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In 2003, AutoProf introduced the AutoProf Policy maker, which was the first commercial product<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tulloch|first1=Mitch|title=Windows Server Hacks: AutoProf Policy Maker|url=http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/12/14/auto_prof.html|website=WindowsDevCenter|publisher=O'Reilly|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref> to build upon [[Microsoft]]'s built-in [[Group Policy]] Objects to make common tasks like mapping network drives or sharing printer connections easier. In 2005, AutoProf grew 90% in revenue over the previous year<ref name="fourteen">Press Release. "[http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/118396/autoprof_announces_record_year_revenue_growth/ AutoProf Announces Record Year Revenue Growth]. " January 12, 2005. Retrieved on August 28, 2009</ref> and changed the company name to DesktopStandard.<ref name="thirteen">Press Release. "[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-127718323.html Article: AutoProf Announces Name Change and Releases Group Policy Security Product; DesktopStandard Corporation Provides Application-Level Security Product to Satisfy Regulatory Compliance Needs]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. " January 26, 2005. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.</ref> Four million [[Desktop computer|desktop]]s were under management of DesktopStandard's software across 3,500 customers. Between 2003&mdash;2005, DesktopStandard added six products to their portfolio for RBAC, password management, and identity access management on Windows. In 2006, Microsoft acquired most of DesktopStandard's products, and DesktopStandard's CEO formed a new company (BeyondTrust) around the remaining Policy Maker Application Security product.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2661727/microsoft-buys-desktopstandard.html|title=Microsoft buys DesktopStandard|last=Montalbano|first=Elizabeth|date=2006-10-02|website=InfoWorld|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>