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NetIQ

NetIQ is an American enterprise software company specializing in identity and access management (IAM), security, compliance, and data center performance solutions, now operating as part of OpenText's cybersecurity portfolio.^[1]^[2] Founded in September 1995 in San Jose, California, by Ching-Fa Hwang, Her-Daw Che, Hon Wong, Ken Prayoon Cheng, and Tom Kemp, NetIQ initially developed network performance monitoring tools like AppManager, introduced in 1996, to help organizations manage IT infrastructure across Windows environments.^[3]^[4] Through strategic acquisitions, NetIQ expanded its offerings in the early 2000s, including Mission Critical Software in 2000 for advanced systems management, Ganymede Software in 2000 for change management, and WebTrends Corporation in 2001 for web analytics, positioning it as a comprehensive provider of IT operations and security software.^[3] In 2006, NetIQ was acquired by AttachmateWRQ for $495 million, integrating its solutions into a broader enterprise software portfolio focused on legacy system management and security.^[5] This was followed by a merger with Micro Focus International in 2014, which enhanced NetIQ's global reach and combined it with complementary technologies in application delivery and DevOps.^[6] In January 2023, OpenText completed its $6 billion acquisition of Micro Focus, bringing NetIQ under its umbrella and integrating its IAM products—such as Identity Manager for user provisioning, Access Manager for single sign-on and adaptive authentication, and Privileged Access Manager for controlling elevated privileges—into OpenText's expanded cybersecurity suite.^[7] Today, NetIQ's solutions emphasize risk-based security, policy orchestration, and compliance across hybrid cloud, on-premises, and virtual environments, serving enterprises in managing digital identities and mitigating threats.^[1]

Overview

Founding and Early Focus

NetIQ was founded in June 1995 in San Jose, California, by Ching-fa Hwang, Ying-Hon Wong, and Her-Daw Che as a developer of software solutions for managing performance and availability in distributed Windows-based enterprise environments.^[3] The company emerged during the rapid expansion of networked computing, aiming to address the growing need for tools that could monitor and optimize IT infrastructures centered on Microsoft operating systems like Windows NT.^[3] The firm's foundational product, AppManager, launched in 1996 as a comprehensive application monitoring suite capable of tracking system health, performance metrics, and availability across large-scale networks.^[8] This tool allowed IT administrators to proactively detect issues in Windows-centric setups, emphasizing real-time diagnostics and alerting to minimize downtime. Later, following the 2000 acquisition of Mission Critical Software (which had acquired Ganymede Software), NetIQ incorporated Chariot, a network performance testing solution originally developed by Ganymede Software, which simulated traffic to evaluate throughput, latency, and reliability in enterprise networks.^[9] These offerings established NetIQ's core expertise in ensuring robust IT operations for businesses reliant on Microsoft technologies. NetIQ positioned itself in the burgeoning enterprise IT monitoring market, targeting organizations seeking to maintain high availability and performance in their Microsoft-dominated infrastructures amid the internet-driven growth of the late 1990s.^[10] A key milestone came with its initial public offering on July 29, 1999, on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol NTIQ, which raised significant capital and propelled the company through the dot-com boom.^[3] By early 2000, NetIQ's market capitalization peaked, exemplified by its $1.42 billion merger with Mission Critical Software, reflecting the era's optimism in network management technologies.^[11]

Current Ownership and Operations

NetIQ operates as a subsidiary of OpenText Corporation, originally founded in San Jose, California, with current primary operations in Houston, Texas, having been integrated through OpenText's approximately $6.0 billion acquisition (announced value) of Micro Focus International, completed in January 2023.^[12] This structure positions NetIQ within OpenText's Cybersecurity Cloud division, focusing on identity and access management solutions while leveraging the parent company's global resources for development and distribution.^[13] The company maintains key additional offices in Provo, Utah, and a network of international facilities across Europe and Asia to support regional operations and customer needs.^[14] As of 2025, NetIQ employs approximately 500 to 1,000 staff members, primarily dedicated to software engineering, support, and sales in the identity security domain.^[15] It contributes an estimated $150 million in annual revenue to OpenText's portfolio, primarily from enterprise software licenses and services in cybersecurity.^[16] NetIQ's operational scope centers on delivering identity security software to enterprises, serving thousands of customers worldwide in critical sectors such as finance, healthcare, and government.^[17] Notable deployments include U.S. Department of Defense contractors for secure access management and Danish municipalities for governance automation, enabling scalable identity lifecycle management across hybrid environments.^[13] Post-2023 integration, recent developments emphasize cloud-native offerings, including a SaaS-based Identity Governance solution available since 2021 with ongoing enhancements, alongside AI-driven features like configuration reviews and risk analytics in Advanced Authentication tools.^[18]^[19]

History

Inception and Growth (1995–2005)

NetIQ Corporation was founded in June 1995 in San Jose, California, by Ching-Fa Hwang, Her-Daw Che, Hon Wong, Ken Prayoon Cheng, and Tom Kemp, initially developing software for systems management in Microsoft environments.^[3] The company's first major product, AppManager, was launched in 1996 to monitor and manage the performance and availability of Windows NT servers and applications.^[8] Building on its roots in network monitoring, NetIQ expanded rapidly during the late 1990s, completing an initial public offering on NASDAQ in July 1999 that raised approximately $58 million and a follow-on offering in December 1999.^[3] By fiscal year 2001, the company had grown to over 1,000 employees, with 1,091 total staff across research and development, sales, marketing, support, and administration.^[3] During the dot-com boom, NetIQ experienced significant revenue growth, driven by demand for its e-business infrastructure management solutions. Fiscal year 1998 revenue reached $7.1 million, increasing to $21.6 million in 1999 and $47.9 million in 2000, before surging to $166.9 million in 2001—a 248% year-over-year rise fueled by software licenses and the $175 million licensing agreement with Microsoft for Operations Manager technology.^[3]^[20] This growth continued into fiscal 2002 with $278.2 million in revenue and peaked at $310.2 million in 2003, reflecting strong adoption of products like AppManager and WebTrends analytics tools acquired in 2001.^[21] The post-dot-com market downturn brought challenges, including declining software license revenues and intensified competition, leading to restructuring efforts. In fiscal 2001, NetIQ recorded a $816,000 restructuring charge and terminated 36 employees to integrate the WebTrends acquisition.^[3] Further layoffs followed in 2002 (39 employees) and a major round in December 2002 (107 employees across NetIQ and PentaSafe operations), with additional terminations of 86 staff in June 2004, accompanied by facility closures and $5.3 million and $2.5 million in charges, respectively.^[9]^[21] These measures aimed at cost reduction amid net losses exceeding $700 million in fiscal 2002, largely from acquisition-related amortization.^[9] In response to emerging security needs, NetIQ pivoted toward vulnerability assessment and management solutions. The company introduced Security Manager in early 2001, a real-time event management tool for detecting and responding to security threats across networks.^[22] This shift was bolstered by the May 2000 acquisition of Mission Critical Software for approximately $1.6 billion in stock, integrating NerveCenter for network fault management and enhancing overall operations monitoring.^[3] By fiscal 2003, NetIQ emphasized profitability through organic growth, sales force optimization, and focus on core product lines, including security offerings, as license revenues stabilized while service revenues grew to $104.5 million.^[21]

Acquisition by AttachmateWRQ and Expansion (2006–2013)

On July 5, 2006, AttachmateWRQ completed its acquisition of NetIQ for $495 million in cash, equivalent to $12.20 per share, following an announcement on April 27, 2006.^[23] The deal created a combined entity with approximately $400 million in annual revenue and a customer base exceeding 40,000 organizations across more than 60 countries.^[23] NetIQ continued to operate as a distinct business unit within the enlarged company, which rebranded from AttachmateWRQ to Attachmate Corporation to unify its identity in the enterprise software market.^[24] The acquisition facilitated the integration of NetIQ's systems and security management solutions with Attachmate's established offerings in multi-host access, terminal emulation, and legacy integration tools, enabling more comprehensive support for enterprise IT environments.^[23] This synergy allowed customers to extend, manage, and secure mission-critical applications more effectively, particularly in mainframe and distributed systems, without the need for multiple vendors.^[25] By maintaining NetIQ's product lines alongside Attachmate's, the combined portfolio addressed growing demands for secure access to legacy infrastructure amid increasing regulatory compliance requirements. A pivotal development occurred in November 2010 when Attachmate announced its $2.2 billion acquisition of Novell, Inc., which was finalized on April 27, 2011.^[26] This transaction incorporated Novell's advanced identity and access management (IAM) technologies, including Novell Identity Manager, into the broader portfolio, significantly reorienting NetIQ toward comprehensive IAM solutions.^[26] The parent company restructured as The Attachmate Group, with NetIQ, Attachmate, Novell, and SUSE operating as independent brands under this umbrella, enhancing NetIQ's capabilities in identity governance and user provisioning.^[26] Key milestones during this period included the 2011 launch of enhancements to NetIQ Access Manager, building on Novell's foundational technology to introduce improved single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and federation features for secure web access.^[27] Concurrently, NetIQ expanded into privileged access management (PAM) with tools like Privileged User Manager, which provided centralized control, auditing, and policy enforcement for elevated privileges on Unix, Linux, and Windows systems, responding to escalating cybersecurity threats and compliance needs such as SOX and PCI-DSS.^[28] These advancements solidified NetIQ's position in the evolving IAM landscape by the early 2010s.

Integration with Micro Focus (2014–2022)

In December 2014, Micro Focus completed its acquisition of the Attachmate Group, which included NetIQ, in a deal valued at approximately $2.35 billion including debt. This merger integrated NetIQ into Micro Focus's cybersecurity portfolio, specifically enhancing its identity and access management (IAM) and security offerings. The acquisition expanded Micro Focus's capabilities in enterprise software, positioning NetIQ's solutions as a key component of the company's security division focused on identity governance and privileged access management.^[29]^[30] During this period, NetIQ's products underwent significant advancements through deep integration with other Micro Focus tools, such as combining NetIQ Identity Manager with ZENworks for streamlined endpoint management and user provisioning. These integrations enabled automated identity lifecycle processes across hybrid environments, reducing administrative overhead while maintaining compliance. In 2018, Micro Focus released cloud-compatible versions of key NetIQ products, including updates to Access Manager 4.4 and Identity Manager 4.7, which supported deployment on public cloud platforms and improved scalability for distributed architectures. NetIQ contributed to Micro Focus's market growth in hybrid cloud security, with expansions including native support for AWS and Azure deployments to secure multi-cloud identities. These efforts facilitated partnerships and certifications with major cloud providers, enabling customers to implement consistent access controls across on-premises and cloud resources. By 2020, Micro Focus's overall annual revenue surpassed $3 billion, bolstered by the security segment's performance, including NetIQ's role in driving adoption of IAM solutions in enterprise hybrid setups.^[31]^[32] Facing regulatory challenges like the 2018 GDPR implementation, Micro Focus enhanced NetIQ's governance tools, such as Identity Governance, to provide advanced access reviews, risk-based certifications, and automated compliance reporting for data protection requirements. By 2020, the focus shifted toward zero-trust architectures, with NetIQ solutions incorporating adaptive authentication and continuous verification to mitigate insider threats and lateral movement in dynamic environments. These innovations addressed evolving security needs without relying solely on perimeter defenses.^[33]^[34]^[35]

Acquisition by OpenText (2023–present)

In January 2023, OpenText Corporation completed its acquisition of Micro Focus International plc for approximately $6 billion, a deal that included NetIQ as part of Micro Focus's cybersecurity and identity and access management (IAM) portfolio, integrating it into OpenText's broader security offerings.^[12]^[36]^[37] The transaction, announced in August 2022 and closed on January 31, 2023, aimed to enhance OpenText's capabilities in enterprise software, particularly in securing digital transformations.^[38] Following the acquisition, NetIQ underwent realignment toward a cloud-centric model, with the introduction of "NetIQ as a Service" in 2024, shifting emphasis to software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery for identity governance and authentication solutions to improve scalability and deployment flexibility.^[39] This transition built on groundwork from the Micro Focus era by prioritizing subscription-based access and integration with OpenText's cloud ecosystem. Enhanced AI features were incorporated into NetIQ's authentication tools, including AI-assisted configuration reviews and anomaly detection in Advanced Authentication, as outlined in the product's 2025 roadmap.^[19] Strategically, the acquisition positioned NetIQ to support OpenText's focus on end-to-end digital experience management, enabling secure, seamless access to applications and content across hybrid environments.^[40] In 2025, updates to the portfolio emphasized advanced security measures, such as quantum-ready protections in related data encryption tools like Voltage, contributing to resilient IAM frameworks.^[41] The integration has advanced OpenText's objective of providing unified content management and security services, with NetIQ playing a key role in IAM enhancements. While initial post-acquisition adjustments included an 8% workforce reduction affecting around 2,000 employees company-wide to achieve cost synergies, no major additional layoffs specific to NetIQ operations have been reported as of late 2025. OpenText has maintained substantial R&D investment, allocating $755.9 million in fiscal year 2025 to drive innovations across its portfolio, including NetIQ's ongoing development.^[42]^[43]

Products and Services

Identity and Access Management Solutions

NetIQ Identity Manager is a comprehensive identity and access management (IAM) solution that automates the full user lifecycle, including onboarding, modifications, and deprovisioning, to ensure secure and efficient access across hybrid environments.^[44] As of 2025, it is available in versions like CE 25.2 with enhanced integration capabilities.^[45] It employs an event-based architecture to synchronize directories bidirectionally with systems such as Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP v3 directories, and OpenText eDirectory via a central Identity Vault, facilitating seamless data flow and reducing manual interventions.^[44] Role-based provisioning groups permissions into reusable roles, enabling automated assignment based on user attributes and organizational needs, which supports both on-premises and cloud infrastructures.^[44] A core strength of NetIQ Identity Manager lies in its workflow automation capabilities, which streamline joiner-mover-leaver processes through predefined approval workflows for access requests and changes, minimizing administrative overhead and errors.^[44] The solution integrates natively with Active Directory and LDAP, allowing for policy-driven provisioning and deprovisioning that adapts to enterprise-scale deployments, with proven scalability for over 100,000 users as demonstrated in implementations like KU Leuven's environment serving 120,000 students and staff.^[46]^[44] Complementing Identity Manager, NetIQ Access Manager provides robust access control through single sign-on (SSO) and federated identity management, enabling users to access web-based applications securely without repeated authentication.^[47] It supports key protocols including SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, WS-Federation, and WS-Trust, with over 500 prebuilt connectors for rapid integration with platforms like Microsoft 365.^[47] Context-aware access policies leverage a risk engine with nine rule types to evaluate user behavior and environmental factors in real time, enforcing adaptive controls to mitigate threats.^[47] These IAM solutions collectively address enterprise compliance requirements, such as SOX and HIPAA, by generating detailed audit trails, enforcing access policies, and providing real-time analytics for reporting and remediation.^[44] For instance, automated provisioning and deprovisioning in Identity Manager, combined with Access Manager's SSO and policy enforcement, help organizations maintain regulatory adherence while scaling to support massive user bases through linear architecture and dashboard monitoring.^[47]^[48]

Authentication and Security Tools

NetIQ Advanced Authentication provides a standards-based framework for implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) across enterprise environments, enabling secure verification through a variety of methods including biometrics, hardware tokens, and software-based authenticators.^[49] This solution supports over 30 authentication methods, such as fingerprint scanning for biometrics, one-time password (OTP) tokens via OATH standards, and passwordless options like FIDO2 for phishing-resistant authentication.^[49] It incorporates risk-based adaptive authentication, which evaluates factors like user location via geo-fencing and behavioral metrics to dynamically adjust security requirements, ensuring seamless access for low-risk scenarios while enforcing stricter measures when threats are detected. As of early 2025, updates include improved compliance features like FedRAMP support.^[49]^[19] The framework integrates with protocols such as RADIUS, Kerberos, OAuth2, and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) to extend MFA to diverse applications and endpoints, including support for endpoint protection through client agents on Windows, macOS, and Linux that facilitate secure device authentication.^[49] Threat analytics are embedded via adaptive policies that analyze real-time risk signals, such as unusual login patterns or device posture, to prevent unauthorized access.^[50] For data security, NetIQ Advanced Authentication enforces encryption in transit using TLS 1.3, providing robust protection against interception during authentication flows.^[51] NetIQ Privileged Account Manager complements these verification capabilities by focusing on securing elevated privileges, offering features like credential vaulting to store and manage sensitive administrative credentials in an encrypted enterprise vault.^[52] This tool implements just-in-time (JIT) access, granting temporary elevated permissions based on predefined roles, contextual factors, and risk assessments, which automatically expire to minimize exposure windows.^[52] Session monitoring is a core function, capturing real-time activity with video recording, keystroke logging, and automated alerting for anomalous behavior, enabling detailed audits and compliance with standards like PCI DSS and SOX.^[52] Deployment flexibility is a key aspect of both tools, supporting on-premises appliances for air-gapped environments or cloud-hosted options through OpenText's SaaS infrastructure, allowing organizations to scale authentication and privilege management without compromising performance or security.^[50] These solutions integrate within broader identity and access management workflows to enforce verification at the point of privilege escalation, distinct from initial user provisioning processes.^[49]

IT Operations and Governance

NetIQ's IT operations and governance solutions emphasize compliance management, service oversight, and proactive monitoring to ensure secure and efficient identity lifecycle processes across enterprise environments. These tools enable organizations to maintain regulatory adherence while optimizing operational workflows, focusing on post-access controls rather than initial authentication mechanisms. Central to NetIQ's governance offerings is Identity Governance, which provides robust tools for entitlement reviews, allowing administrators to collect and assess access rights across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud applications for comprehensive visibility into user permissions.^[34] This includes segregation of duties (SoD) analysis, where the platform identifies current and potential violations based on predefined policies, alerting users during access requests or reviews to prevent conflicting entitlements that could lead to fraud or errors.^[53] Additionally, automated certification campaigns streamline recertification by designing risk-focused reviews targeted at specific users, groups, entitlements, or attributes, ensuring ongoing compliance without manual intervention.^[13]^[54] For operational management, service desk systems facilitate incident tracking and change management through integrations with fulfillment connectors, enabling seamless handling of service requests and updates in incident management systems.^[55] Governance features in these solutions include customizable reporting dashboards that support PCI-DSS compliance by tracking control categories, audit trails, and overall adherence status through visual summaries of configuration and access data. Furthermore, AI-assisted anomaly detection enhances oversight by analyzing access patterns for unusual behaviors, leveraging behavioral analytics in tools like NetIQ Risk Service with Interset/AI to flag deviations and integrate machine learning for unsupervised threat identification.^[56]^[57] The integration ecosystem bolsters these capabilities with APIs that connect to SIEM tools such as Splunk, allowing Secure Configuration Manager to forward compliance events in formats like CEF for centralized logging and analysis.^[58] NetIQ solutions also support hybrid environments, including Kubernetes orchestration, by providing visibility into containerized access and entitlements through compatible connectors and cloud-ready architectures.^[34]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions Made by NetIQ

NetIQ pursued a series of strategic acquisitions in the early 2000s to expand its capabilities in systems management, network monitoring, security, and analytics, aiming to create a comprehensive suite for enterprise IT operations. These moves were driven by the need to address growing demands for robust infrastructure management in Windows-based environments, particularly as businesses sought tools to ensure reliability and performance amid rapid technology adoption. By integrating complementary technologies, NetIQ enhanced its flagship AppManager product and broadened its market reach.^[59] In March 2000, NetIQ acquired Sirana Software for approximately $2.5 million in cash and stock, gaining AppAnalyzer, a tool for mapping application dependencies and facilitating change management in Microsoft Exchange environments. This acquisition allowed NetIQ to improve proactive IT planning by identifying potential impacts of system changes, thereby reducing downtime risks in enterprise networks.^[3] Shortly after, in May 2000, NetIQ completed a $1.42 billion stock merger with Mission Critical Software, incorporating NerveCenter, a leading network fault and performance management solution tailored for Windows NT and 2000 servers. The deal positioned NetIQ as a stronger player in automated server and network automation, enabling real-time monitoring and response to infrastructure issues. Concurrently, through Mission Critical's prior acquisition in April 2000—which integrated into NetIQ post-merger—Ganymede Software was brought in for $171.2 million in stock, adding automated patch management and software distribution capabilities via products like Change Administrator. This bolstered NetIQ's AppManager suite by automating updates and compliance across distributed systems, addressing vulnerabilities in enterprise deployments.^[11]^[59]^[60] In March 2001, NetIQ acquired WebTrends Corporation for about $1 billion in stock, introducing advanced web analytics tools to track user behavior and e-commerce performance. This briefly diversified NetIQ into digital marketing insights, though the unit was later divested in 2005. The acquisition aimed to provide IT managers with data-driven visibility into web infrastructure health.^[61]^[62] Later, in December 2002, NetIQ purchased Marshal Software for $22.7 million in cash, incorporating anti-spam and content security solutions such as MailMarshal and WebMarshal. This enhanced NetIQ's security portfolio by adding email and web filtering to protect against threats, aligning with increasing enterprise needs for perimeter defense. Overall, these acquisitions from 2000 to 2002 strengthened NetIQ's focus on monitoring, automation, and security, helping it navigate the post-dot-com era's emphasis on IT efficiency and risk mitigation.^[21]^[63]

Impact on Product Portfolio

NetIQ's acquisitions significantly shaped its product portfolio by incorporating specialized technologies in security, analytics, and automation, thereby broadening its scope beyond initial network monitoring tools. The 2002 acquisition of Marshal Software for $23 million introduced advanced email security and content filtering capabilities, including anti-spam and web content management features through products like MailMarshal and WebMarshal. These enhancements bolstered NetIQ's security offerings, contributing to improved threat detection mechanisms that integrated with broader identity and access management solutions. Although NetIQ spun off the Marshal business in December 2005, the acquired technologies influenced subsequent developments in content filtering and security reporting within the company's evolving portfolio.^[64]^[65] Similarly, the 2001 acquisition of WebTrends for $1.02 billion added robust web analytics and reporting functionalities, which were integrated into NetIQ's Operations Manager to enhance performance monitoring and data visualization. This move expanded NetIQ's analytics legacy, enabling more comprehensive IT operations reporting during the early 2000s, though the core WebTrends unit was sold to Francisco Partners in 2005 for $94 million. The integration period allowed for synergies in operational analytics that persisted in later product iterations focused on governance and oversight.^[66]^[67]^[68] The 2000 merger with Mission Critical Software, valued at $1.42 billion and including the $171.2 million acquisition of Ganymede Software, brought in advanced IT operations and automation tools, such as end-to-end performance monitoring and software deployment capabilities. Components from Ganymede underpinned provisioning and automation features in NetIQ's Identity Manager, facilitating automated user lifecycle management and reducing reliance on manual IT processes. These synergies supported a reported reduction in manual tasks for provisioning by up to 70% in certain deployments, streamlining identity management workflows.^[60]^[69] Overall, these acquisitions accelerated NetIQ's transition from standalone monitoring solutions to a comprehensive identity and access management (IAM) suite, diversifying revenue streams across security, operations, and automation. This strategic expansion enhanced the appeal of NetIQ's portfolio, culminating in its $495 million acquisition by AttachmateWRQ in 2006.^[10]

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OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)
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Ontario Telemedicine Network - OpenText
An identity and access management solution that is scalable to more than 100,000 users; Full compliance with security and data privacy legislation. Challenge.
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Multifactor Authentication Software - OpenText
OpenText™ Advanced Authentication (NetIQ) is a standards-based authentication framework that's easy to configure and maintain and protects your entire ...
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What is NetIQ Advanced Authentication? - OpenText
It offers a comprehensive set of identity and access services allowing workers to securely access resources from anywhere, on any device, at any location, and ...
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HTTPS Options - Advanced Authentication - Administration
NOTE:The server will support TLS 1.3 version even if this option is enabled or disabled. Enable Content Security Policy for Webauth Service: This option ...
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OpenText™ Privileged Access Manager (NetIQ)
OpenText Privileged Access Manager secures access, uses centralized policies, and has a holistic approach with automation, visibility, and granular control.Missing: 2006-2013 | Show results with:2006-2013
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Understanding Separation of Duties - NetIQ Identity Governance ...
Based on your SoD policies, Identity Governance not only enables you to identify SoD violations in your current data, it also enables you to detect SoD ...
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Understanding Separation of Duties - NetIQ Identity Governance ...
When you have active SoD policies, Identity Governance provides the ability to check for current or potential violations and warns of violations when executing ...Missing: analysis | Show results with:analysis
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Configuring Fulfillment - Identity Governance User and ...
Identity Governance includes fulfillment types connectors for various service desk products to enable fulfillment integration with your incident management ...
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Operations Center 5.7 - Identity and Access Management
NetIQ Operations Center connects to your management data and translates how IT infrastructure is performing, then models your information.
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[PDF] Operations Center for Service Monitoring
Operations Center for Service. Monitoring consolidates information from existing IT management tools into one live view that links business and IT goals. This ...
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Integrating with ArcSight Intelligence - Privileged Account Manager ...
To enable the unknown threat or anomaly detection, Privileged Account Manager integrates with ArcSight Intelligence and leverages its User and Entity Behavioral ...
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[PDF] Application Security Framework for Zero Trust | OpenText
NetIQ Advanced Authentication is less complex to configure and maintain than the myriad of existing solutions . Its strength also lies in out-of-the box ...
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[PDF] Integration With Third Party SIEM Solutions
This white paper describes how NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager (SCM) sends configuration compliance information as an event to SIEM solutions, such as Splunk ...Missing: APIs Kubernetes
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Mission Critical and NetIQ merge in $1.42 billion deal - CNET
The acquisition of Ganymede is expected to close during the June 2000 quarter, at or prior to the closing of the merger with NetIQ.Missing: Chariot | Show results with:Chariot
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https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/18/business/technology-briefing-software-netiq-buying-webtrends.html
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SOFTWARE; NETIQ BUYING WEBTRENDS - The New York Times
Jan 18, 2001 · NetIQ, which makes network management products for electronic commerce companies, announced it would acquire the WebTrends Corporation, ...
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NetIQ to buy WebTrends for $1 billion - Computerworld
WebTrends co-founder and CTO Glen Boyd ... WebTrends, founded in 1993, went from $20 million in profits in 1999 to more than $60 million last year, he says.<|control11|><|separator|>
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US snaps up Marshal Software for $45m - NZ Herald
Dec 11, 2002 · Auckland-based email security firm Marshal Software is being sold for US$23 million ($45.8 million) to Nasdaq-listed American firm NetIQ. The ...Missing: 2005 | Show results with:2005
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US snaps up Marshal Software for $45m - NZ Herald
Dec 11, 2002 · Auckland-based email security firm Marshal Software is being sold for US$23 million ($45.8 million) to Nasdaq-listed American firm NetIQ.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/netiq-buying-webtrends
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425 - WEBTRENDS CORP - WEBT / 1075316 - 2001-01-31
... NetIQ's Operations Manager technology. Similarly, on a pro forma combined basis, including both NetIQ and WebTrends, earnings per share should increase over ...
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB114614672362637586
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NetIQ and Mission Critical Join Forces -- Enterprise Systems - ESJ
Jun 14, 2000 · The merger was formalized May 15, and the new company will use the name NetIQ. NetIQ's flagship product, AppManager, is a monitoring tool ...Missing: acquisitions | Show results with:acquisitions