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OctetString Announces Virtual Directory Engine 3.0
OctetString, a developer of virtual technology for connecting and transforming
identity information between enterprise systems, announced the next generation
of its flagship Virtual Directory Engine (VDE) software.
Enhancements and additions to VDE 3.0 deliver simplified configuration,
accelerated deployment and greater extensibility to users:
- Advanced Management System -- Based on Eclipse 3.0, a popular open-source
rich-client platform, the VDE 3.0 management console provides an easy way to
manage multiple OctetString servers in one or more data centers from a single
point. In addition to core features, such as integrated version control, the
management system provides direct integration with many third-party tools.
- Web Services -- Native support for Web services at integration and data
access layers allows customers using a variety of application and system
platforms to access directly and control the virtual directory software. For
example, system administrators can query directly the status and current users
of the server with a few lines of Perl or by using a Web services-aware
operations console.
- Granular Plug-in System -- Administrators and developers can create custom
extensions to VDE 3.0 for compartmentalized functionality that meets specific
business and technical requirements. These plug-ins can be strung together to
provide combined and reusable functionality across the system. OctetString
bundles several plug-ins, including those that perform operation-level
auditing, helping enterprises comply with regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley
and HIPAA.
- Bi-Directional Mapping System -- Based on the popular Python scripting
language, OctetString's mapping system gives administrators the ability to
perform complex data manipulation without the need to learn new proprietary or
complicated programming languages. This provides an enterprise with
unprecedented flexibility for supporting identity access from new
applications.
- Dynamic View Creation -- A single instance of VDE 3.0 can actively and
easily support different views of the same data for multiple applications at
once. This makes adding new applications to the virtual directory fast and
non-invasive.
"A comprehensive directory services infrastructure includes virtual directory
capabilities, a technology that continues to evolve and mature," said Burton
Group senior analyst Gerry Gebel. "Enterprises are seeking virtual directory
tools that can be deployed quickly and meet the challenges of managing
identity data that is spread across several repositories."
"Version 3.0 of the Virtual Directory Engine has been over a year in the
making and represents a significant leap forward," said Clayton Donley, CTO of
OctetString. "This generation of virtual directory technology is more maturity
than anything else available to customers trying to solve identity access
issues without performing physical consolidation."
The 3.0 upgrade is available free of charge to OctetString VDE customers with
active maintenance agreements. New customers may license the software for a
per-server fee from OctetString and its global network of reseller and
integrator partners.
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