For instance, a databaseadministrator can mistakenly implement a security policy that affects all of users of the service but actually contravenes the policies or rules that some customers need to abide by (due to above-mentioned national or industry rules).
Younger outfits, such as Oblix, Netegrity and Access 360, sell "permission-based" software that lets local managers feed information into a central database rather than have a single administrator track everyone.