iPlanet Announces First End-To-End Directory Services Platform For E-Business And Web Services Deployment
Announcement posted by iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions 04 Aug 2001
* Offers customers a tightly integrated directory services infrastructure for managing identity and access through a single sign-on
* Designed to minimise user management costs, accelerate deployment of new services, centralise security and polic
* Designed to minimise user management costs, accelerate deployment of new services, centralise security and polic
iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, has announced two new products which will extend its directory services platform. The new products provide the industry's first end-to-end directory solution for e-business and web services deployments for managing identity and policy, as well as consolidating disparate user information spread throughout an enterprise.
With the new iPlanet(tm) Directory Server Integration Edition 5.0 and iPlanet(tm) Directory Server Access Management Edition 5.0 in combination with the award winning iPlanet(tm) Directory Server 5.0 customers have a tightly integrated directory services infrastructure for managing identity and access through a single sign-on to multiple web-based applications and services.
With the new directory products iPlanet is also providing two key components of the Sun(tm) Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) web services architecture. Identity and access management provide a central repository for storing context, preferences and other user specific attributes that are critical for delivering web services as envisioned by Sun ONE.
iPlanet Directory Server Integration Edition 5.0 and Access Management Edition 5.0 are designed to minimise user management costs, accelerate deployment of new services, centralise security and policy, reduce application development costs, and improve data integrity throughout an organisation. iPlanet Directory Server already powers some of the largest e-commerce, enterprise and consumer websites for US customers such as First Union, Ford, and Schlumberger with more than 500 million licenses sold to date.
The new iPlanet Directory Server Integration Edition 5.0 is designed to provide the meta-directory services of joining and managing user information distributed throughout the enterprise. This solution enables user profile information to be synchronised with Microsoft Active Directory, NT domains, Oracle, and others. In addition, this solution helps enable more secure, highly available directory services.
The iPlanet Directory Server Access Management Edition 5.0 is a comprehensive policy, identity, and user management solution that enables global authentication and authorisation based on centralised access
management policies. Tightly integ rating the iPlanet Directory Server with policy, user management, and a certificate authority simplifies administration of users and provides a single user identity across a range of web and application servers. In addition, more secure authentication and privacy rights can be enforced through the strong security of digital
certificates.
"Today, directory services are an essential part of the network computing infrastructure, and a strategic investment for tomorrow's web services to lay the foundation for identity and access management," said Duncan Bennet, Managing Director, iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, Australia and New Zealand. "Directory-enabled applications now power critical processes of an enterprise, including resource planning, value chain management, security and firewalls, resource provisioning and e-business applications. Through the benefits of a centralised identity and access management infrastructure, businesses can have greater financial, organisational, and competitive agility in the marketplace."
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iPlanet Directory Server Integration Edition 5.0 includes:
iPlanet Meta-Directory module that unifies directory information, making existing data available to web applications from a variety of sources to provide a single, consistent view of enterprise-wide user data. Together, these benefits can lower administration costs through automating account creation and management processes.
iPlanet Meta-Directory module that enables synchronisation with back-end data sources including network operating system (NOS) directories such as Microsoft Active Directory and NT domains. With the Integration Edition, enterprises can now build a complete 'corporate system of record' based on the performance, scalability, and reliability of the iPlanet Directory Server. Other data sources such as Oracle are also supported.
LDAP proxy module that enhances the security, reliability, and client interoperability of the directory services infrastructure.
iPlanet Directory Server Access Management Edition 5.0 includes:
Policy module that provides centralised access management to enable simplified, Web single sign-on across web-based applications and services.
User management module that enables delegated administration of users to give real-time self-service and account management by employees, customers, partners, and suppliers.
Certificate authority module that provides a flexible means of authenticating users according to the appropriate level of security required for each application.
iPlanet Directory Server Resource Kit 5.0
iPlanet will offer the iPlanet Directory Server Resource Kit 5.0 for directory administrators. The toolkit will assist ISVs and system integrators to ease development of directory-based applications and accelerate deployment of iPlanet Directory Server 5.0.
Further information about iPlanet is available on the Internet at
http://www.iplanet.com
About Sun(tm) ONE
Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) is one of the industry's most comprehensive offerings to deliver Web services today and includes an architecture and roadmap based on open standards, such as Java and XML, to take advantage of the new generation of Web services and beyond. Smart Web services are enhanced Web services with a level of intelligence based on context, span multiple networks beyond the Web, and provide a richer experience for both enterprises and end-users. Sun ONE will simplify the way in which both Web and open smart services are created, assembled and deployed-benefiting enterprises with better business-wide productivity, developers with faster time-to-service and increased market opportunity, and consumers with an enriched user experience.
Fundamental elements of the Sun ONE offering include the iPlanet Application Server, iPlanet Directory Server, iPlanet Integration Server, iPlanet Messaging Server, iPlanet Portal Server and iPlanet Web Server software. More information about Sun ONE can be found at www.sun.com/software/sunone <http://www.sun.com/software/sunone/>.
About iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions
iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, was established in March 1999 by America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) and Sun Microsystems, Inc. [NASDQ: SUNW] to power the next wave of the net economy through thought
leadership, technical innovation, expert services and the creation of exceptional customer satisfaction. The iPlanet Platform is the industry's leading software environment designed to enable rapid assembly and deployment of scalable Internet services. Based on best-of-breed, open and proven technologies, the platform includes the world's #1 Messaging, Directory, Web and Application Servers. For more information, consult the iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions Web site at www.iplanet.com <http://www.iplanet.com>.
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Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, Solaris, Enterprise JavaBeans, EJB, Forte, iPlanet, J2EE and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the United States and other countries. Netscape and the Netscape N logo are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other Netscape logos, product names, and service names are also trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation, which may be registered in other countries.
With the new iPlanet(tm) Directory Server Integration Edition 5.0 and iPlanet(tm) Directory Server Access Management Edition 5.0 in combination with the award winning iPlanet(tm) Directory Server 5.0 customers have a tightly integrated directory services infrastructure for managing identity and access through a single sign-on to multiple web-based applications and services.
With the new directory products iPlanet is also providing two key components of the Sun(tm) Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) web services architecture. Identity and access management provide a central repository for storing context, preferences and other user specific attributes that are critical for delivering web services as envisioned by Sun ONE.
iPlanet Directory Server Integration Edition 5.0 and Access Management Edition 5.0 are designed to minimise user management costs, accelerate deployment of new services, centralise security and policy, reduce application development costs, and improve data integrity throughout an organisation. iPlanet Directory Server already powers some of the largest e-commerce, enterprise and consumer websites for US customers such as First Union, Ford, and Schlumberger with more than 500 million licenses sold to date.
The new iPlanet Directory Server Integration Edition 5.0 is designed to provide the meta-directory services of joining and managing user information distributed throughout the enterprise. This solution enables user profile information to be synchronised with Microsoft Active Directory, NT domains, Oracle, and others. In addition, this solution helps enable more secure, highly available directory services.
The iPlanet Directory Server Access Management Edition 5.0 is a comprehensive policy, identity, and user management solution that enables global authentication and authorisation based on centralised access
management policies. Tightly integ rating the iPlanet Directory Server with policy, user management, and a certificate authority simplifies administration of users and provides a single user identity across a range of web and application servers. In addition, more secure authentication and privacy rights can be enforced through the strong security of digital
certificates.
"Today, directory services are an essential part of the network computing infrastructure, and a strategic investment for tomorrow's web services to lay the foundation for identity and access management," said Duncan Bennet, Managing Director, iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, Australia and New Zealand. "Directory-enabled applications now power critical processes of an enterprise, including resource planning, value chain management, security and firewalls, resource provisioning and e-business applications. Through the benefits of a centralised identity and access management infrastructure, businesses can have greater financial, organisational, and competitive agility in the marketplace."
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iPlanet Directory Server Integration Edition 5.0 includes:
iPlanet Meta-Directory module that unifies directory information, making existing data available to web applications from a variety of sources to provide a single, consistent view of enterprise-wide user data. Together, these benefits can lower administration costs through automating account creation and management processes.
iPlanet Meta-Directory module that enables synchronisation with back-end data sources including network operating system (NOS) directories such as Microsoft Active Directory and NT domains. With the Integration Edition, enterprises can now build a complete 'corporate system of record' based on the performance, scalability, and reliability of the iPlanet Directory Server. Other data sources such as Oracle are also supported.
LDAP proxy module that enhances the security, reliability, and client interoperability of the directory services infrastructure.
iPlanet Directory Server Access Management Edition 5.0 includes:
Policy module that provides centralised access management to enable simplified, Web single sign-on across web-based applications and services.
User management module that enables delegated administration of users to give real-time self-service and account management by employees, customers, partners, and suppliers.
Certificate authority module that provides a flexible means of authenticating users according to the appropriate level of security required for each application.
iPlanet Directory Server Resource Kit 5.0
iPlanet will offer the iPlanet Directory Server Resource Kit 5.0 for directory administrators. The toolkit will assist ISVs and system integrators to ease development of directory-based applications and accelerate deployment of iPlanet Directory Server 5.0.
Further information about iPlanet is available on the Internet at
http://www.iplanet.com
About Sun(tm) ONE
Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) is one of the industry's most comprehensive offerings to deliver Web services today and includes an architecture and roadmap based on open standards, such as Java and XML, to take advantage of the new generation of Web services and beyond. Smart Web services are enhanced Web services with a level of intelligence based on context, span multiple networks beyond the Web, and provide a richer experience for both enterprises and end-users. Sun ONE will simplify the way in which both Web and open smart services are created, assembled and deployed-benefiting enterprises with better business-wide productivity, developers with faster time-to-service and increased market opportunity, and consumers with an enriched user experience.
Fundamental elements of the Sun ONE offering include the iPlanet Application Server, iPlanet Directory Server, iPlanet Integration Server, iPlanet Messaging Server, iPlanet Portal Server and iPlanet Web Server software. More information about Sun ONE can be found at www.sun.com/software/sunone <http://www.sun.com/software/sunone/>.
About iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions
iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, was established in March 1999 by America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) and Sun Microsystems, Inc. [NASDQ: SUNW] to power the next wave of the net economy through thought
leadership, technical innovation, expert services and the creation of exceptional customer satisfaction. The iPlanet Platform is the industry's leading software environment designed to enable rapid assembly and deployment of scalable Internet services. Based on best-of-breed, open and proven technologies, the platform includes the world's #1 Messaging, Directory, Web and Application Servers. For more information, consult the iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions Web site at www.iplanet.com <http://www.iplanet.com>.
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Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, Solaris, Enterprise JavaBeans, EJB, Forte, iPlanet, J2EE and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the United States and other countries. Netscape and the Netscape N logo are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other Netscape logos, product names, and service names are also trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation, which may be registered in other countries.