iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 Platform Sets New Pace for Web Server Performance.PALO ALTO & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999-- Sun-Netscape Alliance Delivers Fastest Java Technology-Based Application Performance The Sun-Netscape Alliance today announced the immediate availability of the iPlanet Web Server See Sun Java System Web Server. , Enterprise Edition 4.0 platform, which continues to deliver market-leading performance, reliability, manageability and security features. Formerly known as Netscape Enterprise Server A Web server from Netscape that runs under NT, Solaris and HP-UX. It supports JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology, Java servlets and Server-Side JavaScript (SSJS). It was superseded by iPlanet Web Server and renamed again in 2002 as Sun ONE Web Server. , the new offering is the optimal foundation for a successful Web strategy, meeting the escalating needs of enterprises and service providers competing in the Net Economy. iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 platform has the fastest Java Technology-Based Application performance in its class, accelerates delivery of dynamic Web content and helps ensure that customers can plug in best-of-breed applications to extend and enhance their Web server platform. Web server software is the first and last point of contact for customers, suppliers and employees requesting Web-based services and information and for conducting transactions. iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 software helps lower Web server total cost of ownership and delivers a higher return on investment by allowing companies to concentrate on providing new Web-based services, rather than focusing on Web server uptime and reliability. "We understand the rapidly changing requirements of companies competing in the Net Economy and are delivering market-leading software to allow companies to reliably conduct global Web-based business, 24-hours a day," said Dr. Stuart Wells, senior vice president, Application Infrastructure Products, Sun-Netscape Alliance. "Enterprises and service providers have demanding Web server needs and are often faced with huge spikes in demand. They need the fastest performing Web server software available with support for the latest Java and Internet technologies -- iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 delivers all of this and more." Requirements for Competing in the Net Economy While the needs of organizations vary, decision-makers use the same set of criteria to evaluate Web server software. These criteria include: performance and scalability, reliability and availability, manageability and security, and a comprehensive application development environment. The market-leading iPlanet Web Server platform provides the optimal foundation for a successful Web strategy. The new iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 delivers: -- Performance and Scalability - the industry's only high-speed engine that supports a multi-threaded and multi-process environment, and a new integrated servlet engine, support for Java Servlet 2.1 extensions, and in-process, pluggable native JavaVMs. Based on tests conducted by Mindcraft, the new features deliver enormous performance gains resulting in a 222 percent Java Servlet performance advantage over a commercial version of the Apache Web Server See Apache. , Stronghold version 2.4.2, and a 22 percent advantage over CGI scripts. -- Reliability and Availability - the ability to handle exponential growth in traffic while maintaining 24x7 availability to further reduce system down time. The iPlanet Web Server platform continues to provide availability leadership through its multi-process mode and process monitor support to enable the server to continue serving pages, even if a process goes down. -- Manageability and Security - the new graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to streamlines administration. Tight integration with iPlanet Directory Server 4.1 lets managers divide and delegate Web server roles and tasks to the appropriate administrator, based on skills. With encrypted HTML-based administration, utilizing 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. and digital certificates, administration tasks can be performed either locally or remotely. Added support for PKCS (Public Key Cryptography Standards) Specifications from RSA Laboratories for various techniques used with RSA public key cryptography. With cooperation from security experts worldwide, PKCS #1 covers the RSA standard itself. No. 11, the standard interface for cryptographic hardware accelerators, boosts secure transaction performance for e-commerce sites. -- Web Application Development Platform - market leadership helps ensure that customers can enhance their Web server performance with best-of-breed applications optimized for the iPlanet Web Server platform. iPlanet Web Server is standardizing on the Java application platform and supports components of Java 2 Enterprise Edition, such as Java servlets and Java server pages See JSP. , to provide an optimized environment for Web application development and a greater return on Web application investments. iPlanet Web Server continues to support the popular NSAPI (NetScape API) A programming interface on Netscape's Web Server. Using NSAPI function calls, Web pages can invoke programs on the server, typically to access data in a database. NSAPI is an alternative to using CGI scripts on Netscape Web servers. and server side JavaScript, including support for JavaScript 1.4 engine. iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 supports open standards including HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. 1.1, 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. 3.0, LDAP v3.0 and SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. . It runs on the following operating system platforms: Intel Windows NT Workstation and Server 4.0 SP4, Sun Solaris(tm) 2.6 and Solaris 7 operating environments, Hewlett Packard 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. 11.0, 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. , Tru 64 Unix(r), SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. and IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. . Pricing and Availability The iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 platform is available for immediate download for the Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 operating environment and the HP-UX 11 and Windows NT operating systems. Versions for the IBM AIX, Tru 64 Unix(r), SGI and IRIX operating systems are expected next month. Priced at $1495 per CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , upgrades to the iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 platform will be priced at $1045 per CPU. Pricing and availability are subject to change. For more information, consult the iPlanet Web site at www.iplanet.com. Existing Netscape Enterprise Edition customers with maintenance agreements less than a year old, will be notified via email that they can download the new version of iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 from their personal ProductTracker Website, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. About the Sun-Netscape Alliance America Online, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. formed the Sun-Netscape Alliance to provide easy to deploy, comprehensive enterprise and e-commerce solutions to business partners and other companies competing in today's Net Economy. The Alliance product portfolio provides customers with the industry's most scalable, integrated infrastructure software and a family of production ready e-commerce applications. The products are offered on the industry's most widely available product platforms, including DEC, HP, IBM, Linux, SGI, Microsoft Windows, and Sun. The Alliance software product portfolio includes messaging and calendar, collaboration, Web, application, directory, and certificate servers. The Alliance also offers a family of production-ready applications for e-commerce, including commerce exchange, procurement, selling, and billing. For more information, visit www.iplanet.com. About America Online, Inc. Founded in 1985, America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Virginia, is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies, and e-commerce services. America Online, Inc. operates two worldwide Internet services, America Online, with more than 17 million members, and CompuServe, with approximately 2 million members; several leading Internet brands including ICQ and Digital City, Inc.; the Netscape Netcenter and AOL.COM portals; and the Netscape Navigator and Communicator browsers. Through its strategic alliance with Sun Microsystems, the Company develops and offers easy-to-deploy, end-to-end e-commerce and enterprise solutions for companies operating in the Net Economy. About Sun Microsystems, Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The Computer(tm)," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ), to its position as a leading provider of hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $11.5 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at www.sun.com. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, iPlanet, Java, JavaScript, Solaris and The Network is the Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Unix is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd. Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation (company) Netscape Communications Corporation - (Formlerly "Mosaic Communications Corporation", MCC) A company set up in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark and Marc Andreessen <marca@netcom. in the United States and other countries. Other Netscape logos, product names, and service names are also trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation, which may be registered in other countries. 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