Has the new Active Directory evolved to meet the needs of the Users - SAS70

With the release of Windows 2000, ActiveDirectory fire appeared and is not on its fourth version. New changes with Windows Server 2008 are: 1) a new domain controller model aimed at branches, new object restoration options, ability to take snapshots backups, and more flexible password policies. When performing a SAS 70 audit, many auditors use applicaitons, such as dumpsec, to gather information that is stored in Active Directory, What tools do you use to gather user permissions within your applications?  sas70expert at gmail.com