From Thursby Software Systems, DAVE provided commercial-grade Microsoft Windows SMB/CIFS file and print-sharing functionality for Apple Macs.
[3] Although Mac OS X does have Samba support, the built-in SMB support with early OS X versions had limitations that DAVE attempted 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.
DAVE was first introduced in 1996, 21 years ago, as the first Microsoft SMB file-sharing client on the Mac.
Since that time, Apple has continued to improve their operating system by inclusion of their own SMB and Active Directory technology, in part with the help of Thursby.
Thursby will continue to support customers under contract, but does not expect any enhancements for the next operating system release.