IBM SecureWay Directory Version 3.2.2 for AIX is now available for download

IBM is excited to announce general availability of IBM SecureWay Directory Version 3.2.2. IBM's goal is to provide industry leading LDAP technology which meets the most demanding performance, scale, and reliability requirements. Version 3.2.2 of the IBM SecureWay Directory includes major performance enhancements, improved documentation, and full support for Linux. The IBM SecureWay Directory version 3.2.2 is now available on both the Intel and System 390 platforms. These exciting enhancements to the IBM SecureWay Directory make IBM's goal a reality. The IBM SecureWay Directory Version 3.2.2 is clearly a industry leading LDAP technology.

The IBM SecureWay Directory was first released in 1997, version 3.2.2 of the IBM SecureWay Directory is the latest release in the long line of exceptional LDAP technology products from IBM. The following new capabilities are included in version 3.2.2 of the IBM SecureWay Directory:

• Improved performance
  A key requirement for ebusiness or enterprise LDAP servers is high levels of performance. Version 3.2.2 of the IBM SecureWay Directory meets this requirement. The default installation of the IBM SecureWay Directory was changed to ensure better performance out of the box. For customers who currently use the IBM SecureWay Directory, IBM testing predicts that the write performance could double and search performance could improve as much as 33%.*
  
  
• Full Linux release
  A full function version of the IBM SecureWay Directory for Linux is now available. IBM SecureWay Directory for S/390 Linux is now available along with SuSE Linux, Turbo Linux, and Red Hat Linux for Intel platforms is available. The Linux distributions do not include the web administration function, which is provided with other versions of the IBM SecureWay Directory but in all other respects it is functionally equivalent.
  
  
• Improved Documentation
  To ensure that customers can better utilize the documentation provided with the IBM SecureWay Directory, the documentation has been reorganized to make information look up easier. A new performance tuning guide is provided. The performance tuning guide provides customers with suggestions about the correct server settings to maximize server performance.
  
  
• Upgrades to Key components
  IBM SecureWay Directory version 3.2.2 includes UDB version 7.2 and IBM HTTP server version 1.3.19. The IBM SecureWay Directory utilizes UDB as the backend data store and the IBM HTTP server for directory administration. With each release of the IBM SecureWay Directory the latest release of each component is provided to ensure that customer can take advantage of the most recent features of the bundled products.
  
  
• IBM Gskit version 5.0d
  SSL support is provided by the IBM Gskit. IBM SecureWay Directory version 3.2.2 includes the IBM Gskit version 5.0d. IBM Gskit version 5.0d includes support for hardware encryption. Hardware encryption for SSL will often increase the performance of SSL connections to the IBM SecureWay Directory. Consult the IBM Gskit documentation to identify the specific hardware encryption cards that are supported.
  
  
• Enhancements
  When a defect is identified, IBM will ensure that a fixed is found. Once a number of defect fixes are identified these are combined together into a efix. efixes are made available to customers on the IBM SecureWay Directory webpage. With each new release of the IBM SecureWay Directory any efix to the previous version is included. The IBM SecureWay Directory Version 3.2.2 includes all efixes for version 3.2.1.
  
  *IBM test results are only indicators of performance, actual performance improvement results will vary depending on how the sever is being utilized. [Back]

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