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'''MaXware AS ''', was a leading global provider of identity management, virtual directory and federation solutions. Its solutions serviced the diverse needs of large organisations looking to securely and efficiently access and manage identity information across distributed directories, databases and other data repositories. The company was located in Norway, the United Kingdom, Australia and the USA.
Maxware AS was sold to SAP AG in May 2007.
MaXware was best known for its two flagship products the Directory Synchronisation Engine (DSE) and Virtual Directory Server (MVD), which is designed specifically for deployment in high-volume, high-complexity environments. MaXware’s MVD acts as an abstraction layer, extracting identity and context information out of various application and data silos. By re-mapping the underlying sources and presenting the identity data in customized views for the needs of enterprise applications, MVD enabled authentication and fine-grained authorization for identity management and context-driven applications.
MaXware’s global customer base includes many Fortune 500 companies in the fields of banking, finance, insurance, government, communications, manufacturing, education, entertainment and healthcare. Headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, MaXware had satellite offices in Freehold, NJ and Ipswich, UK, and distribution channels throughout the world.