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The new release is on the way: Hyperwave Information Server 5.5
August 02, 2000
The latest version of Hyperwave Information Server will be introduced
on August 31, 2000. What's new in Version 5.5?
Read on to find out about the most important improvements:
Single Sign-On Support for Windows
Users are only required to identify themselves once on an NT system.
When accessing a Hyperwave Information Server on NT, users with
IE5 can be automatically identified by the HWIS without having to
enter the password again. Single Sign-On is made possible through
NLTM and can run on Windows-based Internet Explorer 4+ clients as
well as Windows NT/2000 servers.
SSL with Client Side Certificates
The support of Client Side Certificates under SSL makes it possible
to build certificate-based authorization systems, which is especially
advantageous for large organizations. Single Sign-On is also made
possible through this feature.
Java Interface via LiveConnect
LiveConnect is an interface in the Javascript engine that can be
used to access Java programs in the web interface, directly via
the Hyperwave templates. This eases the process of integrating the
Hyperwave Information Server in existing systems and improves connectivity.
The first version of LiveConnect will be available for the Windows
NT and Sun Solaris operating systems.
WebDav Support
The Hyperwave Information Server supports the new WebDav standard,
which makes it possible for users to save files directly out of
an application (e.g. Microsoft Office Application) onto a web server.
This is possible without any extra client installation, as long
as a WebDav-able application is installed (e.g. MS Internet Explorer
5 or MS Office 2000) on the client.
Other tasks (e.g. creating a folder, deleting, copying, creating
shortcuts to files, etc.) can also be completed via this interface.
New User Interface
In 1999, the Fraunhofer Institute conducted a usability study on
the Hyperwave Information Server 5.1.1. Based on the results of
this study, significant improvements were made to the user interface
in version 5.5.
- Frameset with a hierarchical navigation system and fixed menu
column
- Tab dialogues with "Easy Publish" functionality
- Expert search
- "Similar documents" search
- Operations on search results
- Query Wizard
- Time Wizard
- Business Cards
- Package Concept
- "Logo change" function
- "Create Home Collection" function
Further improvements
In addition to new functions, the new version of the Hyperwave
Information Server has been adjusted to work with current technology.
Improvements have also been made on system performance and stability:
- Extreme improvement in overall performance through SmartHeap
Memory Management
- Improved whole-page cache - now available for identified users
and multi-language documents
- New JavaScript Engine (Version 1.5) with increased parallel
functionality
- Option to deactivate Link Management
- New FT Server architecture with detached indexing process
- Byte-Ranging to allow for data display during the loading process
The Hyperwave Information Server 5.5: on the market in just over
a month...
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