Data Connection announces first Internet/LDAP Directory Server for Windows NT 4.0.LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 1996--Data Connection Limited (DCL (1) (Digital Command Language) Digital's standard command language for the VMS operating system on its VAX series. (2) (Data Compression L ) today announced Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. v4.0 support for its Internet Directory Server (DC X500). This is the first truly distributed directory server for Windows NT 4.0 and supports native http, 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 X.500 protocols. DC X500 also supports directory synchronisation and integration with common groupware directories. The directory can be accessed from web browsers (using LDAP or http protocols) and from DCL's own Windows directory browser application. It can be administered by Windows administration tools and monitored by SNMP-enabled management workstations. The product is already available to beta customers and is publicly available in September. Pricing is available on request. Data Connection Limited (DCL) is the leading independent developer and supplier of Messaging, Directory, SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. and ATM portable software products, with customers including Hewlett-Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corp, Lotus, Microsoft, and large end-users such as banks, governments and airlines. Further offerings include data-conferencing and retail software. DCL is headquartered in London UK, with US offices in Virginia. It was founded in 1981 and is privately held. During each of the past 15 years its profits have exceeded 20% of revenue. Last year, sales were approximately $20M, of which over 90% were overseas, mostly in the US. Data Connection is a Trademark and DC X500 Directory Server is a Registered Trademark of Data Connection Limited (UK) and Data Connection Corporation (US). All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Data Connection Limited John Cooper, Director +44 181 366 1177 Fax: +44 181 363 1039 Email: jc@datcon.co.uk WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. : http://www.datcon.co.uk/mdcomms.htm |
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