Lieberman Software
| Private | |
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Key people |
Philip Lieberman, Founder and CEO |
Number of employees | 40+ (2014) |
| Website | www.liebsoft.com |
Lieberman Software, Inc.[1] is a privileged identity management (PIM) and security management company that develops and markets software products that secure multi-platform enterprises. The company has more than 1,400 global customers, including more than half of the US Fortune 50. The company's customers span all major vertical markets including government agencies, defense manufacturers, financial institutions, broadcast media companies, the energy industry and healthcare providers.[2]
The company is a managed Microsoft Gold Application Development Partner, an Oracle Gold Partner, and an HP Silver Business Partner. Lieberman Software also maintains technology partnerships with best-of-breed security software vendors including Balabit, RSA, SAP, Securonix, Yubico and many more.
Lieberman Software is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA with regional offices and channel partners throughout the world.
History & General Timeline
The company was founded in 1978 as Lieberman & Associates, a software consultancy. In response to customer requests for solutions to problems in the Windows market, the company began developing management tools to address the needs of IT administrators. Based on the response to these tools, the company released its first systems management product in 1994 and changed its name to Lieberman Software Corporation in 2004.
▪ 1978: Founded as software consultancy
▪ 1978: Developed arcade video game: Clayshoot (licensed by Allied Leisure)
▪ 1979: Developed arcade video game: Shark Attack (licensed by PNM Inc)
▪ 1980: Developed arcade video game: Thief (PNM Inc.)
▪ 1981: Developed arcade video game: NATO Defense (PNM Inc.)
▪ 1982: Co-Developed Computer Portrait Machine (PNM Inc.)
▪ 1982-1983: Developed multiple courses for UCLA Extension on computer science
▪ 1983: Co-Developed arcade video game: Mr. F. Lea (PNM Inc.)
▪ 1984: Authored course and book: “Designing and Building 16 and 32-bit Systems” (Learning Tree International)
▪ 1984: Authored Book: “Introducing the Apple IIC” published by Howard W. Sams
▪ 1984: Co-authored Book: “Introducing the Apple Macintosh” published by Howard W. Sams
▪ 1985: Co-authored Book: “Microsoft Word for the IBM PC” published by Howard W. Sams
▪ 1987: Authored course and book: “Hands-on: Real Time Programming” (Learning Tree International)
▪ 1992: Co-developed the Academy Award-winning Digital Theater Sound ("DTS") system first used commercially on [[Jurassic Park]] in 1993
▪ 1992: Editor of course and book: “Hands-on: DCE Programming” (Learning Tree International)
▪ 1993: Started development of IBM LAN Intensive Care Utilities for IBM LAN Server
▪ 1994: Released LAN Intensive Care Utilities for IBM LAN Server
▪ 1994: Released Intensive Care Report Generator for IBM LAN Server
▪ 1994: Released first product as ISV
▪ 1997: Co-Authored book and course: “Hands-on: Windows NT Security” (Learning Tree International)
▪ 1997: Released LAN Server to Windows NT Migration Wizard
▪ 1998: Released Server-to-Server Password Synchronizer
▪ 1999: Released Service Account Manager for Windows
▪ 1999: Released User Manager Pro
▪ 2004: Incorporated as Lieberman Software
▪ 2007: Opened office in Austin, TX
▪ 2009: Issued United States Patent for the Cratering feature of User Manager Pro[3]
▪ 2013: Opened first corporate offices in Europe to locally support customers in EMEA region
▪ 2013: Extended Enterprise Random Password Manager to provide full automation and programmatic orchestration of privileged identity management and certificate management; includes Windows PowerShell(tm) interface and Web Services APIs designed to accommodate very large enterprise and cloud service provider networks.
▪ 2013: Released privileged identity management solution for the Windows Azure platform.
Technology Development Timeline
▪ 1994: Released first product as ISV
▪ 1995: Released Server-to-Server Password Synchronizer, a password synch tool for OS2 to Windows
▪ 1999: Released User Manager Pro, a mass management tool for Windows NT systems
▪ 1999: Released Service Account Manager, a tool to centrally manage and update Windows service credentials
▪ 2001: Released Random Password Generator, the industry's first privileged identity management product
▪ 2002: Released Task Scheduler Pro, a tool to schedule Windows tasks across multiple Windows systems at the same time
▪ 2002: Released COM+ Manager, a tool for managing the accounts used by COM+/MTS/DCOM objects on managed Windows systems
▪ 2002: Released Random Password Manager, a privileged identity management product for the cross-platform enterprise (First publicly available commercial release occurred in 2004)
▪ 2002: Enterprise Random Password Manager, a privileged identity management product that specializes in service and process account management. It automatically discovers privileged accounts and their uses (First generally available commercial release occurred in 2008)
▪ 2011: Released Password Spreadsheet Manager to migrate shared account passwords from spreadsheets into a centralized password store accessible only to authorized individuals with audited records of password retrievals.
Products
▪ Enterprise Random Password Manager - automatically discovers, tracks, secures and audits privileged accounts throughout the cross-platform enterprise. .
▪ Random Password Manager - randomizes local administrator and root account passwords throughout the enterprise, ensuring that no two systems have identical privileged account credentials.
▪ User Manager Pro Suite - allows IT administrators to report on and make global changes to user credentials, groups, rights, registry settings, policies and more, simultaneously across the servers and workstations in the Windows network.
▪ Service Account Manager - remotely accesses, analyzes and modifies Windows service properties on all managed systems in the enterprise.
▪ Account Reset Console - allows users to reset or unlock their own accounts in a secure, audited and delegated manner.
▪ Task Scheduler Pro - enables administrators to add, remove and edit scheduled tasks en masse, overcoming the limitations of the built-in Windows task scheduler
▪ Server-to-Server Password Synchronizer - helps large enterprises keep groups of common account passwords synchronized between any number of domains and servers that do not have trusts between them.
▪ COM+ Manager - grants IT administrators control over the identities referenced by COM objects throughout the Windows infrastructure.
▪ Intensive Care Utilities – helps enterprises take control of their Windows domains and servers and protect from downtime and data loss caused by Windows system failures.
References
Further reading
▪ Ovum, “SWOT Assessment: Lieberman Software”, November 2013
▪ SC Magazine, “Lieberman Software Enterprise Random Password Manager 2013 Review”, October 2013
▪ Windows IT Pro, “Product Review: Enterprise Random Password Manager”, December 2011
▪ Kuppinger Cole, “Vendor Research Note: Lieberman Software – 70107”, August 2011