service reset combined with rapid deployment that is important for the University of Alaska Anchorage’s dynamic environment.
 
“Deploying P-Synch has practically eliminated the predictable Monday morning onslaught of help-desk calls by users with forgotten passwords,” said Peter Rock, director of information technology services infrastructure at University of Alaska Anchorage. “By leveraging M-Tech’s identity management capabilities we are able to streamline the password and account management processes, improve the overall quality of service we deliver to students, faculty and staff while significantly reducing support costs,”
 
P-Synch simplifies the password management process for the help desk, students, faculty and staff by providing comprehensive functionality that is intuitive for all levels of users. With P-Synch, students, faculty and staff are able to reset their lost or forgotten passwords through self-service password reset and help desk staff can use P-Synch to identity any unused accounts and clean up corporate directories.
 
“We are excited to add the University of Alaska Anchorage to our growing list of educational market successes,” said Robert Miller, vice president of marketing at M-Tech. “Our ability to offer secure and effective solutions eliminate the need for extensive consulting services has been very attractive to cost conscious organizations.”
 
About M-Tech Information Technology, Inc.
M-Tech is a leading provider of identity management solutions. M-Tech's provide both password and access management processes, giving organizations a quick ROI and improved security. M-Tech's product suite has a wide range of licensed users ranging from mid-sized companies to global enterprise installations with hundreds of thousands of users. M-Tech is the only identity management software vendor to consistently prove an ROI in three to six months.
 
Over 3.5 million users worldwide now use M-Tech's identity management solutions. Customers include Ford Motor Company, Washington Mutual, Sears Roebuck, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Cadence Design Systems, Pfizer Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb, MetLife, Maytag, Pitney Bowes, NiSource and more. For more information on M-Tech and its products, please visit mtechIT.com or call 403.233.0740.