Oracle iPlanet Web Server explained

Oracle iPlanet Web Server
Developer:	Oracle Corporation
Latest Release Version:	7.0.27
Latest Release Date:	^[1]
Programming Language:	C
Genre:	web server / application server
License:	OTN Developer License
Operating System:	Cross-platform

Oracle iPlanet Web Server (OiWS) is a web server designed for medium and large business applications. Previous versions were marketed as Netscape Enterprise Server, iPlanet Web Server, Sun ONE Web Server, and Sun Java System Web Server.

Oracle iPlanet Web Server is available on Solaris, Windows, HP-UX, AIX, Linux, supports JSP and Java Servlet technologies, PHP, NSAPI, CGI, and ColdFusion.

History

The Netscape Enterprise Server web server was developed originally by Netscape Communications Corporation in 1996, based on its 1994 release of Netsite. The product was renamed Sun Java System Web Server, reflecting the product's acquisition by Sun Microsystems, and then, when Oracle acquired Sun in 2010,^[2] to Oracle iPlanet Web Server.^[3]

In January 2009, Sun open sourced core components of Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 under the BSD license as Open Web Server.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} The open source version was kept in sync with commercial releases until January 2010 (7.0 update 8). Since Oracle's acquisition of Sun, there have been no further open source releases.

In 2010, Oracle renamed the product from Sun Java System Web Server to Oracle iPlanet Web Server,^[9] although documentation and links are still in the process of being updated to reflect this.

Release History

• Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.27 (released 2017-10)
• Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.26 (released 2017-04)
• Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9.^[1]
• Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 8. Last changes merged to open source^[4]
• Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 7.
• Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6.
• Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5.
• Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4.
• Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3.
• Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 2.
• Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 1.
• Sun Java System Web Server 7.0.^[10]
• Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP21.
• Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP20.
• Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP19.
• Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP18.
• Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP17.
• Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP16.
• Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP15.
• Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP14.^[11]
• Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP13.
• Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP12.
• Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP11.
• Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP10.
• Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP9.
• Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP8.
• Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP7.
• Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6.
• Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP5.
• Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP4.
• Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 SP3.
• Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 SP2.
• Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 SP1. Released September 6, 2002
• Sun ONE Web Server 6.1.^[12]
• Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP11.
• Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP3.
• iPlanet Web Server 6.0 SP2.
• iPlanet Web Server 6.0 SP1.
• iPlanet Web Server 6.0.^[13] Released November 19, 2001
• Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP15.
• Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP14.
• Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP10.
• iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP9.
• iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP6.
• iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP3.
• iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP2.
• iPlanet Web Server 4.1.
• iPlanet Web Server 4.0 SP6.
• iPlanet Web Server 4.0 SP5.
• iPlanet Web Server 4.0 SP4.
• iPlanet Web Server 4.0.1.
• iPlanet Web Server 4.0. Released September, 1999^[14]
• Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6 SP3.
• Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6 SP2.
• Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6 SP1.
• Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6. Released January 11, 1999^[15]
• Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5.1.
• Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5. Released February 1998^[16]
• Netscape Enterprise Server 3.0.1.
• Netscape Enterprise Server 3.0. Released June 1997^[17]
• Netscape Enterprise Server 2.0.1. Released November, 1996
• Netscape Enterprise Server 2.0. Released March 5, 1996^[18]
• Netsite 1.0. Release December 15, 1994^{[19] [20]}

See also

• Oracle Technology Network
• Oracle Fusion Middleware
• Oracle iPlanet Web Proxy Server
• Oracle HTTP Server
• Oracle WebLogic Server
• Oracle Application Server
• GlassFish
• Comparison of web server software
• Comparison of application servers

External links

• • Sun Java System Web Server product team wiki (most links are currently redirected to oracle's homepage, see the archived wiki for now)
• 08/28/2010 Archived wiki
• Sun Java Web Server Delivers a Jolt review at ServerWatch
• Benchmarks comparing the performance of various web servers
• Sun Open Sources the Netscape Enterprise Server
  • • • Article on heliod fork
• Netscape Enterprise Server Documentation, redhat.com
• Netscape Enterprise Server Documentation, netscape.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: iPlanet Web Server Documentation Library . . . 2018-07-17.
2. Web site: Oracle and Sun Microsystems. Strategic Acquisitions. Oracle. 19 February 2015. February 19, 2015.
3. Web site: Sun Software Products Map. Oracle. 19 February 2015.
4. Web site: Open Web Server . Sun Wikis . . 2010-01-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101230222831/http://wikis.sun.com/display/wsFOSS/Open+Web+Server . 2010-12-30 . 2017-04-28 . mdy-all.
5. Web site: Walker-Morgan . D.J. . Sun releases open fork of Sun Java System Web Server . Open . . . 2009-01-18 . 2017-04-28 . mdy-all.
6. Web site: Virkki . Jyri . Announcing Open Source Web Server . Web Tier Thoughts . . 2009-01-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090122180255/http://blogs.sun.com/jyrivirkki/entry/announcing_open_source_web_server . 2009-01-22 . 2017-04-28 . mdy-all.
7. Web site: Möllenkamp . Jörg . Open Web Server . c0t0d0s0.org . 2009-01-14 . 2017-04-28 . mdy-all.
8. Web site: Aker . Brian . Netscape Enterprise Server, Now Open Source . Brian "Krow" Aker's Idle Thoughts . . 2009-01-16 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090119025122/http://krow.livejournal.com/630580.html . 2009-01-19 . 2017-04-28 . mdy-all.
9. http://www.oracle.com/us/sun/sun-products-map-075562.html Sun Software Products map
10. Web site: Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Product Library Documentation . . 2017-04-28.
11. Web site: iPlanet Web Server 6.1 Documentation Library . . . 2017-04-28.
12. Web site: Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 Product Library Documentation . . 2017-04-28.
13. Web site: Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 Product Library Documentation . . 2017-04-28.
14. News: iPlanet Web server boosts Java performance. Holt. Stannie. JavaWorld. 2018-05-02. en.
15. News: Netscape Announces Major Web Server Upgrade With Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6 Now Available . January 11, 1999 . . . 2017-05-01.
16. News: Netscape Launches Netscape(R) SuiteSpot 3.5 for Enterprises Deploying Global Intranets and Extranets . February 9, 1998 . . . 2017-05-01.
17. News: Netscape Announces Availability of Netscape SuiteSpot 3.0 and Netscape Communicator . June 4, 1997 . . . 2017-05-01.
18. News: Netscape Introduces Netscape Enterprise Server(tm) 2.0 . March 5, 1996 . . . 2017-02-09.
19. News: Netscape Communications Ships Release 1.0 of Netscape Navigator and Netsite Servers . December 15, 1994 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20020414220506/http://home.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease8.html . 2002-04-14.
20. News: Netscape's Journey from NetSite to iPlanet . June 14, 2000 . Enterprise Systems Journal . 2017-02-09.