Manage Engine's ADMANAGER PLUS is a simple to use and easy to operate Active Directory management application. As administrators responsible for AD look to add automated reporting, bring in automation (create, delete, and manage), and serve as the centerpiece during a compliance audit (SOX and HIPAA), then ADManager Plus is worth a good look.

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In these economic times doing more with less, and saving money all the while speaks to businesses throughout the economic landscape. So large and small companies alike should take heed in ManageEngine's highly touted <strong>90:10 Promise</strong> ("Gets you 90% of the features of the Big 4 at 10% of the price"). 

There are 2 flavors (Standard and Professional Edition), and the big takeaway I took from Professional Edtion are Group Management, Scheduled Reports, and OU-Based Administration. I can't stress scheduled reports enough - adding in automated scheduled reports to the admin's busy day is a big time saver. 

Here are some of the highlights that caught my eye:
* <strong>Super Easy Install &amp; Setup</strong> - many bigger programs on the street today require multiple installations of various components and tend to be somewhat of a pain to get off the ground
* <strong>Web Page Access</strong> - access from anywhere in the company via a secure web page access view
* <strong>Scheduled Reports</strong> - ton are great pre-canned reports that come ready to go without any customization (Disabled User &amp; Computer, Compliance, NTFS, Exchange, and Windows Folder Permission Reports to name a few)
* <strong>OU-Based Delegation</strong> - get help desk in the game quickly and easily by delegating tasks to non admin users
* <strong>Contact Management</strong> - eliminate time consuming processes for creating bulk contacts. Import from a CSV and you're on your way
* <strong>Group Managemen</strong>t - instead of modifying one user at a time, modify group attributes in bulk (including Exchange attributes)


Supports 32-Bit and 64-Bit platforms.

Kudos to ManageEngine for being a proud VMware Technology Allilance Partner - read more <a href="http://www.manageengine.com/products/opmanager/vmware-support-statement.html#VMwareSupport">here</a>.


For more information on ManageEngine's ADManager Plus, please go <a href="http://www.manageengine.com/products/ad-manager/index.html">here</a>.