Biscom Announces LDAP and Active Directory Integration for Managed File Transfer Solution.CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Biscom Inc., a leading provider of enterprise fax and secure document delivery solutions, today announced LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. and Active Directory integration for its Biscom Delivery Server managed file transfer A managed file transfer (MFT) application is a software product that provides organizations with a holistic solution to their file transfer needs. The responsibilities of a MFT suite include securing the data by encrypting the transmission channel or the data itself, managing solution. Biscom Delivery Server is a Web application that facilitates secure delivery of files and messages with delivery notification and a complete audit trail. Directory services integration provides the benefit of greatly simplified user administration, including addition and deletion of users, management of user permissions, and user authentication See authentication. . Enterprises that manage users through directory services can now implement Biscom Delivery Server and manage user authentication and roles within the same central, organized, accessible database with which they manage all other network components. "When working with our larger customers with thousands or tens of thousands of users, LDAP and AD integration is a requirement," said Gene Hill, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Computercraft Corporation. "Being able to manage and update scores of users with a single operation is critical. And we really appreciate the fact that the schema needs no modification." The Biscom Delivery Server http://www.biscom.com/Secure-File-Delivery/delivery-server.htm provides secure file transfer and guaranteed document delivery for organizations that need to transfer large files, or keep their data secure and satisfy compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). , without the inherent limitations of email and FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to . With LDAP and Active Directory support, enterprises can deploy secure delivery services to their entire organization and integrate BDS BDS abbr. Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS n abbr (= Bachelor of Dental Surgery) → tÃtulo universitario BDS into their existing processes quickly and easily. "Directory services integration is a natural evolution for BDS to address enterprise-wide file transfer requirements," said Bill Ho, VP Internet Products for Biscom. "Enterprises are looking to minimize the separate user management of their applications, so providing support for directory services in BDS reduces the issues of multiple user databases." Biscom Delivery Server offers Web and email interfaces, MFP (MultiFunction Printer, MultiFunction Peripheral) See all-in-one and MFD. integration for secure delivery of paper documents, and a Java and Web services API toolkit for application development. About Biscom, Inc. Biscom http://www.biscom.com was founded in 1986 and pioneered the fax server marketplace, providing many of the world's largest organizations with its award-winning FAXCOM fax servers. In addition to enterprise fax server products, Biscom also offers hosted fax services, secure file transfer and messaging solutions, file conversion software, and document workflow and automation tools. The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. |
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