NetWare Directory Services is consistent with the emerging international standard, X.500. The X.500 specification was developed by the CCITT (Consultative Committee for Telegraphy and Telephony) to provide a standard method for organizing information that is accessed transparently on a global basis.
Information such as telephone directories, corporate organizational structures, and directories of available services are all accessible through products compatible with this specification.
Much of the current development for accessing services on the global internetwork is being done according to the X.500 specification.