ConsumerREVIEW.com Selects SpiderCache to Accelerate Dynamic Content Delivery.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2001 Online Provider of Consumer Product Information Implements SpiderCache To Improve Web Site Performance and Enhance User Experiences SpiderCache Inc., a pioneer in Internet performance technology and a leading innovator in enhanced dynamic content delivery, today announced that ConsumerREVIEW.com, a leading, trusted source for consumer product information on the Web, has implemented the SpiderCache solution to speed the delivery of dynamic Web pages and ensure customer satisfaction and retention. "SpiderCache greatly enhances our ability to provide instant product information to our users, " says Max Mancini, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ConsumerREVIEW.com. "Without the need for expensive infrastructure expenditures, SpiderCache has successfully delivered an affordable solution. The SpiderCache solution took very little time to implement and has dramatically improved our Web server performance, thus delivering an exceptional return on our investment." SpiderCache v1.5 significantly reduces the load on the Web server by caching dynamic content and eliminating unnecessary database processing. While the rapid delivery of accurate database driven information is often challenging, SpiderCache offers a leading solution to eliminate this challenge and ensure that dynamic content is delivered rapidly and reliably while increasing the number of concurrent users that can be served. "ConsumerREVIEW.com is a leader in providing consumer product information and we value working together to enhance Web experiences for their users," says Greg Parker Greg Parker is Professor of Photonics at the University of Southampton, Hampshire, U.K. His research interests include the design and construction of UHV compatible semiconductor deposition systems, and the design and fabrication of Photonic Crystal circuits and devices. , President and CEO of SpiderCache. "It's all about getting information into users' hands faster. With SpiderCache, ConsumerREVIEW.com is well positioned to maintain leadership in this arena as the dramatic performance benefits enable them to excel in customer satisfaction." About ConsumerREVIEW.com Founded in 1998, ConsumerREVIEW.com is the leading, trusted source for consumer product information on the Web. ConsumerREVIEW.com develops and manages Web communities around common product interests to meet the needs of consumers researching purchases. The company's review content is available to millions of consumers through partnerships with sites such as Yahoo!, AltaVista and Respond.com. In October 2000, ConsumerREVIEW.com introduced the CHOICE Awards to honor the favorite products of the more than two million consumers who frequent the company's network of vertical Web sites. The company is focused on creating online environments that foster communication, community spirit and quality product reviews. ConsumerREVIEW.com is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. About SpiderCache SpiderCache Inc. is a pioneer in Internet performance technology and a leading innovator in enhanced dynamic content delivery. SpiderCache provides a unique solution to dynamic Web server bottlenecks, an infrastructure chokepoint choke·point or choke point n. 1. A narrow passage, such as a strait, through which shipping must pass. 2. A point of congestion or obstruction. Noun 1. unresolved by the other content acceleration solutions offered in the Internet Performance Market (IPM (1) (Impressions Per Minute) Generally refers to document scanners that scan both sides of the page at the same time. Thus, a scanner that scans at 100 ppm (pages per minute) can provide 200 ipm. See ppm and document scanner. ). SpiderCache is the only product on the market with an extensive level of configurability and flexibility to rapidly deliver any dynamic content to Web users, including Active Server Pages (World-Wide Web, programming) Active Server Pages - (ASP) A scripting environment for Microsoft Internet Information Server in which you can combine HTML, scripts and reusable ActiveX server components to create dynamic web pages. IIS 4. , Cold Fusion, JSP (JavaServer Page) An extension to the Java servlet technology from Sun that allows HTML to be combined with Java on the same page. The Java provides the processing, and the HTML provides the layout on the Web page. , PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor) A scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages. With syntax from C, Java and Perl, PHP code is embedded within HTML pages for server side execution. , XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. , DLL (1) See data link layer. (2) (Dynamic Link Library) An executable program module in Windows that performs one or more functions at runtime. DLLs are not launched by the user; they are called for by an executable program or by other DLLs. , SHTML (Server-parsed HTML) A file extension used to identify HTML pages that contain server-side includes. Server-parsed means that the server scans the page for commands that require additional insertion before the page is sent to the user. See server-side include and parse. and 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. . SpiderCache's flagship product, "SpiderCache" is the only multi-platform, cost-effective way to optimize existing hardware and ensure content freshness with partial-page caching and expiry (cache invalidation) based on events or time intervals. SpiderCache's unique parameterized caching technology guarantees content accuracy through granular caching based on user requests. The SpiderCache solution delivers superior scalability, flexibility and ease of installation by providing site administrators with the ability to cache full or partial pages, and clustering. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.SpiderCache.com. |
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