Control Data Announces IntraStore 2000 for Enterprise Networks and Internet Service Providers.ARDEN HILLS, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1998-- Control Data Systems, Inc. today announced the release of IntraStore 2000, the next generation Inter/Intranet server solution. IntraStore 2000 is an Internet server that hosts large enterprise messaging and web environments, and includes enhancements aimed at Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISP's) and large global customers. It delivers a wide range of Internet standard An Internet standard is a specification for an innovative internetworking technology or methodology, which the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) ratified as an open standard after the innovation underwent peer review. network services to dial-in home users, businesses and other communities of interest. It also enables ISP's and large global customers to provide customized, branded service offerings that will attract and retain customers, and build market presence. The IntraStore 2000 server includes web, directory, messaging and security services based on the latest Internet standards. All services are web accessible, and are integrated with the directory to assure ease of maintenance and administration. IntraStore 2000 is a cross-platform server application available on Sun Solaris, HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , Microsoft NT and Linux platforms. "IntraStore 2000 will allow ISP's and large businesses to leverage investments in existing operating environments while providing a consistent, seamless service to customers," said Rik Drummond, president of the Drummond Group. When Control Data released a free version of IntraStore on the Linux operating system last July, the company became the first major vendor to offer an Internet messaging server on the Linux platform. Since its introduction, more than 2,000 users have downloaded the Linux server from Control Data's IntraStore web site at www.intrastore.cdc.com. As competition in the ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. market increases, it will become more and more important for ISP's to differentiate through value-added applications and services. More than just a simple messaging solution, IntraStore 2000 serves as the foundation for value-added applications and services aimed at specific communities of interest. One of the central features of IntraStore 2000 is a standards-based directory that allows multiple levels of security and the development of directory-enabled applications. A number of directory-enabled applications and services are included with IntraStore2000, including White Pages access, PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of security, distribution list creation and management, and rule-based message filtering. IntraStore 2000 is uniquely suited for integration into Internet-based applications, and includes an integration toolkit with ISAPI (Internet Server API) A programming interface on Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft's Web server. Using ISAPI function calls, Web pages can invoke programs that are written as DLLs on the server, typically to access data in a database. , server-side Java, messaging and directory software development kits. IntraStore 2000 solutions are designed with scalability in mind. Virtual domain support enables ISP's and large businesses to host multiple, separate branded domains on a single server. To facilitate maximum scalability, the server also supports clustering, so that many individual servers may be pooled to scale and balance resources. "IntraStore 2000 provides desktop independence and also has the capacity to serve millions of users," said David Folsom, Control Data's Chief Technology Officer. The solution accommodates server access by any POP 3 or IMAP IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol 4 desktop client. It includes a full-feature web E-mail interface that permits E-mail access from Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Explorer, or any other standard web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Control Data Systems, Inc. delivers E-Commerce solutions that help organizations transform the way they do business through web, messaging, directory and security technologies and services. With its directory-enabled software tools and services, the company is focused on the architecture, implementation and lifetime support of digital commerce and enterprise-wide client-server solutions for business and government. For more information, call 1-888-742-5864 in the U.S. (1-651-415-2999 internationally) or visit our web site at www.cdc.com. |
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