The software sits on top of a Web server and provides access to the directory back end using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. CSA Solution 3.5 lets an administrator dictate which fields individuals are allowed to change and when they can make alterations so network sec-urity is not compromised.
End users make the changes using a Web browser.
According to Oblix, the new release is one-third faster than the old version, has better links with Enterprise Resource Planning applications, and includes new searching and reporting utilities. It will ship at the end of this month. Oblix plans to make its new NDS support available when NDS Version 8 ships next month. We let the end users, who know firsthand when they have to change that information, be in charge of it. NDS Version 8 is the only version of NDS that Oblix will support.