e-Directory
Directory services are a necessity for today's competitive
enterprises. With a directory service, you have a customized,
systematic way to unify identities, resources, devices and
policies like e-mail addresses, applications, files, people or
groups, automated systems, peripheral devices (such as
printers) and other network components.
While it's vital to have a directory service, it also matters
which directory service you choose. Far more than just an LDAP
store, Novell eDirectory is an LDAP directory service, and
forms the basis for many of the world's largest
identity-management deployments. Since its debut more than ten
years ago, eDirectory has been trusted for its scalability,
compatibility, reliability, manageability and security.
scalability
You need an infrastructure that can grow along with your
evolving business. Novell eDirectory meets the demands of
large-scale, high-end directory deployments. eDirectory scales
to 1 billion objects on a single server, so even the largest
and most complex networks can have eDirectory grow alongside
them without performance degradation.
compatibility
It's impractical to manually manage every machine and user in
the company every day, all day. Novell eDirectory allows you to
keep your environment in tact while allowing your users to
remain productive with their individual environments. In
addition to platform neutrality (it supports AIX*, HP-UX*,
Linux*, NetWare®, Solaris* and Windows*), eDirectory supports a
host of emerging industry standards and Web-services protocols:
DSML, SOAP and XML, among others. The Open Group has given
eDirectory LDAP certification, acknowledging its conformance to
the LDAP standard. These types of support maximize the
technology investments you've already made, freeing you from
vendor lock-in.
reliability
Your organization could incur serious loss if it had a system
crash that rendered information unrecoverable and applications
unaccessible. But with eDirectory, the assurance of business
continuity has never been stronger—it covers the entire
reliability spectrum:
-Automated self-maintenance catches and corrects typical minor
errors.
-Data distribution and replication offers continuous
service.
-Multimaster/filtered/delta replication provides immediate
service failover.
-Manual maintenance tools help you recover from more serious
data errors without interrupting service.
-Two levels of disaster recovery—traditional and continuous
backup and restoration capabilities—ensure the fastest possible
return to business.
manageability
What do you do when your employees need to update their
personal data or access a new application or workstation?
Extremely flexible and manageable, Novell eDirectory provides
secure, Web-based access to all administrative tools and
functions:
-Browser-based server management and diagnostics
-Familiar monitoring interfaces
-Comprehensive repair tools (many of which work online)
-Although eDirectory integrates a variety of network services
and resources, its manageability features present them in a
clear view, simplifying your routine processes and eliminating
administrative redundancy.
security
Your resources merit the best protection. That's why Novell
eDirectory safeguards your network with multiple layers of
security. In addition to its state-of-the-art cryptography
engine, eDirectory offers an unparalleled security
architecture; it supports combinations of biometrics, smart
cards, tokens, digital certificates and other methods. The
swift, precise control administrators have over users and
resources helps keep sensitive data secure by blocking
unauthorized access in real-time.
Link your users and their access rights with corporate
resources, devices and security policies. Make Novell
eDirectory your identity foundation.