Centrify Awards & Reviews
Centrify solutions have garnered awards from a broad range of industry experts
Here are some of the awards and recognition that Centrify has received. Also check our Customer Success Stories for a sampling of what our customers say about the value of our solutions.
- Centrify Suite Named 2009 Editors' Best Interoperability Product Award Winner by Windows IT Pro MagazineWindows IT Pro Magazine
The Centrify Suite 2008 was named as the gold medal winner of the "2009 Editors' Best Awards" in the Best Interoperability Product category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro magazine.
"If you're a systems administrator in charge of managing a diverse assortment of platforms and OSs while simultaneously remaining compliant with complex regulatory requirements such as HIPPA, SOX, and PCI, you should put Centrify Suite 2008 on your shopping list."
Jeff James, Windows IT Pro"We love Centrify DirectControl. It allows our clients to easily integrate their non-Windows systems into Active Directory (AD), and we can even support AD GPO's on Linux, UNIX and Macs!"
Dustin Puryear, contributor, Windows IT Pro 
- Centrify Suite Winner of the Bronze Community Choice Best Interoperability Product Award by Windows IT Pro MagazineWindows IT Pro Magazine The Centrify Suite 2008 was named as the bronze medal winner of the "2009 Community Choice Awards" in the Best Interoperability Product category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro magazine.
- Centrify Counted Among Top Finalists for the 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory Centrify was selected as a 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards finalist in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory.
- Top Mac Client Management SolutioninformIT If you are working in an Active Directory environment, Centrify's Direct Control for Mac OS X is a stellar client management solution for your Mac workstations. Direct Control extends the Active Directory schema with support for hundreds of additional group policies aimed at managing the Mac OS X user environment.
- Centrify = A "Right Vendor" to Choose Burton Group in a recent report on AD Bridge Products notes that Centrify DirectControl is a "mature, technically strong, full featured, and possess broad platform support for SSO applications and UNIX platforms" and "organizations looking for tight integration of their AD bridge and UNIX security products should evaluate the Centrify offerings."
- Redmond Magazine Readers' Choice AwardRedmond Magazine The readers of Redmond Magazine have chosen Centrify DirectControl for the award of Preferred Product in Interoperability. For the second year in a row, Centrify is the preferred choice of Redmond Magazine readers of solutions that integrate UNIX, Linux, Mac, web, database and enterprise application platforms with Microsoft Active Directory.
- Network Products Guide Reader Trust Award For Best in Identity ManagementNetwork Products Guide The Network Product's Guide honors products and services that represent the rapidly changing needs and interests of the end-users of technology worldwide. DirectControl has won the Network Product's Guide Reader Trust Award for Best in Identity Management.
- Windows IT Pro Editors' Best Award for InteroperabilityWindows IT Pro Windows IT Pro Magazine's Editor's Best Awards honor products that our editors and contributors have identified as best of breed in their respective categories. These winning products provide exceptional value, top-notch performance, and are of strategic importance to the market.
- 2008 Global Excellence for Best Identity Management SoftwareInfo Security Products Guide Product innovation and customer trust are key to trouncing global economy uncertainties in 2008. We are pleased to honor Centrify DirectControl 4 as winner for 2008.
- Security Product of the YearAlex Barrett, SearchEnterpriseLinux.com Enterprise Linux News Centrify Corp.'s DirectControl 4 makes it drop-dead simple to incorporate Linux, Unix, Mac, Web and database platforms into a pre-existing Microsoft's Active Directory
- Centrify Is a 'Company to Watch' in 2008Linux Magazine As Linux continues to infiltrate the enterprise, we expect to hear more about Centrify in the coming year.
- DirectControl Is Windows IT Pro Editors' ChoiceDarren Ehmke & Eric B. Rux, Windows IT Pro You can't go wrong if you choose Centrify. If you want a seasoned contender with strong UNIX personality management and robust migration management, Centrify DirectControl gets our highest recommendation.
- Redmond Readers' Choice Awards 2007RedmondMag.com Interoperability continues to be a big issue. Getting Windows to play nice and cohabitate with Linux and Unix isn’t always easy, but Centrify is helping to ease that pain.
- Best Mac Integration SolutionRyan Faas, ComputerWorld DirectControl offers the simplest and most full-featured Active Directory integration solution for Mac OS X.
- Top Ten BioIT Trends for 2007Bio-ITWorld.com Companies with identity management systems built on Microsoft’s Active Directory will want to take a serious look at software products from Centrify.
- Centrify DirectControl: 4 StarsJulian Ashbourn, SC Magazine, UK The access-control integration across Windows and other environments alone is reason enough to take a serious look at this product.
Microsoft is pleased to see Centrify deliver a new product that enables customers to get additional value from their Active Directory deployment by seamlessly extending the identity and access capabilities of Active Directory to non-Microsoft platforms.
Michael Stephenson
Director
Identity and Access Management
Microsoft Corp.