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Port80 Software Releases httpZip 2.0By Pedro HernandezNovember 18, 2004
The firm just released version 2.0 of it httpZip product, software that compresses HTTP traffic, allowing Windows Web servers to make more efficient use of bandwidth and deliver brisk loading times to end-users. Companies still running NT/IIS 4 gain Web compression and breathe new life into their aging investments, while IIS 5 stand to achieve better performance over its native "limited and bug-ridden" implementation, says Port80. For IIS 6, with its improved compression engine, httpZip provides finely grained controls, reporting tools and options such as browser compatibility checking that are not available via the standard ISS install. Port80 is targeting the 94 percent of Fortune 1000 companies (and smaller businesses, naturally) that don't employ compression, according to the findings of a recent survey conducted by the company. The 6 percent that make use of the technology achieved an average bandwidth savings of 23.5 percent and were able shave over 5 seconds from their homepage delivery times. E-commerce sites, in particular, stand the most to gain, says Port80 Software's COO, Joseph Lima. In a statement, he singled out Amazon.com and eBay.com as Web giants that "depend on Web compression for a competitive advantage by lowering their transfer costs and speeding up their Web servers." Lima added, "E-commerce site owners know that dramatically faster pages lower abandonment rates among customers on dial-up and slower connections." Costing $299.95 per physical server, Port80 is positioning httpZip 2.0 as a cost-effective alternative to compression appliances that can run upwards of $30,000. A free, 30-day trial version is available here (registration required).
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