The Stibium™ Naming & Directory Server is a hierarchical database that enables data to be encoded and stored, and then recovered, together with any 'meta-data' attributes, from an xml-document managed by a central server. Stibium is deployed as a web-service module, that runs under the Apache Tomcat web server. Stibium's services can be used by both Java and .Net clients via dedicated client interfaces.

The Stibium server maintains a hierarchical structure of named 'bindings' which can be shared and manipulated by distributed web-enabled clients and other agents active on 'the grid' via SOAP xml web services. Stibium makes the data it manages available to Java clients via JNDI-compliant naming and directory services, and to .Net clients via a dedicated client library.

The Stibium distribution includes a web application that runs under the Apache Tomcat web server, a .Net Client Library, and a JNDI Service Provider that supports and extends standard JNDI naming and directory services.

The current release version of Stibium is: Stibium-3.2.0

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Some Key Features

Naming and directory services that are accessible via SOAP xml web-services.
Standard JNDI service provider.
Stibium .Net client library.
XML-based context and binding storage structure.
Configurable binding translation and persistence mechanism.
Robust mechanism for user authentication.
Additional 'ContextExtension' functionality, including xpath querying.
Web- and grid-enabled technology.
AJAX-based web front end.

See our on-line 'Introduction to Stibium' Presentation.*

The Stibium JNDI Service Provider

Stibium includes a standards compliant JNDI service provider that can be used directly within the Java JNDI framework. This service provider supports the standard Context and DirContext naming and directory service interfaces. The JNDI service provider communicates with the Stibium xml persistence server using SOAP xml web services.

The Stibium .Net Client Library

Stibium includes a .Net client library that enables Stibium's services to be accessed by .Net software clients. This library is based on our port to .Net of the JNDI naming and directory interface standards.

Information Available On-Line

The following web pages provide information about Stibium, the headings are links to the appropriate pages.

» Introduction

A brief introduction to naming and directory services, SOAP xml web services, and the Stibium naming and directory server.

» Java JNDI

An overview of the Java JNDI, which defines a standardised Java API for accessing naming and directory services. This includes a brief description of the JNDI architecture, and includes links to various reference materials.

» Web Front End

Some screen shots of the web pages that make up the Stibium web front-end user interface.

» Documentation

This section describes the documentation that is available for Stibium, which includes the following: an introductory on-line presentation, a 'getting started' guide, and a comprehensive technical manual that is available in a range of formats.

» Distribution

This section describes the contents of the standard Stibium distribution. The distribution contains all of the files and documentation necessary to install and configure the product, and to make use of its services.

Stibium™ is a trademark of Dr Andrew Gray.
See the link to Stibium on the SUN Microsystems JNDI Web Pages.