The alliance has already licensed Directory Server 4.1 to Check Point Software, Hewlett-Packard and Compaq.

CNN: Sun/Netscape Alliance brings directory ties

But the company's software products, including Sun Internet Mail Server and Directory Server, have not sold as well as Netscape's comparable products.

CNN: Sun/Netscape Alliance brings directory ties

Ford uses uses Netscape's Directory Server to support 340, 000 employees.

CNN: Sun/Netscape Alliance brings directory ties

Improves Apple File Service performance, especially when using a home directory hosted on an AFP server.

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The question that remains is whether or not this proposed NDS integration will be as complete as Cisco's ongoing work to incorporate Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server-based Active Directory into its hardware management software.

CNN: Cisco to sign up for NDS

Features include name-and-password log-in support, file and directory caching for quick access, firewall and proxy-server support, and UNIX file attribute support.

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Both products are shipping with the Iomega's very latest LifeLine release 3.4, which delivers significant enhancements and new features like improved Active Directory Support, a more efficient EXT4 file system, added MySQL Server support and added video surveillance capabilities.

ENGADGET: Iomega releases two new StorCenter NAS drives to contain that ever-expanding data waistline