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Comparing Sun Solaris 8 and Windows 2000 Server Technologies
This paper compares the differences between the Windows 2000 Server platform and Solaris 8 from Sun Microsystems. The paper concentrates on four main areas: hardware device support, Internet services, reliability, and manageability.

Comparing Sun Solaris 7, Windows NT Server 4.0, and Windows 2000 Server Technologies
This paper compares the differences between the Windows 2000 Server platform, Windows NT Server 4.0, and Solaris 7 from Sun Microsystems.

Comparing Windows 2000 Server and Windows NT Server with NetWare 5.0
This white paper includes a detailed comparison of Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows NT Server 4.0, and Novell NetWare 5.0. It compares the operating systems in the following deployment scenarios: file and print sharing services, networking and communication services, application services, Internet services, and management and infrastructure services.

Comparing Microsoft Active Directory with Sun Directory Service 3.1
This white paper shows how Active Directory compares with Sun Directory Service in meeting key customer requirements.

Comparing Microsoft's Active Directory to Novell's NDS Version 8
With Novell's release of Netware Version 5.1 and Novell Directory Service Version 8, Microsoft is asked frequently to compare the Active Directory service of Microsoft Windows 2000 Server to NDS. For reasons outlined in this white paper, Microsoft believes that Active Directory will meet the customer requirements of a multipurpose directory service much better than NDS. This makes Active Directory the best long-term directory service.

Comparing Microsoft Windows NT Server and Windows 2000 with Novell NetWare 5
This white paper compares Microsoft Windows NT Server and Windows 2000 Server to Novell NetWare Version 5.0, and shows how the Windows server operating systems fulfill customer expectations now and in the future.