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AltaVista Directory 98: Reaching people wherever you are.
OnSite Registry allows you to locate and reach people instantly from the comfort of your Web browser. eXtend your enterprise with AltaVista Directory 98.
AltaVista Directory 98 provides a secure, centrally managed shared electronic directory to e-mail and Internet Web browsers.
AltaVista Directory 98 is accessed via standard protocols to users and applications across an organization's intranet and beyond.
AltaVista Directory 98 is Client Independent Many different desktop clients can take advantage of AltaVista Directory 98 including: Web Browsers The AltaVista Directory 98 server provides access to directory information via the World Wide Web. This means that any standard Web browser can be used to access AltaVista Directory 98 to search for entries and display that information held in them. In addition, the directory can be configured so that these Web browsers can be used to modify entry data within the directory. This allows users to modify their own entries and thereby keep the information stored in the directory as up to date as possible. It also reduces the need for centralized entry management personnel. Mail Clients
MAPI
LDAP
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AltaVista Directory 98 was designed to be a very simple application to install and manage.
There are no configuration parameters that need to be set. And, installation of a
populated directory into AltaVista Directory 98 can be achieved in a very short period of
time.
Service management for AltaVista Directory 98 is integrated with the Windows NT service management
control panel. The server is managed in the same way as any other Windows NT service.
AltaVista Directory 98 provides a variety of applications to manage the data in the directory.
In order to manage your directory, you are able to quickly create, modify and delete entries.
Data administration components include:
AltaVista Directory 98 provides a database based on the Internet LDAP and X.500 standards.
This indexed database supports high performance searching and sophisticated matching. It
also includes approximate match capabilities based on the Soundex algorithm. The database
is held in main memory to ensure extremely fast response times that are demanded by today's
users.
AltaVista Directory 98 requires one of the following server component platforms:
Server systems require at least 16 Mbytes of system memory and at least 15 Mbytes
of disk storage space for the various binary and program files. Additional memory
and disk storage space may be required to support the directory information itself,
depending on the number of entries. As a thumbnail estimate, a typical directory
entry might occupy 2 Kbytes of storage. If a photograph is included with the entry,
the amount of storage requirements per entry will increase.
The client components are supported on all the above mentioned platforms and, in
addition, are also supported on Windows 95 running on Intel PCs.
A standard Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator
can be used to access AltaVista Directory 98 from any platform.
Use of the AltaVista Directory 98 Tcl Extensions requires the installation of the
standard Tcl/Tk distribution, which is provided with AltaVista Directory 98.
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AltaVista Directory 98 is a new, open, client / server directory system designed to meet the unique requirements of doing business on the Internet.
The product promotes business communications by giving users and their applications quick and reliable access to the
contact information they need. AltaVista Directory 98 acts as an online address book and stores customizable information
about an organization and its members. This information can include member names, postal addresses, home and office telephone numbers,
electronic mail addresses, Internet web pages, etc.
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