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Versatile, powerful IT management tools for monitoring and managing systems, administering user accounts and auditing security.

Multi-platform account and system management with SEM

Sysgem Enterprise Manager (SEM) is an easy-to-install suite of cross-platform management tools, supporting Windows, OpenVMS, Linux and Unix servers.

The base SEM framework provides centralized administration and auditing functions as well as a wealth of features to aid users in their day-to-day account and system management tasks.

Our customizable application modules, shown below, allow you to tailor the environment to your needs; with a development license you can also build your own bespoke modules to support internal applications and other requirements.

Sysgem File Synchronizer (SFiS)

Disseminate distributed file content from a central location.

Supports multiple operating systems in your installation (UNIX/Linux, Windows, OpenVMS)

Sysgem File Synchronizer (SFiS)

Account Manager Details

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Account Manager Details

Password Policy Enforcer

Password Policy Enforcer

The standard Windows operating system from Microsoft allows password policies to be defined, but allow only basic rules to be set that often fall short of customer-specific requirements.

Password Policy Enforcer extends the scope of the rules so as to meet the standards of the customer organization. The additional rules are applied whenever users change their own Windows account passwords.

Password Policy Enforcer

Sysgem Account Management (SAcM)

One click to add, modify and delete user accounts on systems and in applications.

Supports multiple operating systems in your installation (UNIX/Linux, Windows, OpenVMS)

Sysgem Account Management (SAcM)

System Manager Details

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System Manager Details

Password Synchronizer

Multi-Platform Password Synchronizer

Password changes are intercepted on user's Windows accounts and propagated through the network to their accounts on other platform servers such as UNIX, Linux, OpenVMS, AS400, or to other Windows domains and local accounts on Windows servers.

An optional rules database can be configured to block specific accounts or type of accounts.

Password Synchronizer

Sysgem System Management (SSyM)

One click to manage and monitor all of your important servers.

Supports multiple operating systems in your installation (UNIX/Linux, Windows, OpenVMS)

Sysgem System Management (SSyM)

Sysgem Access Gateway

Self-hosted remote desktop access to Windows systems over the Internet

Sysgem Access Gateway provides secure and controlled remote access to the desktops of Windows workstations, laptops and servers.

It connects systems that are inside or outside your network boundaries.

Install Access Gateway on your own network and avoid exposing your data to external servers.

Sysgem Access Gateway

Self Service Password Reset

Self Service Password Reset for MS Windows Accounts. 

Significantly reduce the number of calls to the Help Desk by giving users the ability to reset their own forgotten passwords.

User's enrole to the service by defining  security questions and answers which are subsequently used to authenticate a user before allowing them to reset their own password.

Self Service Password Reset

SEM Architecture

1. Design Goals:

  • Multi-Platform: Windows, UNIX/Linux, OpenVMS
  • Easy Install
  • Minimal maintenance effort
  • Quick and easy customizable to your own needs
  • Secure
  • Delegation

2. Solution:

  • We developed the Sysgem Enterprise Manager (SEM)
  • SEM is made up of: Sysgem Enterprise Framework and layered application modules,such as Account Management SAcM, System Management SSyM, File Synchronization SFiS, and others which exchange data with the Sysgem Framework
  • Tasks which all application modules have in common are handled by the SEM Framework
  • The SEM Framework has a Client-Server architecture

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3. SEM Framework

The SEM Framework consists of:

  • Client (GUI) running on users’ Windows workstations
  • Authorization Server running on a Windows server
  • Agents running on target servers

This software framework performs common tasks required by the layered application modules. For example, scripts which need to be executed on target systems are assembled by the application modules and handed to the framework. The framework transfers the scripts to SEM software agents running on the target servers, executes them on the servers and transfers the resultant data back to the application modules for display in the GUI.

The SEM framework also provides a programmable interface to the layered applications for other functions such as filtering, alarming, reporting, accessing databases, caching data, etc.

3.1 Client (GUI)

The SEM Client provides the user interface. It is manually invoked by the user to interact with the other system components to manage target servers. It first connects with the Authorization Server to validate the user’s login credentials. Depending on the user’s level of authority a set of menu options and a list of servers are then made available.

3.2 Authorization Server

The SEM Authorization Server is the focal point of the product. It is responsible for:

  • Validation of SEM user login credentials
  • Storage of user profiles granting permission levels of access
  • Permanent storage of scripts that are destined to be used on target servers
  • Using SSL/TLS for ‘Signing’ of messages transmitted to Agents on target servers
  • Managing the audit trail and other SEM databases

3.3 Agent

The SEM Agent is installed with sufficient privileges on target servers to conduct the required system management tasks. It is, basically, a script processing engine. Scripts are transmitted to the agent for execution. Results of running the scripts are returned to the GUI and the scripts are discarded as soon as they have been run.

The Agent software is very simple since it has no intelligence regarding the application scripts (it simply runs authenticated scripts and returns the results). It therefore has few software upgrades compared to the applications stored at the central Authorization Server. This is a bonus for customers since there are usually many installations of the Agent on a network, but only one installation of the Authorization Server.

4. Data Flow

The following diagram outlines the interactions between the main components of SEM. Users log into the SEM Client and have their credentials verified by the Authorization Server. Menu options are displayed on the users’ workstations and command scripts are transmitted to the Agents on the target servers. When SSL/TLS is being used as the communication protocol, the messages that are transmitted to the Agents are first signed by the Authorization Server and verified by the Agents. After the scripts have run on the target servers, the results are transmitted back to the SEM Client for display.

 

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5. Automated Submission of tasks

Using a secure access mechanism, the ‘SEM Web Access Request’ system provides for the automated submission of scripts to run on target systems without the involvement of an interactive user. This is an easy way of developing routines to process requests submitted through a customer’s Intranet website.

6. Summary

Our multi-platform system management solution provides:

  • A secure means of delegating system management
  • Network-wide application taking advantage of a centralized GUI
  • Quick and effortless product installation
  • Minimal on-going maintenance
  • Easily customized

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SysMan Utilities Professional Edition

The same remote management software as the Standard Edition but with central administration.

SysMan Utilities is an advanced and user-friendly remote administration tool that offers extensive management capabilities on servers and PCs in your network.

SysMan Utilities Professional Edition

Logfile Concentrator

Log File Concentrator

Collects log file data from remote multi-platform servers and stores the data in a central database. A browser provided with the product accesses the database; filters data and raises alarms when specific events occur.

Remote log files include Windows Event Logs, UNIX/Linux Syslogs, OpenVMS Audit Journals, SNMP Traps.

Logfile Concentrator

File Synchronizer Details

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File Synchronizer Details

SysMan Remote Control

Easy-to-use, flexible remote control software for control of keyboard, mouse and screens of remote Windows desktops.

SysMan Remote Control is a powerful tool for remotely controlling PCs and servers across your enterprise network. Remote desktops and terminal server sessions are completely under your supervision. 

SysMan Remote Control

Downloads

Download a full featured evaluation kit from a list of available products.

Run the product under a trial license for 30 days before deciding to proceed. 

Knowledge Base

Find answers to common support questions in our Knowledge Base.

If you require support with an issue not listed here, or have any other enquiries, please contact us.

 

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