Features Offered by Netscape Enterprise Server for NetWare
SERVER SOFTWARE
- Netscape Enterprise Server for NetWare is based on the HTTP 1.1 standard.
- Netscape Enterprise Server includes built-in Java runtime with support
for Java Developer's Kit (JDK) 1.1.
- Netscape Enterprise Server can execute server-side JavaScript.
MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES
- You can take advantage of Netscape Enterprise Server's support for
Novell Directory Services (NDS) and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP).
- You can use access control lists (ACLs) to control access to documents
on Netscape Enterprise Server. Users can use ACLs to control access to
the documents they own.
- You can manage a cluster of servers as one object.
- You can delegate management tasks to other users.
- You can perform management tasks through a web-based interface.
- You can perform management tasks from a Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) console because Netscape Enterprise Server supports SNMP 1 and 2.
- You can perform management tasks from a remote workstation.
PUBLISHING CAPABILITIES
- You can create and publish dynamic documents.
- You can create and publish documents in various file formats.
- You can enable automatic link management for documents.
- You can enable version control to track the changes made to a document.
- You can use web-based publishing tools such as Netscape Web Publisher.
- You can use the Web Application Interface (WAI) to create web applications.
DATABASE SUPPORT
- Netscape Enterprise Server includes Internet Service Broker, an object
request broker (ORB) licensed from Visigenic Software.
- Netscape Enterprise Server provides native connectivity to Oracle database
servers.
- Netscape Enterprise Server supports Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP).
USER PRODUCTIVITY
- Users can publish documents directly from their desktop.
- Users can perform a full-text search to find documents.
- Users can access Netscape Enterprise Server via a web-based interface.
- Users can configure intelligent server-based agents to perform a certain
task or to notify these users of system changes.
DEVELOPER PRODUCTIVITY
- Developers can create dynamic documents using Common Gateway Interface
(CGI) applications and scripts, such as Perl, NetBasic, and JavaScript.
- Developers can write network applications using Java and can take advantage
of Netscape's Java class libraries.
- Developers can define custom document properties (through extensible
metadata) that are fully searchable.