This message was forwarded to Maps-L by Larry Cruse.------Johnnie ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > [Image] > > Find out more about Netscape at [log in to unmask], or call > 415/528-2555. > Copyright ) 1995 Netscape Communications Corporation -- Jeremy Butler [log in to unmask] SCREENsite: http://www.sa.ua.edu/TCF/welcome.htm Telecommunication & Film Dept., University of Alabama >-- Saved internet headers (useful for debugging) >Received: from netcom22.netcom.com by mail.ucsd.edu; id SAA03243 sendmail 8.6.1 >Received: by netcom22.netcom.com (8.6.12/Netcom) id SAA20084; Thu, 13 Jul 1995 >Date: Thu, 13 Jul 1995 18:13:51 -0700 (PDT) >From: "P. Michael McCulley" <[log in to unmask]> >X-Sender: mcculley@netcom22 >To: Larry Cruse <[log in to unmask]>, Bill Pfender <Bill_P >cc: Leslie Abrams <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Netscape *Server* Software Now Free for Educational Use! 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