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Cost-Effective Alternative to Appliances: Port80 Software Web Compression
for Microsoft® IIS
Released on
= November 17, 2004, 3:45 pm
Press Release
Author = Port80 Software
Industry = Internet
& Online
Press Release
Summary = Effective origin server compression saves money vs. an
expensive appliance, and httpZip and ZipEnable get the compression
and acceleration job done on IIS Web servers. Results of Fortune
1000 compression survey revealed as well.
Press Release
Body = SAN DIEGO, Calif., - November 17, 2004 - Port80 Software
announces new, affordable HTTP compression solutions for Windows®
Web servers, providing Web acceleration, bandwidth savings, and
server consolidation to Microsoft Internet Information Services
(IIS)-based Web sites and applications.
Thousands of
organizations in over thirty countries rely on Port80 Software’s
httpZip™ and ZipEnable™ tools for HTTP compression on
IIS Web servers. Compared to hardware acceleration appliances, which
start at around $30,000, Port80 Software’s
origin server compression software accelerates IIS-based Web sites
and applications for less than $300 per server, making it an ideal
solution for all but the largest Web farms.
“HTTP
compression is a safe, easy way to speed up Web applications,”
said Joseph Lima, COO of Port80 Software. “Major sites like
Amazon.com and eBay.com depend on Web compression for a competitive
advantage by lowering their transfer costs and speeding up their
Web servers. E-commerce site owners know that dramatically faster
pages lower abandonment rates among customers on dial-up and slower
connections. Now, companies with Web-based business apps are discovering
that the transparent acceleration from compression leads to more
productive remote and LAN employees.”
Port80 Software’s
November 2004 Top 1000 HTTP Compression Survey demonstrates the
impact of compression. While only 6% of the Fortune 1000 corporate
Web sites leverage HTTP compression currently, those 60 sites averaged
23.5% in bandwidth savings and sped up their home page delivery
by 5.19 seconds with HTTP compression.
With the recent
launch of httpZip 2.0, Port80 Software offers an ideal HTTP compression
solution for every version of IIS. As compression does not exist
natively on IIS 4, httpZip provides a performance boost to older
Windows NT servers.
httpZip replaces the limited and bug-ridden built-in IIS 5 compression
on Windows 2000 servers with safe compression, full configuration
tuning, reporting, and solid browser compatibility.
With the launch
of Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0, Microsoft improved built-in
compression dramatically, and Port80’s ZipEnable 2.0 is the
only user-friendly configuration tool available for Microsoft’s
native compression (http://www.microsoft.com/iis/compression). ZipEnable
allows for fine-grained management of IIS 6.0 compression and provides
a number of missing features such as browser compatibility checking.
Designed for
Windows NT, 2000, XP, and 2003, httpZip accelerates Web sites, saves
bandwidth for $299.95 per physical server, and includes a free copy
of ZipEnable. For the budget conscious, ZipEnable can be purchased
separately for Windows Server 2003 for $79.95. Free 30-day trial
downloads, multi-server discounts, and Port80 Software’s Fortune
1000 Web site surveys are available at www.port80software.com.About
Port80 Software
Port80 Software, Inc. is a leading developer of tools for Microsoft
Internet Information Services (IIS) Web servers. The company also
offers w3compiler, a
desktop application for code optimization. Port80 Software is a
Microsoft Certified Partner (MCP ISV) located in San Diego, CA.
Additional information about the company is available online at
www.port80software.com.
Contact:
Chris Neppes
+1.858.268.7960 x. 22
media@port80software.com
Web Site = http://www.port80software.com
Contact Details
= Port80 Software
5252 Balboa Ave, Suite 707 San Diego, CA 92117
858.268.7960 tel | 858.268.7760 fax | 888.4PORT80 toll free
info@port80software.com
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