Summary

Integration of key Microsoft technology with non-Microsoft environments is no longer an afterthought with the maturation of the three major products detailed in this chapter. Proper utilization of Services for Unix, Services for NetWare, and Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 can help to lower the total cost of ownership associated with maintaining multiple platform environments. In addition, these technologies bring closer the lofty ideal of bringing multiple directory environments under a single directory umbrella through the realization of single sign-in, password synchronization, and other key functionality that integrates directories with Windows Server 2003.