Netscape Sees Messaging Momentum Accelerate with New Benchmarks.
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12/05 11:00 Netscape Sees Messaging Momentum Accelerate with
New Benchmarks
Tuning and Optimization Work Performed at Intel's Application Solutions Center
Show Dramatic Scalability of Netscape(R) Messaging Server and Netscape(R)
Collabra Server Software on Windows NT
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Netscape Communications
Corporation (Nasdaq: NSCP) today announced that it is seeing messaging momentum
accelerate with new tuning and optimization work performed at Intel's Application
Solutions Center. The latest measurements validate the dramatic scalability of
Netscape(R) Messaging Server software and Netscape(R) Collabra Server software on
the Windows NT operating system.
The new benchmarks and performance modifications conducted by Netscape and Intel
at Intel's Application Solutions Center show that Netscape Messaging Server can accept
over 19.9 messages per second using Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) and
deliver over 25.9 messages per second using Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) on
a 4x200MHz Pentium(R) Pro processor based computer. Using standard configuration
measures, this means Netscape Messaging Server can support 47,760 distinct users on a
single server. Netscape Collabra Server can now support over 50,000 users on a
Windows NT-based Intel Pentium II processor server.
"We are excited about the results that Netscape has achieved on their Intel
Architecture-based messaging server and Collabra Server," said John Miner, vice
president and general manager, Intel's Enterprise Server Group. "Netscape's success
demonstrates the scalability and capabilities of Intel-based servers to address the needs
of the enterprise server environment."
"Netscape's technical leadership in delivering scalable, full-featured email solutions based
on open Internet standards is helping to deliver dramatic cost savings and high return on
investment to Netscape customers and contributing to Netscape's momentum in the
Intranet messaging space," said John Paul, senior vice president of the Servers Product
Division at Netscape.
Netscape Messaging Server is a powerful open standards-based electronic messaging
system that combines the full feature set of proprietary client-server messaging systems
with the low administration costs, proven scalability and the high performance of modern
Internet messaging. Netscape Collabra Server is a high-performance, open discussion
server for collaboration and knowledge-sharing among teams of people.
Netscape Communications Corporation is a leading provider of open software for linking
people and information over enterprise networks and the Internet. The company offers a
full line of clients, servers, development tools and commercial applications to create a
complete platform for next-generation, live online applications. Traded on Nasdaq under
the symbol "NSCP," Netscape Communications Corporation is based in Mountain View,
California.
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SOURCE Netscape Communications Corp.
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