Bancorp South had a problem. The US$9.4 billion company needed to increase the flow of information to its many employees and customers, or risk losing market share in a highly competitive market. To solve its problem, Bancorp South changed its platform -- to Microsoft Windows 2000 and the Active Directory directory service. The company felt the impact of the change immediately. "After the conversions and upgrades, we were able to launch our check application the next morning at 7 o'clock. Active Directory gives us peace of mind," White says. Bancorp South is just one of the rapidly growing number of organizations -- including General Motors, Siemens and the Ministry of Community Development in Alberta, Canada -- that are adopting Active Directory to centralize administration, minimize the time and expense of conducting maintenance in the field, and gain the flexibility to better manage users and resources across enterprises that can span many miles and facilities.
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