Global Directory Server
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A Global Directory Server (GDS) is a central repository for shared user information and application data that spans the Internet, Intranets and organization-specific extranents. Based on the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) these databases of user information provide MIS professionals with a single place to centrally manage directory data across workgroups, companies, applications and languages. Support for international character sets in LDAPv3 enables multi-lingual directory data from around the world to be managed in the global directory. Stored data and user preferences enable roaming users to access applications and data as if they were using their own desktop machine.
In addition, intelligent referrals to other LDAP directories help users find people and resources in organizations outside the company by referring queries to the correct directory.
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