Aestiva's Approach Attractive to Mac Users.Business/Technology Editors TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2000 "Never count out the Apple," says Aestiva's Director of Technology, D.M. Silverberg. Just as the iMac helped Apple resurrect itself as a viable competitor to Microsoft in the marketplace, MacOS X, its upcoming OS, promises a bright future for Apple. Apple's next-generation OS promises more power than many of its rivals. Today, most Web site hosting providers do not yet offer Mac server hosting. That's a big dilemma in the Mac world: Apple enthusiasts often have to commit to non-Mac servers. By using Aestiva, however, they can go with a non-Mac hosting provider and still use Mac for development. Unlike products that anchor themselves in Microsoft or UNIX operating systems Noun 1. UNIX operating system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services , Aestiva's Web approach gives an equal footing to Mac users. Aestiva's customer base includes a high percentage of Web designers who prefer Mac over other platforms. As a Web-based product, designers can develop with Aestiva using their Mac browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used whether their site is hosted on UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Windows or MacOSX servers. "If you're an Apple enthusiast who would love for the whole world to be Apple, we are one company that's not standing in the way," stated Silverberg. The approach used by Aestiva to attract Mac users works. Aestiva has seen sales to Mac users increase 300% in the last six months. Aestiva's operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. is a powerful platform for developing high-end dynamic Web sites and applications. While continually adding cutting-edge technologies to its product, Aestiva is committed to ease-of-use -- an approach consistent with Apple's own emphasis on ease-of-use. By eliminating the need for Perl, CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. programming and database-integration products, Aestiva gives designers a fast-track to advanced development. And whether you're on a Mac or any other platform, that's going to be music to your ears. Aestiva HTML/OS is available for MacOS 7-9 on the Webten server, and MacOS X, Sun, SGI-IRIX, BSDI BSDI - Berkeley Software Design, Inc. , FreeBSD, Linux, Cobalt RaQ The Cobalt RaQ is a 1U rackmount server product line developed by Cobalt Networks, Inc. (later purchased by Sun Microsystems) featuring a modified Red Hat Linux operating system and a proprietary GUI for server management. and Windows platforms. Aestiva HTML/OS retails for $799.99. Upgrades are $150.00. About Aestiva, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Aestiva created "the first operating system for the Web." Its technology operates on Unix, Linux, Windows and Macintosh hardware and is well-known for its speed and scalability. Aestiva's focus on the Web has made it the favorite development platform for thousands of Web designers worldwide. Web site: http://www.aestiva.com. |
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