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To: The Phoenix who wrote (18617)	10/31/1998 12:27:00 AM
From: Tulvio Durand	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 77400

Cisco Active Directory port may ship before NT 5.0, according to this week's PC Week (26 Oct. article by Scott Berinato -- sorry no URL). Salient points from the article follows. << Cisco is developing a Solaris version of Microsoft's Active Dirctory that, ironically, could beat Microsoft's own release of the directory out the door. << Cisco could ship as early as February its CNS/AD (Cisco Networking Services for Active Directory), sources close to the company said. Cisco has exclusive rights to Active Directory code for developing the technology on Solaris. << Cisco's release timetable is ahead of MS' because Cisco is focusing solely on directory development, whereas MS is integrating Active Directory into Windows NT 5.0, which is scheduled to ship in mid 1999. << Despite Cisco's lead on Active Directory development, one main issue remains unresolved: Will MS allow Cisco to ship Active Directory on Solaris before it ships on its own "home field" NT 5.0? >> The above timetable would would match Novell's scheduled ship date of its NDS (Novell Directory Services) in the first quarter 1999. Tulvio