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NetIQ Sues Desktop Management Innovator AutoProf
NetIQ and Partner Seek Termination of Former FullArmor Employee
PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- NetIQ Corporation (NASDAQ:NTIQ), a
leading provider of computer administration software, has filed suit against
AutoProf, maker of the popular Policy Maker(TM) Group Policy Extensions. NetIQ
(and partner FullArmor) seek the immediate termination of former FullArmor
employee Senthil Prabakaran. After citing frustration with management at
FullArmor, Mr. Prabakaran joined AutoProf as Director of R&D in July 2004
believing that AutoProf was better positioned to serve the desktop management
space.
AutoProf CEO John Moyer stated, "While we understand that NetIQ must be
concerned about the loss of key personnel at FullArmor, it might be more
effective for the two partners to resolve their issues internally." He added
that, "Mr. Prabakaran is an honorable man who worked for FullArmor for over
five years. Out of loyalty he stayed with them longer than he desired in an
attempt to complete a new product on which he was the lead developer. We
didn't solicit him, he wasn't bound by a 'no-compete' agreement, and he didn't
misappropriate any FullArmor/NetIQ intellectual property."
Since the ground-breaking introduction of Policy Maker in late 2003, AutoProf
has been the leading provider of Group Policy Extensions, gathering widespread
acclaim. Policy Maker 2 more than triples the native capability of this Change
and Configuration Management (CCM) system that Microsoft built into Active
Directory networks, adding patch management, file and print management,
registry management, mail profiles, application customization -- with Microsoft
Operations Manager (MOM) integration, per-setting filters and much more.
Another first for the market, AutoProf will soon be providing centralized Group
Policy Reporting (code named "Dragnet"), a priority for AutoProf's many Fortune
500 customers. Dragnet utilizes Microsoft's SQL Server platform, and leverages
many of the industry standards supported by Policy Maker. Centralized Group
Policy Reporting was first announced in conjunction with Policy Maker's patch
management extension at the Microsoft's TechEd symposium in May 2004. Dragnet
is expected to ship in Q4.
In early 2004, NetIQ acquired all rights to FullArmor's Group Policy
administration products and associated customer accounts. FullArmor
subsequently moved into the market for Group Policy Extensions with a currently
unreleased product. According to court filings this product has been designed
to compete directly with existing AutoProf products.
About AutoProf
AutoProf, the leader in Group Policy-based desktop management products,
develops and markets intuitive desktop management software worldwide through a
network of value added resellers and distributors. Since the introduction of
its first product in 1997, AutoProf has sold its software to over 3,000
customers worldwide, including Airbus, Alliance Capital, and PepsiCo. For more
information on this Portsmouth, NH-based company, visit
http://www.autoprof.com/ or call 603.433.5885.
DATASOURCE: AutoProf
CONTACT: Tony Keller of S&S Public Relations, +1-847-415-9330, or
Web site: http://www.autoprof.com/