The Apache Directory Team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Directory Studio 2.0 M1, a first milestone release of the version 2.0 of its Eclipse based LDAP Browser and Directory client.

You can download Apache Directory Studio 2.0 M1 as a standalone RCP application for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows here: http://directory.apache.org/studio/2.0/download

You can install it directly in Eclipse using this update site: http://directory.apache.org/studio/update/2.x/

Here are a few highlights of this new version:

• The Apache Directory LDAP API has now been integrated in Apache Directory Studio:
  • it is used as default network provider (as a replacement for JNDI - which is still selectable)
  • and also in the Schema Editor plugin for checking the schema inconsistencies
• A new LDAP Servers plugin has been introduced and replaces the ApacheDS plugin:
  • it provides an open way to include LDAP Server adapters which allows you create and run a new LDAP Server within seconds
  • LDAP Server adapters are provided for all ApacheDS versions from 1.5.3 to the latest milestone 2.0 M4).
• A new ApacheDS 2.0 Configuration plugin takes care of editing the configuration of a 2.0 ApacheDS instance:
  • it reads the configuration from the LDIF configuration file on the filesystem
  • it can also read the configuration via LDAP using a connection defined in the LDAP Browser
• The RCP application is based on the latest version of Eclipse (3.7.1):
  • it is provided in two versions (32 bit and 64 bit) for each major operating system (Mac OS X, Linux & Windows)
• There are a lot more new additions, improvements and bug fixes (see release notes)

Click here to view the Release Notes.