Corporate OverviewCentrify Corporate Overview
Independent analyst firm The 451 Group says that Centrify has “a lead in the market” and is “ahead in terms of market penetration in this pure-play category” of consolidating identity management around Microsoft Active Directory.
Centrify's auditing, access control and identity management solutions enable a secure, connected computing environment by centrally securing your heterogeneous systems, web applications, databases and storage systems using Microsoft Active Directory. Centrify DirectControl secures your non-Microsoft platforms using the same authentication, authorization and Group Policy services deployed for your Windows environment. Centrify DirectAudit complements DirectControl by delivering auditing, logging and real-time monitoring of user activity on your non-Microsoft systems. Together, they help you improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and centrally audit and control access to your heterogeneous computing environment.
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Centrify was founded in March 2004 by Tom Kemp, our Chief Executive Officer and a former co-founder of NetIQ, and is led by a team of senior executives and technical managers from industry leaders such as NetIQ, Microsoft, Computer Associates, Novell, Legato, Netscape and others. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Centrify is a privately held company with backing by top-tier venture capital firms Mayfield, Accel Partners, INVESCO Private Capital and Sigma Partners. Our partners include Microsoft, Red Hat, Novell, VMware, Apple and others.
Milestones
| February 4, 2008 | Centrify DirectControl 4 Wins the 2008 Global Excellence Award for Best Identity Management Software. |
| January 22, 2008 | Centrify DirectControl Selected 'Linux Security Product of the Year' by SearchEnterpriseLinux. |
| January 21, 2008 | Centrify Named as One of Linux Magazine's 'Top 20 Companies to Watch in 2008'. |
| November 6, 2007 | Centrify announces DirectControl 4. |
| September 5, 2007 | Centrify DirectControl Wins Windows IT Pro Editors' Choice Award. |
| April 18, 2007 | Centrify continues momentum with $15 million in Series C financing. |
| March 13, 2007 | Centrify Announces DirectAudit 1.0. |
| June 12, 2006 | Centrify is the first to extend Microsoft Group Policy to Mac OS. |
| April 4, 2006 | Centrify announces DirectControl 3. |
| October 4, 2005 | Centrify opens European headquarters. Learn More |
| August 9, 2005 | Centrify announces DirectControl Centrify raises $14 million in Series B |
| July 5, 2005 | Centrify is the first to announce support for Microsoft Active Directory Federation |
| February 15, 2005 | Centrify DirectControl suite is first Active Directory-based identity management solution certified for Windows |
| February 8, 2005 | Centrify announces DirectControl |
| March 2004 | Centrify founded in Mountain View, California. |
