ServerWatch Staff

There’s an argument to be made for stability and maturity, qualities often lacking in today’s technological frenzies. File Transfer Protocol, more commonly known as FTP, is one of the early vintages of the Internet era and has been around longer than the new kids on the block, such as peer-to-peer and even the World Wide […]

IPSwitch has always been known for its server-side software packages, as well as Internet software clients, such as WS_FTP LE, which is used by the majority of universities around the United States. Its two latest products in both fields keep up the tradition of high-quality, Internet-related software. WS_FTP Server v2.0 sells for $395, and WS_FTP […]

Designed for the medium-sized office and educational environments, Avirt Mail Server is a store-and-forward mail server that fetches electronic mail from a larger Internet server and then redistributes the mail to an unlimited number of users. Avirt Mail Server is similar to the SOHO-targeted Avirt Rover mail server, but unlike its companion, Avirt Mail Server […]

Post.Office is designed as an entry-level/mid-range solution for ISPs, intranets, and Web site use. The server is designed for single server installations and can support up to 250,000 mailbox accounts. For large ISPs and enterprise-level use Software.com offers four additional solutions in the InterMail line of mail servers — InterMail Standard Edition, Web Edition, Consumer […]

It may be the early innings of the Web services era, but SilverStream Software is already using the combination of its newly reconfigured application server (SilverStream eXtend Application Server 3.7) and development environment (SilverStream eXtend Workbench 1.0) to step up to the plate and swing away. Although many companies are making a lot of noise […]

Longtime Sybase customers will feel right at home with Sybase Enterprise Application Server 2.0. Many of the components found in Sybase Enterprise Application Server 2.0 are actually recycled from other Sybase products. Most notably, the core of Sybase Enterprise Application Server 2.0 is the previously available Jaguar Component Transaction Server (CTS), which has a good […]

The Liquid Music System is advertised as being the first Internet client/server system designed solely for CD-quality audio and marketed to online music publishers. The audio system is built around three components — Liquid Music Player (for playing files), Liquifier Pro (for mastering and encoding), and Liquid Music Server (for serving). Because the Liquid Music […]

document.write(“”) In a world where communication and cost are equally key, finding an inexpensive yet effective means of communications between employees, whether they be across the hall or across the nation, is a requirement for many organizations. Since most people have some sort of portable computer available to them, and an enterprise often must find […]

PowWow is an integrated client/server package that delivers dynamic text and voice-based communication capabilities. The Internet Community Server included with the PowWow client allows Web sites to set up their own interactive PowWow communities. The server provides text and voice chat capabilities, instant messaging, moderation options, buddy lists, file transfers, online board games, and other […]

Formerly the Well-Engaged chat server, VolanoChatPro is a powerful and very customizable Java-based chat server geared toward larger chats in the corporate, educational, and ISP worlds. Formerly the Well-Engaged chat server, VolanoChatPro is a powerful and very customizable Java-based chat server geared toward larger chats in the corporate, educational, and ISP worlds. VolanoChat comes in […]

With enhanced Internet connectivity and availability on a wide variety of platforms, Novell’s GroupWise 5.5 — one of the pioneers of the groupware field — gets a long-anticipated facelift and becomes a strong contender for the collaborative tool of choice in the Internet world. With enhanced Internet connectivity and availability on a wide variety of […]

Collaboration tools are the brave new frontier of the Internet, though they can take many forms, ranging from relatively low-level IRC-based discussions to more elaborate threaded discussions. Covering the spread is the idea behind WebBoard, the Web-conferencing tool from O’Reilly Software. WebBoard facilitates real-time conferencing among Internet and intranet users in a number of ways. […]