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Internal communication over an intranet is an extremely efficient strategy for cutting costs. Just how efficient depends on how difficult the intranet is to administer once it's launched and how well the GUI is designed. If you're charged with deploying an intranet, you'll want to look at solutions with good administration tools and site design flexibility.
We tested Microtest Inc.'s Web-Zerver with these criteria in mind. The HTTP 1.1-compliant Web-Zerver is marketed to the enterprise as an all-in-one-box "turnkey" intranet server. The product plugs into 10Base-T or 100Base-TX networks, supports up to 50 connections per second and lets you connect external SCSI storage devices such as Jaz, Zip and Optical drives to expand your intranet. It includes a 2- GB hard disk with status, drive activity, network activity and speed LEDs; a power supply; a quick start guide; and a software CD-ROM. Copies of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, Ipswitch's popular...