Computers : Client-Server Computing

Microsoft's Internet Information Server 6 is an Internet server program that works with the Windows Server 2003 operating system. IIS is Microsoft's answer in the Internet server market to Apache, the open source and #1 Internet server in use. In the US 9.7 million servers run IIS (28 percent of the market) powering 5.3 million .com domains. Delivered as a fee add-on for the Windows 2003 Server, IIS 6 is a major upgrade from version 5 with increased security, better .NET programming integration, and stronger abilities to work with non-Microsoft languages and servers. Companies using IIS Server as part of their backend systems include: Krispy Kreme, AT&T, Home Shopping Network, Rolling Stone.com, plus many others. more...

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Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is Microsoft's dynamic technology for allowing autonomous software to communicate. Superseding earlier technologies such as COM/DCOM, .NET Remoting, ASP.NET Web Services, and the Web Services Enhancements for .NET, WCF provides a single solution that is designed to always be the best way to exchange data among software entities. It also provides the infrastructure for developing the next generation of Web Services, with support for the WS-* family of specifications, and a new serialization system for enhanced performance. In the 3.5 release, WCF has been expanded to include support for REST, JSON, and Syndication (RSS and Atom) services, further broadening the possibilities for what can be done. For information technology professionals, WCF supplies an impressive array of administration tools that enterprises and software vendors can use to reduce the cost of ownership of their solutions without writing a single line of code.Most important, WCF delivers on the promise of model-driven software development with the new software factory approach, by which one can iteratively design solutions in a modeling language and generate executables from lower-level class libraries. more...

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This is the eBook version of the printed book. Explore the features, the installation, and the configuration of these seven new servers and gain a conceptual understanding of how your users will be working with them.  . Forms Server 2007 . Groove Server 2007 . Communications Server 2007 . PerformancePoint Server 2007 . Project Portfolio Server 2007 . Project Server 2007 . SharePoint® Server 2007 for Search.  . Along with the release of Windows Vista and the revamped suite of Office 2007 products, Microsoft has released a line-up of new servers. Exchange Server 2007 and SharePoint® Server 2007 are two of the major players, but there are also seven additional Office 2007 Servers of which you may not be aware that can add productivity to your environment in a variety of ways.  . Each of the seven servers is unique and requires distinct assessment to determine if your company can benefit from any given server. This book provides you with the knowledge you need to determine the use of each server, the prerequisites and procedures of server installation, the post-installation configuration options so you can set it and forget it , and finally, a look at the client-side applications that interact with the new servers.  . Detailed information on how to…: Install each of the seven Office 2007 Servers, including both standalone and server farm installation.; Handle post-installation configuration options for each of the seven Office 2007 Servers.; Create InfoPath forms to post to your InfoPath Forms Server.; Work with the Groove client once your Groove Servers are in place.; Communicate more efficiently within your company using a Communications Server and the new Communicator 2007 client.; Handle larger projects through Project Professional 2007 with your new Project Server and Project Portfolio Server.; Understand Business Intelligence (BI) in order to manage your company’s future through PerformancePoin more...

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Content distribution networks (CDNs) are the most promising new techniques for coping with the huge and swiftly growing volume of Internet traffic. In essence, CDNs are groups of proxy-servers located at strategic points around the Internet and arranged so as to ensure that a download request can always be handled from the nearest server. In this, the first reference in the field, a recognized CDN pioneer describes the various technologies involved and explains how they came together to form a working system. With the help of case studies, he covers all the practical basics and provides invaluable implementation schemes. more...

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From IT mainstays such as Exchange Server to leading-edge solutions including Content Management Server, the Microsoft .NET family of products will help you build, deploy, and manage solutions that meet your business requirements. This hands-on, practical guide will show you how to create these distributed and integrated solutions while leveraging the strengths and coping with the weaknesses of .NET Enterprise Servers. more...

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