Thursby DAVE

DAVE is a commercial grade Microsoft Windows file and print sharing SMB/CIFS software for Apple Macs from Thursby Software Systems.

DAVE was first introduced in 1996. Microsoft DFS support was added in 2002.

Thursby co-wrote the Mac SMB/CIFS standards with Microsoft in 2002.

Although it is true that Mac OS X does have Samba support, the built-in support has limitations that DAVE attempts to overcome, offering better compatibility & performance for enterprise environments and specifically in networked use of Mac apps such as Final Cut Pro, Creative Suite, Avid and Office.

The ADmitMac and ADmitMac PKI products build on DAVE, adding enhanced support for Microsoft Active Directory and US government Public-key infrastructure systems.