Internet Information Server
Microsoft IIS
Microsoft Internet Information Server
<World-Wide Web> (IIS) {Microsoft's} {web server} and {FTP
server} for {Windows NT}.
IIS is intended to meet the needs of a range of users: from
workgroups and departments on a corporate {intranet} to {ISPs}
hosting {websites} that receive millions of {hits} per day.
Features include innovative web publishing, customisable
tools, {wizards}, customisable management tools, flexible
administration options, and analysis tools.
IIS makes it easy to share documents and information across a
company intranet or the {Internet}, and is completely
integrated with {Windows NT Directory Services}.
IIS 1.0 was released for {Windows NT 3.51} and had a limited
feature set.
IIS 2.0 was released with {Windows NT 4.0} with a similar
feature set to IIS 1.0.
IIS 3.0 quickly followed with many additions including
{Active Server Pages} (ASP), {ISAPI} and {ADO} 1.0.
IIS 4.0 is built into {Windows NT Server 4.0}. It includes
ASP 2.0, ISAPI and ADO 1.5.
(http://microsoft.com/iis).
Rival servers include {Apache} and {Netscape Enterprise
Server}.
(1999-08-04)