Netsite Network Server Software

Now you can easily conduct commerce and distribute information over the Internet and other IP-based networks. Netsite server software enhances, and in some cases radically changes, the way organizations, publishers and information providers communicate with existing and potential customers, and just about everybody else. Whether your network is large or small, public or private, Netsite servers can help your organization provide compelling multimedia content to an online audience. In cyberspace. Around the globe.

Netsite opens a world of new media applications, such as online publishing, interactive shopping, and distance learning. It also allows organizations to generate new business through online marketing and sales and to reduce costs by distributing information to customers, employees, and partners more efficiently. The Netsite line includes two products available for UNIX-based platforms: the Netsite Communications Server and the Netsite Commerce Server.

Netsite Communications Server

Netsite Communications Server is designed for applications which don't require advanced security features, such as the delivery of online marketing materials or customer support information to customers, or communications to employees. The Communications Server uses HTTP/1.0 access authorization, but does not support data encryption or server certification.

The Netsite Communications Server offers three primary advantages over other HTTP-based servers:

IT'S FAST: Netsite delivers multimedia documents several times faster than other HTTP-based servers and handles peak loads without a blink.
IT'S EFFICIENT: Netsite is an order of magnitude more efficient than other HTTP-based servers in its use of CPU capacity allowing you to get full value out of your investments in hardware and communications infrastructure.
IT'S EASY TO USE: QuickStart installation gets you up and running in minutes, with configuration and maintenance through intuitive, online forms.

The Netsite Communications Server has an end user price of $1495.

If interested, please contact sales@netscape.com.

Technical Specifications

All HTTP-based clients supported.
Backward compatibility with all HTTP-based servers. Speaks industry-standard HTTP/1.0 protocol. Serves HTML documents.
CGI/1.1 compliant.
DNS and IP address based access control.
HTTP/1.0 based access authorization.
Client accesses logged in common logfile format.
Log files rotate or restart server with SIGHUP.
Multiple log files which can restrict logging from certain hosts.
Simplified imagemap setup.
User public information directories (UNIX users).
- Allow user databases other than /etc/passwd or NIS map.
- Can be pre-loaded to save network or disk bandwidth.
Common indexing format for directories.
Customized error messages.
QuickStart installation, providing configuration and maintenance through intuitive, online forms.
Increased performance, including faster response times.
Increased efficiency in use of hardware and communications infrastructure.
Server configuration control per-directory, per-file, by shell wildcard pattern or using templates (such as all user directories).
Streamlined server-parsed HTML.
Symbolic link searches friendly to automounter.
Document root and virtual-to-physical mappings.
Disable symbolic links and hard links.
MIME typing through filename extensions.
DBM hashed file format used for high capacity user database.
Scalability (to meet the demands of increased traffic) and extensibility (to incorporate additional features on a modular basis).
Major UNIX operating systems supported, including the following platforms: Digital Equipment Corp. (OSF/1 2.0), Hewlett Packard (HP-UX 9.03), IBM RS/6000 (AIX 3.2.5), Silicon Graphics (IRIX 5.2), Sun (Solaris 2.3 & 2.4, SunOS 4.1.3), and 386/486/Intel Pentium PC (BSDI 1.1).

Netsite Commerce Server

The Netsite Commerce Server is the first HTTP-compatible server designed for the conduct of electronic commerce, including online transactions, and the exchange of sensitive documents over networks. Its advanced security features make distributing confidential information to a select audience or accepting both orders and payment online simple and secure.

The Commerce Server adds bulletproof security to the feature set of the Communications Server. Netscape Communications' implementation of public-key cryptographic technology from RSA Data Security Inc. provides:

Data encryption, which ensures the privacy of client/server communications by encrypting the data stream between the two entities, and
Server authentication which uses a certificate and a digital signature to verify identity of the server.

The Netsite Commerce Server makes commerce over the Internet private and secure. It will be available in November 1994 at an end user price of $5,000.

Contact sales@netscape.com to order.

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