Important lessons derived from X.500 case studies

Author

Chadwick, David W.

Author_Institution

Salford Univ., UK

Volume

10

Issue

2

fYear

1996

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

34

Abstract

X.500 is a new and complex electronic directory technology that is still unproven in many organizations. The author presents case studies of 15 pioneering pilot and operational X.500 based directory services, and provides valuable insights into how organizations are coming to understand this new technology and derive benefits from it. The case studies presented cover a reasonably broad spectrum of organizations, including computer suppliers, government organizations, universities, and research institutes, as well as the UK and US defense community. Some of the factors that were critical to the success of the X.500 projects studied are identified

Keywords

ISO standards; distributed databases; information networks; telecommunication services; telecommunication standards; ISO; ITU; UK defense community; US defense community; X.500 case studies; computer suppliers; directory services; electronic directory technology; government organizations; information networks; research institutes; universities; Access control; Access protocols; Computer aided software engineering; Educational institutions; ISO standards; Standards organizations; Standards publication; Telecommunication standards; Telegraphy; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/65.486968

Filename

486968