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-__A__ctive __D__irectory __S__ervices is [MicrosoftCorporation]'s trademarked directory service, an integral part of the Windows 2000 architecture. Like other directory services, such as Novell Directory Services (NDS), Active Directory is a centralised and system that automates network management of user data, security, and distributed resources, and enables interoperation with other directories - so long as these directories manages to conform to [MicrosoftCorporation]'s odd and unpublished "standards".
-Active Directory is designed for distributed networking environments, but in practice in NZ, gets implemented in small/medium business environments where its complexity and dependency on the underlying relatively unstable Windows 2000 OS make it more of a hindrance than a help.
+[Acronym] for
__A__ctive __D__irectory __S__ervices
-Active Directory features include:
-
-*Support for the X.500 standard for global directories
-*The capability for secure extension of network operations to the Web
-*A hierarchical organization that provides a single point of access for system administration (management of user accounts, clients, servers, and applications, for example) to reduce redundancy and errors
-*An object-oriented storage organization, which allows easier access to
information
-*Support for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to enable inter-directory operability
-*Designed to be both backward compatible and forward compatible
-
-<<more later>> -- GreigMcGill
+See
information on ActiveDirectory page.
