The universal information server for business applications
Oracle WebServer 2.0 is the business ready platform for the Internet. By combining a unique high-performance multi-threadedarchitecture with the scalability, reliability and security of the industry-leading Oracle7TM database, Oracle WebServer 2.0is the foundation for next generation Intranet/Internet applications.
About Native Database Integration
About the Scalable Performance Architecture
About Open Application Development
Oracle WebServer 2.0 Feature Summary
Native Database Integration
As you would expect from the leader in database technology, theOracle WebServer can be
fully integrated with the Oracle7 database.Rather than having to write tedious CGI programs
or PERL scripts,Oracle WebServer delivers dynamic HTML pages directly throughthe Web
Request Broker. By translating and dispatchingclient requests directly to the Oracle7
Server using PL/SQL™,Oracle's procedural language for Oracle7, your data driven
Webapplications will run far faster than with other Web servers.
As a licensee of Sun Microsystems' JAVA programming language,Oracle WebServer offers an integrated Java runtime environmentwith PL/SQL extensions for Oracle7, effectively enabling developersto implement dynamic Web applications using native Java classes.
And, by supporting native connectivity to the Oracle7 database,you get full access to all supported data-types including text,relational, and spatial so you can deliver media-rich applicationsover the Internet.
High Performance, Scalable, and Portable Architecture
While including a robust HTTP server, the core of the Oracle WebServeris the Web Request Broker,
a high-speed mechanism for dispatching,load-balancing, and adding third-party server extensions.
Builton a true multi-threaded, multi-process architecture, the WebRequest Broker offers a superior
application environment overlow-level first generation HTTP APIs. Through the WRB, the OracleWebServer
delivers vastly superior performance, dispatching, andaccess times, even in extremely high network
traffic environments.Running all server extensions as individual processes, the WebRequest Broker
provides true asynchronous independent processing.Through the unique independent processing
architecture, the WRBguarantees that third-party server extensions will not affectother parts of
the system, thus delivering unparalleled reliabilityfor all your users. Best of all, the Oracle
WebServer is not limitedto a single platform, so you can develop and deploy Web basedsystems across
multiple servers running 14 of the most popularoperating systems, such as Microsoft Windows NT,
Sun Solaris andHP-UX.
Oracle WebServer also supports two common authentication and restrictionmechanisms: Basic and Digest Authentication and both IP-based& Domain-based restriction. These mechanisms allow resourcesto be protected by username/password combinations and ensuresthat only authorized users visit your site.
Unlike other Web servers, Oracle WebServer supports Oracle SecureNetwork Services (SNS). SNS ensures secure communication betweenOracle WebServer 2.0 and Oracle7, even through a firewall, enablingWeb applications to incorporate and use valuable information and applications. SNS is fully compatible with the majority of popularfirewalls available, including TIS, Raptor, SMTI, Sun, and Digital.
To provide an easily integrated solution for new and existingcorporate Intranet and Internet applications, Oracle WebServeris open and supports all existing Web standards. Oracle WebServerapplications are fully portable across 14 different platformsincluding Sun Solaris, HP-UX, SGI-IRX, and Windows NT. In addition,it is fully compliant with all recognized and published Internetstandards including HTTP 1.0, HTML 2.0 with extensions, CGI 1.1,JAVA, and C/C++.
Oracle WebServer Release 2.0 is available on all major UNIX platformsas well as Windows NT. An Oracle7 server may optionally be integratedfor increased data processing power and scalability.
Transparent dispatch to Oracle7 Server