Re: [school-discuss] MySQL in classroom

[Adam Crosby <adam.crosby@alanne.com>]

Cameron Miller wrote:
  Sybase is the back end
> used by Novell NDS, Novell Groupwise still uses the old Perfect Office 
> database system, and OpenLDAP runs on Berkeley DB.
FYI - Sybase is not the backend for NDS or eDirectory.  Novell uses 
'FLAIM' (FLexible and Adaptable Information Manager) as the backend 
database.  FLAIM was originally used (if memory serves) by BYU in Provo 
for it's Geneology database, and was adpated by Wordperfect for use with 
Wordperfect Groupwise.  Novell bought WP (thus acquiring Groupwise and 
FLAIM), and has since invested a significant amount of development 
effort into it.  FLAIM is the backend DB running eDirectory and 
Groupwise now.  NDS (v7 and below of the Novell Directory product) used 
an in-house database called 'RECMAN'.
Here's some more info if you want:
http://developer.novell.com/research/sections/netmanage/dirprimer/2001/october/p011001.htm
http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.asp?p=98158