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M-Tech Information Technology's ID-Org: Page 2 of 4


Good


• Connecting to Active Directory is a no-brainer
• Clean self-service portal lets users assist in org-structure definitions


Bad


• Admin console not as intuitive as the user view
• Standalone version requires a mix of command-line and Web console administration

**ID-Org, starts at $10,000 for up to 3,000 users, plus 20 percent maintenance fee. Available: Fall 2005. M-Tech Information Technology, (403) 233-0740 www.mtechIT.com

After configuring ID-Org with the appropriate e-mail server parameters to send notifications (using NWC Inc.'s Exchange server), I kicked off an organizational-discovery process by choosing a top-level manager from the list of users (the CEO). Posing as the CEO, I received an e-mail saying I should log in to the portal and specify my subordinates. ID-Org let me search through its imported user list and select those employees reporting directly to me.

Once I had compiled the list, I designated managerial status for employees who weren't already so specified or removed said status. Once this work was completed and verified, ID-Org sent e-mail notifications to all subordinates with managerial status so they could list their subordinates. The e-mail messages contained instructions and a link to the self-service portal.