A Windows NT Guide to the Web: Covering browsers, servers, and related software

by Richard Raucci

Overview

Windows NT is rapidly becoming a major force in the computing world both as a corporate-strength operating system and as system for individuals requiring a powerful and secure computing platform. This book provides an up-to-date guide to Web browsers and Web servers for Windows NT. The particular strengths of this book lie in: a guide to the most widely available NT browsers including Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, and Mosaic; its description of the main NT server programs, including reviews of their security and scripting features; its comprehensive guide to the availability of NT resources on the world wide web; coverage of Java, VRML and WebObjects. Webmasters on NT systems will find this an invaluable resource when setting up and managing their web site.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387947921
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	12/28/1996
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.01(d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- NT as an Operating System.- Platforms for Windows NT.- NT and Web Browsers.- Helper Applications.- 2 Browsers for Windows NT and How to Get Connected.- Netscape Navigator 3.0.- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0.- NCSA Mosaic 2.1.- Oracle PowerBrowser.- Tango!.- Getting Connected.- 3 Web Servers for Windows NT.- NT Web Servers on Multiple Platforms.- Commercial Products.- Freeware/Shareware.- NT Web Servers for Intel-Based Systems.- Commercial Products.- Specialty Products.- Freeware/Shareware.- 4 Web Sites for NT Software.- 5 Web Sites for NT Hardware.- Hardware Platforms and Compatibility.- 6 Java for Windows NT.- Java Information Sites.- Java Development.- 7 Virtual Reality and VRML for NT.- VRML Viewers and Related Software for NT.- VRML and Virtual Reality Information Centers on the Net.- 8 Advanced Web Technologies.- LiveConnect.- ActiveX.- Web Objects, from NeXT Software.- 9 The Future of NT: Cairo, Internet, and Intranet Integration.- Appendix: Data File Formats on the World Wide Web.