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Managing a Secure Windows-Based Domain Infrastructure

Password Reminder PRO is used by the U.S. Department of Energy & the USDA

Any organization that needs to meet SOX, HIPAAA or PCI compliance guidelines values best-practice guidance to ensure proper settings for its IT environment. Better still, it values software that implements such best practices. That is where Los Angeles based SysOp Tools comes into the picture. A privately held corporation, SysOp Tools is a recognized global provider of systems management, security and auditing software solutions for Microsoft-based enterprises.

The company's primary goal is to continually develop innovative products which are easy to deploy and administer, as well as reduce support costs associated with managing a secure Windows-based domain infrastructure.

Its Chief Executive and President, Kurt D. Lewis, was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and attended Hawaii Pacific University with a focus on entrpreneurial business management. He ventured to California in 2000 to pursue business opportunities in technology, which eventually led to co-founding SysOp Tools in 2006. His extensive experience with IT security, operational management, IT compliance and Active Directory architecture ensures the company vision and product goals remain on track.

The company's flagship enterprise product, Password Reminder PRO, is an enterprise product created specifically to reduce the high support costs and management issues associated with expiring Windows passwords on domain user accounts, and maintaining an organized Active Directory.

To date, Password Reminder PRO has become an established global product and is currently used by many well known organizations such as NASA, Sun Microsystems, Mattel, Coldwell Banker, Dunbar Armored, the PCAOB, the U.S. Department of Energy, major educational institutions and medical centers.

SysOp Tools feels so strongly about the obvious use benefits and high ROI of its proactive password expiration management software, that the company offers free use of its full-version software which can be *safely* tested in a live environment without disturbing any users. No changes to your Active Directory, mail server or user accounts are required.

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