WebSite Professional 2.0 Ships Most Flexible Web Server for Windows NT & 95.SEBASTOPOL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1997--WebSite Professional 2.0, the next generation of the award-winning server, is now shipping, O'Reilly & Associates has announced. Designed for higher-end web developers who want to use a variety of the latest web technologies, WebSite Professional 2.0 offers an open environment with the greatest flexibility and control of any Windows web server. Suggested list price is $799. Tim O'Reilly This article is about the founder of O'Reilly Media. For the musician, see Tim O'Reilly (musician). Tim O'Reilly (Irish: Tadhg Ó Raghallaigh, 1954-) was born in Cork, Ireland. , president of O'Reilly, explained, "It's about freedom of choice versus freedom from choice. A couple of years ago, simply having access to a Web server was an empowering technology. Now the ability to customize that server with specialized applications -- and no limitations -- is what's empowering." A full-featured time-limited WebSite Professional 2.0 demo will be available from http://website.oreilly.com/ starting Sept. 23. Users who download the demo can exercise all main functions of the software, including the Java software development kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ), featuring the exclusive WebSite.Servlet A Java application that runs in a Web server or application server and provides server-side processing such as accessing a database and e-commerce transactions. Widely used for Web processing, servlets are designed to handle HTTP requests (get, post, etc. package; a powerful built-in HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. extension framework known as iHTML Professional, for ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. database access; and 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. (ASP) support. Users can evaluate WebSite Professional's complete online store system, iHTML Merchant, and WebSite Pro's secure encrypted support, simply by acquiring a free test certificate from certificate authorities such as Thawte Consulting and Verisign. The product's heralded documentation, "Mastering the Elements" and "Creating Dynamic Content," written by Susan B. Peck, Judy Helfand, and Mary Jane Walsh, completely details all the new features and enhancements. More than 900 pages cover everything a webmaster needs to know for mastering the server and its web development tools. The books include numerous examples of advanced features like server-side Java servlets, Advanced Programming Interface (API) samples and Common Gateway Interface for Windows (Win-CGI) scripts. "We've always been committed to open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced , and this product is the proof," said Kimberly Simoni, WebSite Professional product manager. "Other commercial vendors have developed their web servers in order to meet larger marketing goals for operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. or proprietary scripting languages. Without such constraints, we have been free to offer web developers the widest range of options, tools and accessories." Companies using WebSite Professional for popular Internet and intranet sites include: -0- -- AutoWeb, an auto buying and selling service which receives anywhere from 600,000 to more than 1,000,000 hits per day; -- Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad, transportation company chartered (1862) by Congress to build part of the nation's first transcontinental railroad line. Under terms of the Pacific Railroads Act, the Union Pacific was authorized to build a line westward from Omaha, Nebr. , an award-winning site containing more than 1,600 pages of material, including applications allowing customers to trace rail shipments, invoices and other business information; -- US1 Internet, the first virtual web hosting company, which uses WebSite Professional for hosting sites which include remote messaging, integrated databases, chat, Web discussion, anti-spam technology, and web publishing tools. Additional new and upgraded features for WebSite Professional 2.0 include: -- the ability to upload protected 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. : an important feature for 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. (ISPs) who want to let their clients upload files and still maintain a high level of security for the ISP's own server -- IP-less virtual servers: multiple virtual servers can share a single IP address -- award-winning HTML editor HomeSite 2.5 WebSite Professional 2.0 runs on Windows NT 4.0 or greater, or Windows 95. A complete list of features is available at http://website.oreilly.com/wspro2/productinfo/features_frame.html . -0- Note to Editors: WebSite Professional is a trademark of O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. All other names may be trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: O'Reilly & Associates Ellen Elias, 707/829-0515 ext. 322 or 800/998-9938 http://website.oreilly.com http://software.oreilly.com |
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