In theory, Microsoft was waiting in the wings with Active Directory - to be delivered with Windows 2000 - which would provide NDS with direct competition and possibly grind it into history. Novell is now releasing eDirectory, an extension of NDS...
Despite the attention of the DoJ and the European Commission, Longbottom singled out the Active Directory part of Windows 2000 for praise. However, he warned that Microsoft partner Cisco Systems - which has been working with the technology for...
This will allow Novell to reposition NetWare in terms of the functionality it delivers and the server roles that it enables. The value proposition was very strong, especially with its excellent directory technology, but such efforts had to struggle...
They’ve long seen it as a slippery slope towards business disruption, expensive network performance and troubleshooting issues. I’m happy to say that the roles of CTO and CFO are becoming converged into a CIO title, and so this potential split in...
Mikko Hyppönen, antivirus research director at Finland-based F-Secure, said: "At its best replication speed, Cabir can only spread as quickly as planes fly. Hyppönen said there is some Russian-language text hidden inside the files, a clue that the...
One of the new features is "secure-at-install", which is designed to help secure new installations of the operating system in specific server roles. ADFS lets users create trust relationships with other Active Directory users and enable...