Aestiva First Out With Operating System for the Web.

Business Editors

TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2000

You would think that the dominance of operating system companies such as Microsoft and Apple Computer would leave little room for innovative new operating systems, but Aestiva, a newcomer to the operating system arena, has announced a new kind of operating system -- a Web operating system.

Aestiva's operating system doesn't strictly compete with hardware operating systems such as Windows, Mac or Linux since it actually works along side them. But its focus on the Web makes it the only operating system made for the World Wide Web.

"All applications developed with Aestiva are Web-based," said Aestiva's director of Technology, D.M. Silverberg.

Development is done with HTML, the "Hypertext Markup Language" documents which form the basis for all Web sites. This kind of focus on the Web cannot be accomplished with conventional operating systems since they are hardware-centric, not Web-centric.

The fruits of Aestiva's Web-centric technology are nothing short of remarkable. Developers using Aestiva can create commerce sites in hours compared with months of development using conventional methods.

One measure of complexity, the number of lines of software code needed to create a Web site, tells a more compelling story. Whereas most commerce applications take about 5,000 lines of software code, comparable applications written in Aestiva's Web-centric operating system take only about 50 lines of software code.

Aestiva's OS has a following. It is already being used at thousands of company Web sites and is installed at hundreds of hosting providers and on company servers, extranets and intranets.

Aestiva's popularity is strongest among professional Web designers who build Web sites for a living. Aestiva gives Web designers the ability to deliver more advanced sites for their customers and extend their offerings.

The trend in the industry is toward more dynamic Web sites. This sits well with Aestiva since its OS is particularly suited to these kinds of sites.

"The more complex the Web site the better suited Aestiva is for the job," stated Silverberg.

Charles Cangialosi, vice president of Electronic Communications at Cooper Leder Marketing, a well-known New York-based advertising firm, agrees: "We build, host and maintain Web sites for very high-profile e-commerce clients, and we rely on the Aestiva operating system."

More design firms are following suit. Fully half of Aestiva's customers are Web design firms. Most recognize the importance of the World Wide Web and believe that computing will shift toward the Web. If that's the case, as the maker of the first and only OS made for the Web, Aestiva is well-positioned.

Aestiva HTML/OS is available for Sun, SGI-IRIX, BSDI, FreeBSD, Linux, Cobalt RaQ, Windows, MacOS 7-9 and MacOS X platforms. Aestiva HTML/OS retails for $799.99 (US). Upgrades are $150.00 (US).

About Aestiva LLC 

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.

Additional Resources and Contact Information:

Visit Aestiva's Web site at www.aestiva.com.

Go to Aestiva's media page at www.aestiva.com/media.

For media inquiries call Gina Woolfolk at 310/328-8122, ext. 333

Address: 400 Crenshaw Blvd. MS 109, Torrance, Calif. 90503