This Story Posted:
March 31st

 
 

[2:05 PM]
Tenon releases New Version of WebTen
Tenon Systems has released a new version of WebTen, their Apache based web server for the Mac. The new version includes better performance and several new features. WebTen 2.1.1 also includes better support for WebSTAR plug-ins. According to Tenon Systems:

WebTen 2.1.10 supports the new Verisign two-tier SSL server certificates which will be required in January, 2000. WebTen's built-in DNS server has been enhanced to support more kinds of DNS records. DNS A records and NS records are now fully managed via WebTen's point and click Administration Server. Plug-ins for Sophisticated Circuits' PowerKey Pro and Rebound! are now included with the distribution and the new package is pre-configured to support Purity's WebSentinel virtual realms.

WebTen 2.1.10 extends the open source Apache with a point & click interface, internet object caching, SSL 3.0 (for supporting eCommerce with multiple secure certificates on a single machine), FTP (for uploading web content on a virtual host by virtual host basis), NFS (for offloading content), a state-of-the art DNS, a high-performance search engine, and advanced proxy services. Tenon's Macintosh-based Apache is running in a pre-emptive multitasking environment and is able to sustain over 1000 hits/second.

We are awaiting word from Tenon on upgrade pricing and will be adding that information to this report later today. More information about WebTen can be found at the company's web site.

The Mac Observer Spin: WebTen is one of the two best reasons to run a Mac web server (the other is StgarNine's WebSTAR.) WebTen is remarkably fast and holds its own against all but the highest end Unix servers. The Tenon team is also very dedicated to the Mac.

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