How does the document management software synchronization with Microsoft Active Directory Work?
FileHold provides a complex yet customizable XML based AD synchronization subsystem in the form of the optional FileHold Active Directory integration tool kit. This toolkit includes consulting and implementation time. The document management software uses Microsoft’s Active Directory Application Mode, (ADAM) a little known about but powerful piece of Microsoft technology. ADAM is a lightweight version of Active Directory designed for authentication for software developer’s own applications for locally managed users, and single-sign on with Microsoft Active Directory. Very few software companies use ADAM but Microsoft gave FileHold assistance over 2 years in understanding and implementing ADAM within the FileHold server system. You can read about Microsoft’s case study about FileHold’s usage of ADAM here. XML synchronization files are configured by FileHold personnel working with the customer’s AD administration group, and the ADAM schema is compared and merged with the Active Directory
The records management software provides a complex yet customizable XML based AD synchronization subsystem in the form of the optional Active Directory integration tool kit. This toolkit includes consulting and implementation time. The document management software uses Microsoft’s Active Directory Application Mode, (ADAM) a little known about but powerful piece of Microsoft technology. This technology is known as Lightweight Directory Services (LDS) in the Windows 2008 Server platform. ADAM is a lightweight version of Active Directory designed for authentication for software developer’s own applications for locally managed users, and single-sign on with Microsoft Active Directory. Very few software companies use ADAM but Microsoft gave FileHold assistance over 2 years in understanding and implementing ADAM within the software server system. Learn more about Microsoft’s case study about FileHold’s usage of ADAM. The Active Directory synchronization tool is used with each customer upon i
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