• An open, standards-based foundation for the new generation of Web services
• Provides multimaster replication for always-on, highly available directory services
• Carrier-grade architecture supports extremely large deployments with millions of users
• High-performance design supports thousands of user queries per second
• Centralized directory services lowers cost of ownership through simplified administration
• New and improved management console helps simplify replication configuration

As an integral component of the Sun Java Enterprise System, the Sun Java Enterprise System Directory Server provides the foundation for the new generation of e-business applications and services. Based on a highly advanced, carrier-grade architecture, the Sun Java Enterprise System Directory Server delivers a high-performance, highly scalable, user management infrastructure that helps organizations manage identity, relationships, and risk. As business relationships become increasingly complex, an e-business infrastructure must include a central directory for the consolidation of employee, customer, supplier, and partner information. By centralizing users, groups, and access controls across multiple applications, the Sun Java Enterprise System Directory Server dramatically simplifies administration and helps lower the total cost of ownership. The Sun Java Enterprise System Directory Server provides the e-business foundation that changes the way organizations deliver services to employees, customers, suppliers, and partners across multiple boundaries.