A system and method for synchronizing network directories. The first
network directory is affiliated with a first application having entries
native to the first application and the second network directory is
affiliated with a second application and having entries native to the
second application. An entry native to the first application is non-native
to the second application and an entry native to the second application is
non-native to the first application. According to one embodiment, the
system includes an entry sorting module for sorting entries of the first
and second directories based on the native application of the entry and a
synchronization module in communication with the entry sorting module for
updating entries in at least one of the first and second directories based
on whether an entry native to the first application resides in the first
directory.