IBM Introduces Netfinity Advanced Web Hosting Solution
Provides ISPs with Tools to Create More Dynamic Web Sites
San Jose, CA (September 29, 1998) – IBM today announced the Netfinity Advanced Web Hosting Solution — a package of software bundled on the new Netfinity 5000 — that is designed specifically to help Internet Service Providers (ISPs) expand their Web hosting capabilities on a Windows NT platform.
Loaded with powerful IBM software, the solution provides ISPs with the tools they need to manage and deploy more dynamic Web sites for their customers — sites with the latest in motion, video, sound and interactive capabilities.
“Today’s ISPs realize they must continue their transition from access providers to value-added service providers if they are going to survive in this competitive marketplace,” said IBM ISP segment executive Steve Oriola. “IBM’s Netfinity Advanced Web Hosting Solution helps ISPs expand the Web hosting piece of their value-added services.”
Provided in one pre-configured package, the Netfinity Advanced Web Hosting Solution allows ISPs to devote their time to designing higher quality Web sites, not installing and configuring software and servers.
Scheduled to be available late October, coinciding with the official roll-out of the new IBM Netfinity 5000 servers, the Netfinity Advanced Web Hosting Solution will be sold throughout North America by IBM Business Partners.
The main components of the solution are:
Hardware
IBM Netfinity 5000: Newly announced model of IBM’s line of Intel processor-based servers, comes complete with Pentium II processor, speeds up to 450 MHz(1), maximum of 2 CPU’s, 512 KB of L2 cache, up to 2-way SMP, maximum internal storage of 45.5 GB(2) and up to 1024 MB of memory
Software
IBM Netfinity Manager: System management solution enables proactive control of the network, includes remote management capability
Microsoft Windows NT: Industry standard operating system including Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 (reseller provides)
IBM WebSphere Application Server: Java servlet-based Web application server that helps customers deploy and manage more dynamic Web sites, in fourth quarter 1998 WebSphere Application Server to include Windows NT version of the Apache Web server supported by IBM
IBM Web Server Accelerator: Speed/resource management solution that allows for increased system performance and the processing of significantly more page requests per minute over competitive Intel processor-based servers
IBM Enhanced Security Pack for Windows NT: Security solution that provides top-level system security to both the ISP and its customers, includes features such as intrusion detection, administration, authentication and access control
Support
Each server comes complete with a limited three-year warranty(3), 90-day IBM Start Up Support, and IBM HelpCenter backed by 2500 technical experts.
Source: IBM