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Oracle Internet Directory 11g

Directory Services are critical components in an enterprise application infrastructure, providing applications with identity services such as user profiles, access and authorization data. Well-structured and organized directory services are the foundation of efficient and effective identity management solutions that enable enterprise applications. One of the identity management challenges enterprises face...

Tags: Database, Oracle Corp., Directory Service, Oracle Internet Directory, Enterprise Application, Identity Management, Authentication/Encryption, Directory Services, Security Administration, Enterprise Software, Security, Software

White papers 2009-06-01

Directory Services Integration With Database Enterprise User Security

Enterprise User Security EUS, an Oracle Database Enterprise Edition feature, leverages the Oracle Directory Services, and gives one the ability to centrally manage database users and role memberships in an LDAP directory. Enterprise User Security reduces administration cost, increases security, and improves compliance through centralized database user account management, centralized...

Tags: Security, Oracle Corp., Directory Service, Integration, Enterprise User Security, Storage, Roi/Tco, Databases, Hardware, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2009-03-01

Global Manufacturer Restores and Enhances Directory Service With Remediation Strategy

Founded in 1902, British American Tobacco BAT is one of the world's largest cigarette manufacturers. The primary issue was the site replication topology, which did not align with BAT's wide area network and meet replication requirements. A lack of network connectivity to all sites from a central location made it...

Tags: Strategy, Directory Service, Microsoft Corp., Directory Services, WANs, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2008-02-15

The new old social network: Directory services and widgets

Saul Hansell of the NYT has fleshed out a few threads on the expected strategy from Google and Yahoo on the social networking front. The two will take advantage of their massive numbers of email and personalized page users as a base for a social network. Instead...

Tags: Google Inc., Directory Service, Network, Yahoo! Inc., Newsfeed, Social Networking, E-mail, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-11-13

How do I... Use NDS to authenticate users of a Web-based application?

Many organizations make use of directories such as Microsoft's Active Directory AD and Novell's Netware Directory Services NDS, which can be deployed in conjunction with an appropriate Web server, to provide user identification at the Web server level. In the context of user authentication, which is usually done via a...

Tags: Novell NDS, Directory Service, Web-based Application, Novell NetWare, Greg Griffiths, Directory Services, Web Servers, Web Technology, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Hardware

Download resources 2007-06-26

TechNet Webcast: Overview of the Active Directory Management Pack (Level 200)

This webcast introduces to the Active Directory Management Pack ADMP in Microsoft Operations Manager MOM 2005. The presenter explains how the ADMP is a valuable tool for monitoring events that various components and subsystems of the Active Directory directory service place in the application, system, and directory service event logs....

Tags: Webcast, Directory Service, Monitoring, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts 2007-03-03

Adobe Acrobat 8 for Microsoft Windows Group Policy and the Active Directory Service

Group Policy GP and the Active Directory services infrastructure in Windows Server 2003 enable IT administrators to automate one-to-many management of users and computers. Administrators can implement security settings, enforce IT policies, and distribute software across a given site, domain, or range of Organizational Units OU. This paper describes using...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Group Policy, Directory Service, Adobe Acrobat, Active Directory Service, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems

White papers 2007-02-23

Customers Top Pecking Order at Chicken Eatery: Restaurant Managers Push CIO for More Time With Customers

Nando's is a fast-casual restaurant chain based in Johannesburg, South Africa, that specializes in a tongue-tingling dish called Peri-Peri Flame-Grilled Chicken. Nando's has franchises in 32 countries. The company wanted to be was in the field, with restaurant managers, understanding their needs, and coming up with new solutions to move...

Tags: Directory Service, Nando, Directory Services, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Hardware

Case studies 2007-01-30

ACP 133: The Military Directory Standard

ACP 133 is the NATO Standard for Military Directory: "Common Directory Services and Procedures". The current version is "Edition B", published in February 2000. "Edition C" is being developed, and is expected to be published shortly. This white paper gives a short summary of ACP 133 aimed at readers with...

Tags: Directory Service, Isode, ACP 133, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2007-01-01

Fine-Tune Your Active Directory Operations With .NET

The .NET framework provides strong support for accessing Active Directory Services, letting one create, edit, delete, and search for directory objects efficiently. This paper discusses the benefits of Active Directory Services, its specific features, and how to manipulate Active Directory objects using .NET code. To implement the techniques discussed in...

Tags: Directory Service, Jupitermedia Corp., Active Directory Service, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, .Net, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2006-12-19

NIS+ Obsolescence and Migration From NIS+ to LDAP

As of HP-UX 11i v3, NIS+ will be obsolete. To prepare for this obsolescence, environments using NIS+ will need to be evaluated to understand the directory services needs and determine an alternate directory services solution as appropriate for the environment. LDAP is HP's recommended replacement for NIS+. HP will provide...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Directory Service, Migration, NIS+, LDAP, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2006-12-01

A Closer Look at Directory Service Access (DSAccess) - Part 2

Since Exchange 2003 relies totally upon Active Directory for correct operation, it comes as no surprise that an Exchange server runs several key components that interact with Active Directory. One of those is the Directory Service Access DSAccess component. In this paper explains how one can see the results of...

Tags: Directory Service, TechGenix, Directory Services, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2006-08-15

A Closer Look at Directory Service Access (DSAccess) - Part 1

Since Exchange 2003 relies totally upon Active Directory for correct operation, it comes as no surprise that an Exchange server runs several key components that interact with Active Directory. One of those is the Directory Service Access DSAccess component. In this paper the author takes a closer look at what...

Tags: Directory Service, TechGenix, Directory Services, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2006-08-15

Two Winternals tools that assist and simplify Active Directory administration

Despite all its benefits to the Windows Server operating system, Active Directory occasionally creates administration nightmares of its own. Winternals includes a pair of utilities in its Administrator's Pak version 5.0 that can help you manage Windows directory services. Insight for Active Directory assists IT professionals in diagnosing configuration problems...

Tags: Directory Service, Administration, Tool, Erik Eckel, Winternals, AD Explorer, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software

Download resources 2006-07-17

JMS MQ Driver 2.5 (Windows)

Identity Manager Driver 2 for Java Messaging Services JMS and WebSphere MQ. This driver works with Nsure Identity Manager 2 to provide interoperability between JMS-supported systems and Novell eDirectory. It uses extensible markup language XML to perform data and event transformation, converting eDirectory data and events into XML data and...

Tags: JMS, Directory Service, Microsoft Windows, Novell eDirectory, Directory Services, Java, Enterprise Software, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2005-09-08

SysLogIDM2Connector 1.0 (Windows)

This driver works with Nsure Identity Manager 2 to provide interoperability between Application, Device, Operating System, and Event management Console and Novell eDirectory. It uses extensible markup language XML to perform data and event transformation, converting eDirectory data and events into XML data and vice versa. Native XML-based API connectivity...

Tags: Directory Service, Novell eDirectory, Directory Services, XML, Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Operating Systems

Software downloads 2005-08-16

Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure 6.10.05 (Windows)

117 Questions with detailed explanation, Study notes, Articles and How tos. Interactive Exam simulation, for Windows 2000 Design Directory Exam. Based on Latest Microsoft Exam pattern. It also offers Adaptive and customized testing, Diagnostic test and detailed performance reviews. The Simulation comes with 24/7 online support, free unlimited upgrades for...

Tags: Directory Service, uCertify, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-06-01

Directory Services: Critical to Effective Identity Management

Managing and using identity data to enable and protect business operations today requires a directory component that offers far more than basic directory server capabilities. It requires a directory solution that delivers a robust directory service. As an essential element in the overall identity management infrastructure, the directory service adds...

Tags: Directory Server, Directory Service, Identity Management, Directory Services, Authentication/Encryption, Enterprise Software, Software, Security

White papers 2005-03-01

RMR Phone Web 1.7 (Windows)

RMR Phone Web is an instant intranet phone list or internal telephone directory. Just set the list and column names you want and import your data and you'll have a great internal directory for your intranet. You can even change the appearance of the directory to match your intranet design....

Tags: Directory, Phone, Directory Service, Microsoft Windows, Intranet, RMR Phone Web, Directory Services, Telecom & Utilities, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2005-02-22

What's up with directory services? Or is it down?

Planning for directory services has been steadily declining over the last 12 months. Once representing 40% of all enterprise software planned initiatives, recent months show directory services shrinking to 20% of project plans. Based on our IT Priorities data, most plans involve Active Directory, chosen by 51% of respondents. The...

Tags: enterprise software, directory service, 12-Month

Blog posts 2005-02-04