Active Directory — definition (Microsoft Active Directory)

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Microsoft Active Directory

The Windows-based directory service. Active Directory stores information about objects on a network and makes this information available to users and network administrators. Active Directory gives network users access to permitted resources anywhere on the network using a single logon process. It provides network administrators with an intuitive, hierarchical view of the network, and a single point of administration for all network objects.

GuardianEdge Technologies — Active Directory Glossary

A Hierarchical Database, a secure environment where users can interact either with each other or with network components all according to the business rules of the enterprise.

Les Entreprises Resolutions Enterprises — Active Directory-related Terminology

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SharePoint

The directory service for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003. Active Directory stores information about objects on the network and makes this information available for authorized system administrators and users. It gives network users access to permitted resources anywhere on the network using a single sign-on process. It also provides system administrators with an intuitive hierarchical view of the network and a single point of administration for all network objects.

Microsoft — SharePoint Portal Server 2003 IT Documentation Glossary

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Microsoft Exchange 2003

The Windows-based directory service. Microsoft(r) Active Directory(r) directory service stores information about objects on a network and makes this information available to users and network administrators. Active Directory gives network users access to permitted resources anywhere on the network using a single logon process. It provides network administrators with an intuitive, hierarchical view of the network and a single point of administration for all network objects. [Exchange 2003]

Microsoft — Exchange Server 2003 Glossary

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Microsoft Exchange 2007

The Windows-based directory service. Active Directory stores information about objects on a network and makes this information available to users and network administrators. Active Directory gives network users access to permitted resources anywhere on the network using a single logon process. It provides network administrators with an intuitive, hierarchical view of the network and a single point of administration for all network objects. [Exchange 2007]

Microsoft — MS Exchange 2007 Glossary