Chapter 8. Internet Information Services

   

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Administrators and Web application developers demand a fast, reliable Web platform that is both scalable and secure. Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 introduce many new features for Web application server management, performance and scalability, availability and reliability, and security. Significant architectural improvements have also been made to meet and exceed customer requirements.

This chapter describes the next generation of Web infrastructure capabilities that are available in the Windows Server 2003 family. It also describes the benefits and new technical features that are available when you deploy IIS 6.0. For example, it covers the IIS architecture, new security and management features, performance improvements, and a host of additional improvements.

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