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Date: Thu, 13 Jul 1995 19:54:50 -0700
From: Jeremy Butler <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list MEDIAWEB <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Netscape *Server* Software Now Free for Educational Use!
Netscape has just made its *server* (not just its browser) software
available for educational use for *free*. I just found the following press
release at:
http://home.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease32.html
> NETSCAPE EXTENDS SERVER EVALUATION PROGRAM TO ENTERPRISE AND
> EDUCATION USERS
>
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> NT VERSIONS OF NETSCAPE SERVERS FOR ENTERPRISE EVALUATION; NETSCAPE
> COMMUNICATIONS SERVER FREE FOR EDUCATION, CHARITABLE NONPROFITS
>
> MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (June 28, 1995) - Netscape Communications
> Corporation today announced that it is expanding its Server Test
> Drive Program to enable users behind corporate firewalls to download
> Netscape servers for free evaluation. In addition, the Netscape
> Server Test Drive program now includes the newly released Windows NT
> versions of Netscape Commerce Server 1.1 and Netscape Communications
> Server 1.1 for enterprise evaluation. Users can try the software for
> a 60-day trial period.
>
> As part of its expanded server program, Netscape also announced that
> it will make Netscape Communications Server available next week for
> free downloading by students and staff in education and charitable
> non-profit organizations. The move will give users in academic and
> non-profit organizations free access to the Netscape server for
> publishing information within their organizations and on the
> Internet.
>
> The Netscape Server Test Drive program, begun in May 1995, gives
> individuals and organizations wanting to publish information on the
> Internet or on corporate TCP/IP networks an easy way to try
> Netscape's server products, which offer high performance, easy
> configuration and maintenance, and enhanced customization
> capabilities. Users can also test the security features of Netscape
> Commerce Server, which includes the Secure Sockets Layer open
> protocol for conducting commerce and secure communications over the
> net.
>
> "In the month since we began the Test Drive Program, hundreds of
> people have taken the opportunity to try Netscape servers for
> Internet communications and commerce," said Mike Homer, vice
> president of marketing at Netscape. "With the availability of our
> servers for Windows NT, we have broadened the program to include
> users on private TCP/IP networks who want to experience for
> themselves the performance, security, and reliability of Netscape
> servers for internal applications. The expanded program also enables
> education and charitable non-profits to freely use Netscape server
> technology for sharing information within and beyond their
> organizations."
>
> Netscape servers are available immediately for downloading from
> Netscape's home page. The servers can be easily downloaded onto any
> site connected to the Internet, including locations behind
> firewalls. All downloads use the HTTP protocol and can be done using
> Netscape Navigator. Users who download servers can get information
> about the products, receive technical support information, and take
> part in technical discussion groups all online from Netscape's
> Server Central location on the Netscape home page.
>
> Netscape Communications Server 1.1 and Netscape Commerce Server 1.1
> allow companies or individuals to easily set up and maintain servers
> for electronic publishing and commerce applications on the Internet
> or corporate IP networks. The servers, available for UNIX and
> Windows NT, offer increased performance over other HTTP-based
> servers by reducing response times and making efficient use of
> available processor power and communications bandwidth. The Netscape
> Server Application Programming Interface (NSAPI) lets the servers be
> easily extended or integrated with custom applications or
> complementary products such as relational databases or full text
> search engines. The servers support open standards and provide an
> intuitive, self-documenting configuration and management user
> interface for easy set-up and maintenance.
>
> Netscape Communications Server is designed for organizations that
> want to deliver multimedia content to various audiences, such as
> customer support information to existing customers, online marketing
> materials to potential customers, product development plans across
> company departments, or corporate policies to employees. It includes
> basic access authorization, which requires a user to specify user
> name and password to gain access. The server can dynamically scale
> to handle heavy loads or be extended to incorporate new features and
> functionality using the NSAPI.
>
> Netscape Commerce Server, in addition to the above features, adds
> SSL to enable secure commerce to be conducted over global networks.
> Netscape Commerce Server is designed for online transactions and
> electronic data exchange, enabling users to send sensitive documents
> over networks in a secured manner. Users who download the server for
> evaluation can get the complete experience of using a secure server
> by obtaining a secure server certificate from a certificate
> authority such as VeriSign, Inc., the new RSA certificate services
> venture.
>
> Users in education and charitable non-profits can use Netscape
> Communications Server for no charge. All other users may choose to
> purchase the servers from any of Netscape's OEM or reseller partners
> including Digital Equipment, Silicon Graphics, or Sun Microsystems,
> or direct from Netscape. Netscape Communications Server has an end
> user price of $1,495 for UNIX versions or $795 for the Windows NT
> version. Netscape Commerce Server has an end user price of $5,000
> for UNIX versions and $2,995 for the Windows NT version. Users
> evaluating Netscape Commerce Server must also purchase a signed
> digital certificate from a certificate authority such as VeriSign.
> Netscape servers for Windows NT are available for both Intel x86 and
> Digital Equipment Corporation's Alpha hardware platforms.
>
> Netscape Communications Corporation is a premier provider of open
> software to enable people and companies to exchange information and
> conduct commerce over the Internet and other global networks. The
> company was founded in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark, founder of
> Silicon Graphics, Inc., a Fortune 500 computer systems company; and
> Marc Andreessen, creator of the NCSA Mosaic research prototype for
> the Internet. Privately held, Netscape Communications Corporation is
> based in Mountain View, California.
>
> Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is
> available on the Internet at http://home.netscape.com, by sending
> email to [log in to unmask] or by calling 415/528-2555.
>
> Netscape Communications, the Netscape Communications logo, Netscape,
> Netscape Navigator, Netscape Communications Server and Netscape
> Commerce Server are trademarks of Netscape Communications
> Corporation. NCSA Mosaic is a trademark of the University of
> Illinois. All other product names are trademarks of their respective
> companies.
>
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> Find out more about Netscape at [log in to unmask], or call
> 415/528-2555.
> Copyright ) 1995 Netscape Communications Corporation
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Jeremy Butler
[log in to unmask]
SCREENsite: http://www.sa.ua.edu/TCF/welcome.htm
Telecommunication & Film Dept., University of Alabama
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