Presentation given at RSC London Conference on 28 March 2014

1. A warm welcome from
Overt Software Solutions
Overt Software Solutions is an established company founded in 2010, with many
years of software support experience. We are based in the UK and provide
solutions to businesses and educational institutions all over the world.
Most important of all are our customers. Since day one, our ethos of exceptional
service and honest expert advice, has been at the heart of everything we do.
We are passionate about all we do and like to keep things simple.
For example. Overt Software has harnessed the power of open source software and
have developed a range of Software as a Service (SaaS) and Infrastructure as a
Services (IaaS) packages.

2. Overt Software
has three questions for you!
Question:
Are your learners using different passwords for every application and online resource ?
Question:
Is your Helpdesk being inundated with learners asking for password resets?
(“Password reset calls can comprise up to 40 percent of all service desk calls”
(Delbridge et al 2014, p.7)
Question:
Do you actually know if learners are making full use of applications and online
resources that you've purchased?

3. Text Alerts
RSS Feeds
Podcasts
Library Management
Systems
Heritage
Reading lists
Catalogue Search
e-Resources
ebrary
Video Server
Webinar
Big Blue
Button
e-Portfolio
Group Working
Social Networking
CV development
As probably one of the most well known
access management providers based in
the UK.
We have 3 simple tools, that will answer
yes to all 3 questions.
What does this mean to your staff and
learners who might be teaching and
learning in an environment with
multiple passwords.

4. For us it’s about giving your Staff
and Learners a better experience
Bring together your web-based
resources under one click, one
password
Security & data integrity must be
of a high standard
Let’s not forget that learners
expect a 24/7 365 days online
environment
Overt Software finds it's “True Single Sign-on” solution, to be at the
heart of it’s “Software as a Service” delivery & support.

5. Tool No1: True Single Sign-on Shibboleth single sign-on
We understand that managing
hundreds of user accounts that
access online resources only adds to
the daily load within the LRC & IT
Department.
With Overt’s Shibboleth single sign-
on solution, learner’s are able to
access online resources 24/7, 365
days a year.
We also understand that any single
sign-on environment must come with
a high emphasis regarding security
and data integrity. That’s why we
have created our “SaaS assured”
agreement, giving you commitment
and peace of mind.

6. Overt’s password reset tool , is designed to
allow Learners to reset their user
passwords. It has a simple and intuitive
interface that both staff and students are
happy with.
The password reset tool is designed to work
with Active Directory based domains, however
in reality it will work with any LDAP directory.
Feature:
• Allows password to be reset, if the password has
expired or forgotten
• User defined password
• Password complexity enabled
• Full Audit logs
Tool 2: AD password reset tool

7. Tool No 3: Online “Stats” Tool
Statistical Tool
Our brand new Shibboleth statistics tool is
designed to give you an insight in to your
online resources, for example online
journals, e-books and databases.
We have come-up with an excellent default
set of intuitive usage graphs, to help you
understand what resources are being
accessed.
With budgets getting tight we aim to help
you get the most out of your Shibboleth
environment. Why not let us work with you
to enhance this powerful tool and allow us to
generate stats from many web-based
resources such as Moodle, SharePoint and
Microsoft Office 365.

8. Why not give us a call and
chat with our friendly team
of engineers.
Overt Software SSO provides your
learners with an environment that one
login and gives them access to potently
hundreds of cloud and internal web
based resources and applications.
Software as a Service apps such as
Moodle, Mahara, Microsoft 365, Google
and many more. All accessed by one
strong password.
With passwords easily reset by your
learners and daily, weekly, even yearly
statistics. Budgets can be fine tuned to
meet these tough times.
Thank you