Red Hat Directory Server Scales Up

Novells eDirectory 8.7.3 Novells mature, well-made directory server supports more platforms than RHDS and includes a set of robust management tools (www.novell.com/products/edirectory)

Sun Microsystems Java System Directory Server 5.2 A cousin to RHDS, Java System Directory Server benefits from tight integration with the rest of Suns Java Enterprise System network services package (www.sun.com/software/products/directory_srvr/home_directory.xml)

OpenLDAP Foundations OpenLDAP 2.3.7 This prominent open-source directory server project lacks some of the graphical management niceties as well as some of the scalability options of RHDS, but it is a solid and broadly used directory services option (www.openldap.org)

Senior Analyst Jason Brooks can be reached at jason_brooks@ziffdavis.com.

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