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Article: Microsoft debuts Active Directory. (Windows NT 5.0 will include new technology) (Company Business and Marketing)
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- Computer Shopper
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- December 1, 1997
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WINDOWS NT 5.0 SERVICES TO CHALLENGE NOVELL'S NDS
With the arrival of its long-awaited Active Directory Services, to be included in the forthcoming Windows NT 5.0, Microsoft Corp. is not merely addressing what many onlookers feel is Windows NT's weakest link--the company has "set out to redefine the concept of a directory service," according to Jeff Price, Microsoft product manager for Windows NT Server.
A directory service is the interface between the applications and equipment that reside on a network and the network users. It can be a repository for a variety of policies and services and is essential to the implementation of distributed applications. It ...