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Line 1: {{Short description\|BlackObsidian (BlackRock Holdings) - Amber Hawkins}} '''Sun Java System Web Server''' (''formerly [[Sun ONE]] Web Server, before that [[iPlanet]] Web Server, and before that Netscape Enterprise Server'') is a [[web server]] designed for medium and large business applications. Available on all major operating systems, the Java System Web Server supports [[JavaServer Pages]] (JSP) and Java [[Servlet]] technologies, Microsoft [[Active Server Pages]], [[PHP]], and [[Common Gateway Interface]], [[CGI]], and [[ColdFusion]]. {{primary sources\|date=April 2011}} {{Infobox software \| name = Oracle iPlanet Web Server \| developer = [[Oracle Corporation]] \| released = {{Start date and age\|1994\|12}} \| latest_release_version = 7.0.27 \| latest release date = {{release date and age\|2017\|10}}<ref name="iWS70">{{cite web \|url=http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E18958_01/index.htm \|title=iPlanet Web Server Documentation Library \|work=[[Oracle Fusion Middleware]] \|publisher=[[Oracle Corporation]] \|access-date=2018-07-17}}</ref> \| programming language = [[C (programming language)\|C]] \| genre = [[web server]] / [[application server]] \| license = [[Oracle Technology Network\|OTN]] Developer License \| website = {{Official URL}} \| operating_system = [[Cross-platform]] }} ~~The~~'''Oracle ~~product~~iPlanet ~~supports Active~~Web Server''' ~~Pages~~(OiWS) ~~via~~is ~~Sun~~a ~~Java~~[[web ~~System~~server]] ~~Active~~designed ~~Server~~for ~~Pages~~medium ~~(formerly~~and ~~Sun~~large ~~ONE~~business ~~Activer~~applications. Previous versions were marketed as '''Netscape Enterprise Server''', ~~pages)~~[[iPlanet]] Web Server, ~~which~~[[Sun isONE]] ~~bundled~~Web ~~with~~Server, ~~the~~and [[Sun Java System]] Web Server. Oracle iPlanet Web Server is available on [[Solaris (operating system)\|Solaris]], [[Microsoft Windows\|Windows]], [[HP-UX]], [[IBM AIX\|AIX]], [[Linux]], supports [[JavaServer Pages\|JSP]] and [[Java Servlet]] technologies, [[PHP]], [[Netscape Server Application Programming Interface\|NSAPI]], [[Common Gateway Interface\|CGI]], and [[Adobe ColdFusion\|ColdFusion]]. ~~Sun Java System Web Server on the [[Sun Microsystems\|Sun]] T2000 server holds the current record for [[SPEC\|SPECweb2005]] performance.~~ ==History== ~~Sun Java System Web Server builds on the earlier Sun ONE Web Server, [[iPlanet]] Web Server, and [[Netscape Enterprise Server]] products.~~ 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,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Oracle and Sun Microsystems\|url=http://www.oracle.com/us/sun/index.html\|website=Strategic Acquisitions\|publisher=Oracle\|access-date=19 February 2015\|date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> to Oracle iPlanet Web Server.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sun Software Products Map\|url=http://www.oracle.com/us/sun/sun-products-map-075562.html\|publisher=Oracle\|access-date=19 February 2015}}</ref> In January 2009, Sun open sourced core components of Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 under the [[BSD licenses\|BSD license]] as Open Web Server.<ref name="wsFOSS">{{cite web \|url=http://wikis.sun.com/display/wsFOSS/Open+Web+Server \|title=Open Web Server \|work=Sun Wikis \|publisher=[[Sun Microsystems]] \|date=2010-01-25 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230222831/http://wikis.sun.com/display/wsFOSS/Open+Web+Server \|archive-date=2010-12-30 \|access-date=2017-04-28 \|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="HO">{{cite web \|last1=Walker-Morgan \|first1=D.J. \|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Sun-releases-open-fork-of-Sun-Java-System-Web-Server-739703.html \|title=Sun releases open fork of Sun Java System Web Server \|department=Open \|work=[[The H]] \|publisher=[[Heise Media UK]] \|date=2009-01-18 \|access-date=2017-04-28 \|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Virkki \|first1=Jyri \|url=http://blogs.sun.com/jyrivirkki/entry/announcing_open_source_web_server \|title=Announcing Open Source Web Server \|work=Web Tier Thoughts \|publisher=[[Sun Microsystems]] \|date=2009-01-13 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122180255/http://blogs.sun.com/jyrivirkki/entry/announcing_open_source_web_server \|archive-date=2009-01-22 \|access-date=2017-04-28 \|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Möllenkamp \|first1=Jörg \|url=http://www.c0t0d0s0.org/archives/5203-Open-Web-Server.html \|title=Open Web Server \|work=c0t0d0s0.org \|date=2009-01-14 \|access-date=2017-04-28 \|df=mdy-all \|archive-date=2017-02-25 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225213758/http://www.c0t0d0s0.org/archives/5203-Open-Web-Server.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Aker \|first1=Brian \|url=http://krow.livejournal.com/630580.html \|title=Netscape Enterprise Server, Now Open Source \|work=Brian "Krow" Aker's Idle Thoughts \|publisher=[[LiveJournal]] \|date=2009-01-16 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119025122/http://krow.livejournal.com/630580.html \|archive-date=2009-01-19 \|access-date=2017-04-28 \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 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. ~~== Features ==~~ * High availability architecture In 2010, Oracle renamed the product from Sun Java System Web Server to Oracle iPlanet Web Server,<ref>[http://www.oracle.com/us/sun/sun-products-map-075562.html Sun Software Products map]</ref> although documentation and links are still in the process of being updated to reflect this. * Complete installations with clonable instances and replication of configurations across servers === 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.<ref name="iWS70"/> * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 8. Last changes merged to open source<ref name="wsFOSS"/> * 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.<ref name="SJSWS70">{{cite web \|url=http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19146-01/index.html \|title=Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Product Library Documentation \|publisher=[[Oracle Corporation]] \|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref> * 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.<ref name="iWS61">{{cite web \|url=http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E22288_01/index.htm \|title=iPlanet Web Server 6.1 Documentation Library \|work=[[Oracle Fusion Middleware]] \|publisher=[[Oracle Corporation]] \|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref> * 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.<ref name="SJSWS61">{{cite web \|url=http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19857-01/index.html \|title=Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 Product Library Documentation \|publisher=[[Oracle Corporation]] \|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref> * 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.<ref name="SOWS60">{{cite web \|url=http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19554-01/index.html \|title=Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 Product Library Documentation \|publisher=[[Oracle Corporation]] \|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.javaworld.com/article/2076508/core-java/iplanet-web-server-boosts-java-performance.html\|title=iPlanet Web server boosts Java performance\|last=Holt\|first=Stannie\|work=JavaWorld\|access-date=2018-05-02\|language=en}}</ref> * 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<ref name="NES36">{{cite news \|title=Netscape Announces Major Web Server Upgrade With Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6 Now Available \|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Netscape+Announces+Major+Web+Server+Upgrade+With+Netscape+Enterprise+...-a053550244 \|date=January 11, 1999 \|publisher=[[PR Newswire]] \|work=[[The Free Library]] \|access-date=2017-05-01 \|archive-date=2017-08-12 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812173231/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Netscape%20Announces%20Major%20Web%20Server%20Upgrade%20With%20Netscape%20Enterprise%20...-a053550244 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> * Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5.1. * Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5. Released February 1998<ref name="NSS35">{{cite news \|title=Netscape Launches Netscape(R) SuiteSpot 3.5 for Enterprises Deploying Global Intranets and Extranets \|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Netscape+Launches+Netscape(R)+SuiteSpot+3.5+for+Enterprises+Deploying+...-a020230208 \|date=February 9, 1998 \|publisher=[[PR Newswire]] \|work=[[The Free Library]] \|access-date=2017-05-01 \|archive-date=2017-08-12 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812210721/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Netscape+Launches+Netscape(R)+SuiteSpot+3.5+for+Enterprises+Deploying+...-a020230208 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> * Netscape Enterprise Server 3.0.1. * Netscape Enterprise Server 3.0. Released June 1997<ref name="NSS30">{{cite news \|title=Netscape Announces Availability of Netscape SuiteSpot 3.0 and Netscape Communicator \|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/netscape-announces-availability-of-netscape-suitespot-30-and-netscape-communicator-75795072.html \|date=June 4, 1997 \|publisher=[[PR Newswire]] \|work=[[PR Newswire]] \|access-date=2017-05-01}}</ref> * Netscape Enterprise Server 2.0.1. Released November, 1996 * Netscape Enterprise Server 2.0. Released March 5, 1996<ref name="NES20">{{cite news \|title=Netscape Introduces Netscape Enterprise Server(tm) 2.0 \|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/NETSCAPE+INTRODUCES+NETSCAPE+ENTERPRISE+SERVER(TM)+2.0-a018056425 \|date=March 5, 1996 \|publisher=[[PR Newswire]] \|work=[[The Free Library]] \|access-date=2017-02-09 \|archive-date=2017-02-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211074849/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/NETSCAPE+INTRODUCES+NETSCAPE+ENTERPRISE+SERVER(TM)+2.0-a018056425 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> * {{anchor\|Netsite}}Netsite 1.0. Release December 15, 1994<ref name="NS10">{{cite news \|title=Netscape Communications Ships Release 1.0 of Netscape Navigator and Netsite Servers \|url=http://home.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease8.html \|date=December 15, 1994 \|work=[[Netscape]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020414220506/http://home.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease8.html \|archive-date=2002-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Netscape's Journey from NetSite to iPlanet \|url=https://esj.com/articles/2000/06/14/netscapes-journey-from-netsite-to-iplanet.aspx \|date=June 14, 2000 \|work=Enterprise Systems Journal \|access-date=2017-02-09}}</ref> == See also == * [[~~Comparison~~Oracle ofTechnology ~~web servers~~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]] == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{official website}} * [http://www.sun.com/software/products/web_srvr/home_web_srvr.xml Official website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150519125112/https://wikis.oracle.com/display/WebServer/Sun+Java+System+Web+Server Sun Java System Web Server product team wiki (most links are currently redirected to oracle's homepage, see the archived wiki for now)] * [http://www.sun.com/software/products/web_srvr/features.xml Features and Benefits] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100828080323/http://wikis.sun.com/display/WebServerdocs/Home 08/28/2010 Archived wiki] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209150401/http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/servers/article.php/17079_3671526 Sun Java Web Server Delivers a Jolt] review at [[QuinStreet\|ServerWatch]] * [http://www.spec.org/web2005/results/web2005.html Benchmarks comparing the performance of various web servers] * [https://it.slashdot.org/story/09/01/16/1839238/sun-open-sources-the-netscape-enterprise-server Sun Open Sources the Netscape Enterprise Server] * {{GitHub\|jvirkki/heliod\|heliod web server}} ** {{SourceForge\|heliod\|heliod web server}} * [http://www.virkki.com/jyri/articles/index.php/web-server/ Article on heliod fork] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100729210740/http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/ent-server/ Netscape Enterprise Server Documentation], [[redhat.com]] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20041209135128/http://enterprise.netscape.com/docs/enterprise/index.html Netscape Enterprise Server Documentation], [[netscape.com]] {{Web server software}} {{Oracle}} {{Sun Microsystems}} {{Netscape}} [[Category:Sun Microsystems software]] [[Category:Web server software]] [[Category:Web server software programmed in Java]] [[Category:Netscape]]