September 24, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to a advisory from security researcher Secunia (secunia.com) vulnerabilities in Macromedia’s JRun Web application server could allow a remote attacker to compromise a machine running the software.
August 11, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Port 80 Software (port80software.com), a developer of Microsoft Web server add-on tools, announced on Tuesday that it has launched w3compiler, an application that employs code optimization for Web file compression. According to the company, w3compiler compresses Web file size up to 90 percent, accelerating Web page downloads, reducing bandwidth costs and enhancing code for more robust intellectual property protection.