Microsoft KB Archive/165242

= What is Site Server? =

Article ID: 165242

Article Last Modified on 6/12/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Site Server 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q165242



SUMMARY
The following is an overview of Microsoft Site Server. To see additional information, please see the following Internet site:

http://www.microsoft.com/SiteServer/site/default.htm



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Site Server is a comprehensive Web-site environment for enhancing, deploying, and managing intranet sites using the Microsoft Windows NT Server network operating system and Microsoft Internet Information Server.

PERSONALIZE AND ENHANCE YOUR SITE
Microsoft Site Server enables you to provide targeted business information to groups of employees and create relationships with individuals on the Internet through the delivery of customized content. Microsoft Site Server helps you increase the efficiency of business processes by enabling delivery of information that is relevant to users. You can extend and enhance your site through the easy creation of dynamic Web applications.

Personalization System

Works with Active Server Pages to dynamically generate Web pages based on stored user preferences. Personalization System enables you to deliver targeted content.

Microsoft Visual InterDev

Included as a promotion. Visual InterDev is an integrated development system for building dynamic Web applications. It includes an integrated development environment, seamless connectivity to any ODBC-based databases, prebuilt features, wizards, and content creation tools. The Visual InterDev Web development system provides everything a developer needs to quickly develop and enhance Web sites for business-critical applications.

DEPLOY CONTENT ROBUSTLY
Microsoft Site Server enables you to publish Web content easily and securely to one or multiple Web servers inside the corporate firewall or across the Internet. Microsoft Site Server provides you with the ability to stage and test mission-critical content before global deployment.

Content Replication System*

Enables the implementation of site staging and mirror servers and the connection of departmental Web sites into a corporate backbone. Content Replication System provides a highly reliable, secure, and efficient way to move content within a corporation or across the Internet. Content Replication System automates the replication process.

Web Publishing Wizard and Posting Acceptor

Enables users to easily post Web pages to your Web server. Web Publishing Wizard automates the process of copying files from your computer to the Web server. Posting Acceptor enables Microsoft Internet Information Server to accept Web content from Web Publishing Wizard and other clients via HTTP Post. Posting Acceptor also integrates with Content Replication System to automate the posting of Web content to multiple servers.


 * To replicate content with Content Replication System, you must acquire at least one additional license to install Content Replication System on a second server. For Microsoft Site Server pricing and licensing information visit the Microsoft World Wide Web site.

MANAGE AND ANALYZE YOUR SITE
Microsoft Site Server enables you to actively manage Web content, regardless of the mix of Web servers utilized, and to learn about how your site is being used. Microsoft Site Server enables you to visualize the layout of your site, measure the site's effectiveness and continually improve user experiences.

Usage Analyst

Imports Web server logs and provides a comprehensive suite of usage analysis reports. Choose from the variety of summary, detail, and comprehensive analysis reports so you can get the appropriate level of information about your site activity to those who need it. The standard reports can reveal information such as request trends and visit trends, navigational patterns, and server load patterns. Supports 28 Web server log file formats on Windows NT, UNIX, and Macintosh operating systems, including those from Microsoft, Netscape, Apache, and O'Reilly.

Site Analyst

Provides comprehensive site visualization, content analysis, link management, and reporting capabilities for managing Web sites. Easily visualize how your site is laid out, recognize repetitive content, and identify broken links. Site Analyst lets you create comprehensive HTML reports that detail site content and consistency. Site Analyst enables you to manage Web content efficiently and effectively in order to provide a positive user experience.

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