Understandiing ADAM

Adam was the first person on earth. But this ADAM is different :). As it is one of the last LDAP Directory Servers to enter into the family of directory servers known to the world.

It refers Active Directory Application Mode - which is Microsoft's answer to enterprises
who want the 'power' (I know some people will put a question mark on this) of AD along with the flexibility offered by popular application directory servers like Sun ONE.

For more details of ADAM check the TechNet website.