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To: Trey McAtee who wrote (5758)	3/18/1999 5:42:00 PM
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news!!!!!Cabletron Gets Serious About Directory Services (03/18/99, 4:39 p.m. ET) By Kimberly Caisse, Computer Reseller News Cabletron Systems said it plans to join the list of networking hardware vendors that have teamed up with the likes of Novell, Netscape, and Microsoft to deliver directory services to customers. Partnerships with the three companies are in the works, according to a source familiar with Cabletron's plans. The Rochester, N.H.-based company is eyeing Novell because of its leadership in directory services, but also wants to team with Netscape because of the performance of its directory, the source said. And "everyone's in the big wait" for Microsoft's Active Directory Services. Cabletron said it plans to build support for NDS into its SmartSwitch and SmartSwitch Router products and Spectrum network-management software, the source said. It will do this with the other directory vendors' products, as well. "Cabletron hopes to demonstrate its LAN switch and router integration with leading directory vendors ahead of its competitors," the source said. The company thinks it will standout among competitors because it has 10 years of experience supporting multivendor networks with its Spectrum network-management software. Cabletron has been shipping at least one directory-enabled software product called SecureFast since 1994. But until now, Cabletron's software and hardware have had proprietary interfaces that connected to directories, the source said. It will now add LDAP interfaces to those products. "This is a move that's been long overdue for Cabletron," said Laura DiDio, senior analyst at Giga Information Group, in Cambridge, Mass. "They're doing something to leverage the powerful capabilities of Spectrum. It's sort of been a jewel they've kept in the safe." Because Spectrum and NDS are proven products that have been on the market for six or seven years, a deal between the two companies could be a powerful combination, DiDio said. But to be successful, Cabletron and Novell have to "execute this and execute it quickly." Teaming with Netscape could also be a good move for Cabletron's directory effort, she said. Despite its past experience with directories, Cabletron is late to the standards-based directory game, said Eddie Hold, research analyst at Current Analysis, in Sterling, Va. "They kind of dropped the ball," Hold said. "You've had everyone talking about policy-based networking and directories for the last six to eight months." But announcing the intention to work with the top directory vendors is a good catch-up move for Cabletron as long as it is accompanied by a solid solution for policy-based networking and directory services, he added. Search Archives Quotes & Data • CS - profile • MSFT - profile • NOVL - profile • NSCP - profile Top Stories Agencies Exchange Data To Cut Crime DVD Production Grows Outside Japan Gates Launches IE 5, Commits To Win 98 Second Edition FCC Asks More Access, Disclosure From Carriers Siemens To Acquire Redstone Communications Click here for related books at . Print this story Send as e-mail = See our Tech Encyclopedia f