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ConclusionFor many years , a number of different directory services competed for the interest of information service professionals, application software developers, and users. Today it is clear that LDAP has moved to the front and center of the directory services space, and there is much excitement and energy being put into developing and deploying LDAP directories. LDAP emerged from the rest of the pack to dominate the directory services space because of the following factors:
In short, LDAP is making the dream of a universal, general-purpose directory service a reality on the Internet and within organizations.
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