In today's heterogeneous computing environments, the ability to integrate multiple platforms into a single cohesive systems architecture is essential. eVolution provides the technical consultancy resources to effectively integrate mixed Novell, Microsoft and Citrix computing environments to appear as a single homogeneous system. This transparency is achieved by deploying appropriate tools and techniques to integrate mainframe, client-server models, thin client server-based computing and diverse desktop clients to interact seamlessly.

Many organisations deploy Novell Netware servers for file and print services and Microsoft NT servers for application servers. Consequently, there exists two  different types of directory services - the domain-based NT model and the X500 compliant NDS/eDirectory schema. Do we integrate both directory services models together or migrate to a single model - NT or Novell? Whichever decision is made, there exists many issues to be addressed during the integration and synchronisation of network directories or migrating from one model to another.

Synchronisation products [Novell Administrator for NT, NetVision's synchronicity and NDS for NT] can be deployed to use NDS/eDirectory as a meta-directory in mixed Netware and NT environments and the deployment of emulator services [Microsoft FPNW and CSNW/GSNW] can assist in providing client functionality and server access in heterogeneous environments.

Similar issues must also be addressed when migrating to newer versions of the same vendor's network operating systems - Windows NT domain model to Windows 2000 Active Directory Services and Novell's bindery model to NDS/eDirectory. Common issues relating to both models include connectivity of diverse clients, application deployment and networking for remote and mobile users.

Deployment of Citrix MetaFrame 1.8/XP as an integral part of an organisation's systems strategy, can provide an enterprise-scale management system by providing a secure and fault-tolerant [load-balanced server farm implementation] business critical application server facility, providing a wide range of ICA clients for diverse and fast client access, seamless desktop integration,  total security of data and automatic publishing of corporate applications to client desktops.

Based upon a Windows Terminal Server Edition, Citrix MetaFrame 1.8/XP can be perfectly integrated within an existing Windows NT/2000 environment.

In addition to the challenging issues mentioned above, the integration of an organisation's heterogeneous computing environment into a transparent and seamless user interface, may also require the rationalisation of system policies, user profiles and application software throughout the organisation.  This may involve the determination and standardisation upon corporate enterprise-wide application software and the data migration from existing legacy systems, but will result in the most cost effective systems administration overhead and the standardisation of corporate policy throughout the organisation.

eVolution has the commercial experience and technical competence invested within it's System Engineers to successfully manage your strategic IT integration project or programme.

To assure you of our dedicated management and support of your project,  unlike other IT computer consultancies, eVolution guarantee only to contract to a single client organisation at a time, consequently their is never a conflict of interest between competing clients for our valuable technical and managerial expertise. A true One2One business relationship.

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