October 29, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Zeus Technology Limited (zeus.com), has announced the launch
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of Zeus Web Server Version 4.0. Zeus Web Server Version 4.0, allows twice as
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many people to access a Web site at the same time, and over a continued
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period, compared with competitive products. This is because Version 4.0 can
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handle more simultaneous connections from the Internet, and responds to each
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individual connection much faster than competitors. This allows the number
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of hardware servers to be halved.
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The company says Version 4.0 rapidly delivers dynamic content such as PHP,
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45% faster than the competition. Web servers are traditionally optimized to
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deliver large volumes of traffic out from the server to the Internet.
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The advent of Web services will require Web servers to handle huge volumes
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of inbound traffic. Zeus Web Server Version 4.0 has been optimized for
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traffic traveling in both directions, making it the only Web server designed
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for the next generation of the Internet.
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Adam Twiss, CEO of Zeus Technology says, “Given the current economic
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climate, it is more important than ever to extract the maximum return on
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investment in hardware. Zeus Technology has recognized the need for
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scalable, high-performance software which significantly reduces companies’
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overheads.” Zeus Web Server Version 4.0 underpins business-critical
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solutions for companies such as Cable and Wireless, Design Net, Energis,
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NTL, Tiscali, and Telus.
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Zeus is targetting the trends to more personal, dynamic content generation
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technologies such as CGI, FastCGI, PHP, and Java Servlets. Zeus Web Server
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Version 4.0 supports developers who choose these dynamic content
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technologies and uses Zeus’ new FastCGI/PHP interface. Java performance is
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also enhanced with the support of AJPv13 protocol and new native interfaces
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for Tomcat and Jserv for further enhanced stability and performance.
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Zeus Web Server Version 4.0 will be available from 23rd Oct. 2001. For a
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free 30 day evaluation see zeus.com/downloads/.
