Shiva announced two new management
software applications intended to make it easier for corporations to
combine dial and virtual private network resources. The Shiva Access
Manager 4.0 for Windows and an accompanying update to the company's Shiva
Certificate Authority Pro allow administrators to manage users and groups
from a single interface. The new software also now supports LDAP, the de
facto directory access standard, and the SNMP management protocol. Both new
versions are available this month.