StarNine Ships WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0.BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 1999-- A Full Suite Of Servers For The Mac, including Web, FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to , Proxy and Now Mail; A Complete Business Infrastructure in One Easy-to-Use Application StarNine Technologies, Inc. today announced it's now shipping WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0, a monumental upgrade to the highly acclaimed and widely-used WebSTAR(R) software for the Mac(tm) OS. Beyond a spectacular two-fold increase in Web serving traffic capacity, WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 includes a new, feature-packed SMTP/POP/IMAP mail server with remote, Web-based email Web-based email or webmail is a term referring to an e-mail service intended to be primarily accessed via a web browser, as opposed to through an application such as Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, Mozilla's Thunderbird or Apple's Mail. access; new Lasso(tm)-based database publishing Using desktop publishing to produce reports of database contents. See desktop publishing. from Blue World Communications(tm); integrated and improved SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. encryption and authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. ; and dozens of other enhancements. With this release, the product has officially been renamed from "WebSTAR" to "WebSTAR Server Suite," highlighting that the Web, FTP, Mail and Proxy servers can run as a single installation with unified secure remote administration. Available today directly from StarNine at http://www.starnine.com, WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 is priced at $599 (see Upgrade, Education and WebSTAR Second Suite pricing below). StarNine today also announced special promotional pricing on third-party products for WebSTAR users (see related releases, dated today). "This dramatic upgrade transforms WebSTAR into a complete server solution," said Scott Steward, president of StarNine. "With one installation any organization can create their Internet presence and provide email and intranet services as well. It's amazingly simple to get up and running, yet it's feature-rich and quite extensible." "Eight domains linked with twenty-five databases: flawless operation," commented beta-tester Trevor Jacques. "Customer support is friendly, rapid, and excellent. StarNine is one of the best software companies with which I have done business; and it just keeps getting better." "WebSTAR has always built on Web serving technology -- adding FTP, Proxy, and HTTPS/SSL components to enhance the Web serving experience," explained Eric Zelenka Eric Zelenka is a senior worldwide product marketing manager at Apple Inc..[1] Works and Experience Zelenka has more than a dozen years of experience in product marketing, management and software development. , product manager for WebSTAR. "But now, with the new SMTP/POP/IMAP email server See mail server. and the other core technology improvements, WebSTAR has truly become a full, complete Internet Server Suite. The new name reflects how far WebSTAR has evolved." Completely New WebSTAR Mail Server The new WebSTAR Mail server is a powerful, complete SMTP/POP/IMAP email server which includes Web-based, remote access to email. Also included is support for multiple domains, advanced relay blocking and allow/deny security for the prevention of unsolicited "spam" email. WebSTAR Mail also includes an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. server for sharing the email directory of local users. WebSTAR Mail's next generation IMAP server A mail server that implements the Internet Message Access Protocol for client access (see IMAP4). is compatible with POP and IMAP IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol email clients such as Eudora Pro(tm), Microsoft(R) Outlook(tm) Express and Netscape(R) Communicator(tm) to support advanced capabilities such as remote server-based email storage and content synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. . Faster, New Database Publishing, Better SSL and More The WebSTAR Web server's traffic capacity is increased 130% and the data transfer rate is increased 550%, resulting in greatly improved download speeds. The new WebSTAR Lasso Publisher gives Webmasters an easy, point-and-click turn-key solution for publishing FileMaker(R) Pro and ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. data sources on the Internet or an intranet. The WebSTAR Lasso Publisher is based on a subset of Blue World's Lasso Web Data Engine, which provides the full suite of professional features Web application developers require to build and serve powerful, secure database-driven Web applications (see related release dated 3.29.99). Previously included as a second application, the WebSTAR Web server's SSL encryption and authentication capabilities are now fully integrated and have been updated to support both SSLv2 and SSLv3 including multiple certificates, IP addresses and advanced encryption options. WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 also fully supports the new, recently approved HTTP 1.1 specification with support for pipelining and persistent connections. Over one-hundred other improvements and fixes have been made to the WebSTAR Web server, RAM cache See cache. management, WebSTAR FTP, WebSTAR Proxy and much more. For complete information on these enhancements see http://www.starnine.com/webstar. Overview of WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 Designed for ease of use, WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 features high performance Web, FTP, Mail and Proxy servers all integrated in one application with secure IP-based remote administration. The WebSTAR Web server features Virtual Host support for serving of multiple Web sites, integrated SSLv2 and SSLv3 support for encrypted and authenticated eCommerce transactions, Server-Side-Includes for dynamic content, Lasso-based FileMaker Pro and ODBC data source publishing, and support for Plug-Ins, CGIs, Java Servlets and WebObjects. WebSTAR FTP provides easy-to-use file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. and content management capabilities, user-level access controls, support for MacBinary II and III, limiting of folder content sizes on a per user-basis, resuming of FTP file transfers, "log-on," "log-out," and folder messages. The new WebSTAR Mail server is a powerful, complete SMTP/POP/IMAP email server, with LDAP for shared local directories, plus support for multiple domain and user accounts, remote Web-based email access, advanced relay blocking and allow/deny security, server-based email storage and remote content synchronization. The WebSTAR Proxy server increases network security and accelerates Internet access See how to access the Internet. by locally caching frequently visited sites, thus also reducing network bandwidth demands. In addition, WebSTAR Proxy supports upstream Proxy servers and has a security architecture for controlling access to and from specific hosts and Web sites. Pricing and Availability WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 is available today directly from StarNine. Current WebSTAR 3.x customers can upgrade to WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 for $199. Upgrades from 2.x are $299, and upgrades from 1.x are $399. WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 is priced at $599 for new customers. Education institutions are eligible for a 20% discount. Registered users of WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 can buy additional new licenses of WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 for $399. Customers who ordered WebSTAR 3.x after April 15, 1999 will be eligible to obtain an upgrade to WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 either completely free via electronic download or for a nominal cost for a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and printed manual, plus shipping and handling. A 30-day fully functional evaluation of WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 can be found at http://www.starnine.com/webstar. WebSTAR, the Defacto Standard for the Mac OS First released in 1995, WebSTAR is the defacto standard for Web serving on the Mac OS. WebSTAR has won numerous industry awards and is estimated to currently serve over 1,000,000 Internet and intranet sites. About StarNine Located in Berkeley, California Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington. , StarNine is a leader in the development of Internet server software, content creation tools and email connectivity products. Awarded numerous honors for its WebSTAR Web server software, StarNine also publishes ListSTAR list server software, StarNine Mail and Mail*Link Internet email gateways. StarNine's new WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 is a complete business infrastructure in one easy to use application. StarNine Technologies, Inc. is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation , wholly owned by Platinum Equity Platinum Equity is an American information technology and private equity firm. It was founded by billionaire Tom Gores in 1995 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. Holdings http://www.peh.com. Further information on StarNine may be obtained by calling 800/525-2580, accessing StarNine's Web site at http://www.starnine.com/, or sending info@starnine.com. StarNine and WebSTAR are registered trademarks of StarNine or its subsidiaries. ListSTAR is a trademark of StarNine or its subsidiaries. Lasso is a trademark of Blue World Communications, Inc. FileMaker and FileMaker Pro are trademarks of FileMaker, Inc. All other brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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