The distributed global naming and directory service for Banyan VINES network operating system. The StreetTalk database contains all the necessary information about all nodes and devices on the network, and this database is updated constantly.
Under StreetTalk, all users, printers, and servers have a three-part StreetTalk address in the form of device or user name, domain name, and organization name. StreetTalk also allows nicknames for nodes and devices.
SteetTalk is designed to manage a large number of different environments, including Banyan networks, Windows NT, Unix, and Novell NetWare.
See also domain directory services; Enterprise Network Services; global directory services; NetWare Directory Services; X.500.