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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The Netscape Enterprise Server <a href="/facts/Web_server/A4GS6thA">web server</a> was developed originally by <a href="/facts/Netscape_Communications_Corporation/JGWlEUI7">Netscape Communications Corporation</a> in 1996, based on its 1994 release of Netsite. The product was renamed <a href="/facts/Sun_Java_System_Web_Server/e6mcpk1g">Sun Java System Web Server</a>, reflecting the product's acquisition by <a href="/facts/Sun_Microsystems/VJ9EzEFd">Sun Microsystems</a>, and then, when Oracle acquired Sun in 2010,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> to Oracle iPlanet Web Server.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p><p>In January 2009, Sun open sourced core components of Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 under the <a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD license</a> as Open Web Server.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> The open source version was kept in sync with commercial releases until January 2010 (7.0 update 8). Since Oracle's acquisition of Sun, there have been no further open source releases. </p><p>In 2010, Oracle renamed the product from Sun Java System Web Server to Oracle iPlanet Web Server,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> although documentation and links are still in the process of being updated to reflect this. </p> <h3>Release History</h3> <ul><li>Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.27 (released 2017-10)</li> <li>Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.26 (released 2017-04)</li> <li>Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 8. Last changes merged to open source<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 7.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 2.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 1.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 7.0.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li>Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP21.</li> <li>Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP20.</li> <li>Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP19.</li> <li>Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP18.</li> <li>Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP17.</li> <li>Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP16.</li> <li>Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP15.</li> <li>Oracle iPlanet Web Server 6.1 SP14.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP13.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP12.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP11.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP10.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP9.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP8.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP7.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP5.</li> <li>Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP4.</li> <li>Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 SP3.</li> <li>Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 SP2.</li> <li>Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 SP1. Released September 6, 2002</li> <li>Sun ONE Web Server 6.1.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li>Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP11.</li> <li>Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP3.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 6.0 SP2.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 6.0 SP1.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 6.0.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> Released November 19, 2001</li> <li>Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP15.</li> <li>Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP14.</li> <li>Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP10.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP9.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP6.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP3.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP2.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 4.1.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 4.0 SP6.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 4.0 SP5.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 4.0 SP4.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 4.0.1.</li> <li>iPlanet Web Server 4.0. Released September, 1999<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li> <li>Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6 SP3.</li> <li>Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6 SP2.</li> <li>Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6 SP1.</li> <li>Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6. Released January 11, 1999<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li> <li>Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5.1.</li> <li>Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5. Released February 1998<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></li> <li>Netscape Enterprise Server 3.0.1.</li> <li>Netscape Enterprise Server 3.0. Released June 1997<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></li> <li>Netscape Enterprise Server 2.0.1. Released November, 1996</li> <li>Netscape Enterprise Server 2.0. Released March 5, 1996<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></li> <li>Netsite 1.0. Release December 15, 1994<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Oracle_Technology_Network/0z14FygH">Oracle Technology Network</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oracle_Fusion_Middleware/DVSda4JM">Oracle Fusion Middleware</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oracle_iPlanet_Web_Proxy_Server/5YFYEp4J">Oracle iPlanet Web Proxy Server</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oracle_HTTP_Server/Vd3FtShc">Oracle HTTP Server</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oracle_WebLogic_Server/bVPLchyr">Oracle WebLogic Server</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oracle_Application_Server/u7SMACoT">Oracle Application Server</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/GlassFish/Y45eWxx3">GlassFish</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_web_server_software/KvaLExq9">Comparison of web server software</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_application_servers/qltbcnCj">Comparison of application servers</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.oracle.com/middleware/technologies/webtier.html#iplanet-server">Official website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519125112/https://wikis.oracle.com/display/WebServer/Sun+Java+System+Web+Server">Sun Java System Web Server product team wiki (most links are currently redirected to oracle's homepage, see the archived wiki for now)</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100828080323/http://wikis.sun.com/display/WebServerdocs/Home">08/28/2010 Archived wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140209150401/http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/servers/article.php/17079_3671526">Sun Java Web Server Delivers a Jolt</a> review at <a href="/facts/QuinStreet/J897wYE6">ServerWatch</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.spec.org/web2005/results/web2005.html">Benchmarks comparing the performance of various web servers</a></li> <li><a href="https://it.slashdot.org/story/09/01/16/1839238/sun-open-sources-the-netscape-enterprise-server">Sun Open Sources the Netscape Enterprise Server</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/jvirkki/heliod">heliod web server</a> on <a href="/facts/GitHub/n1hNCsc3">GitHub</a> <ul><li><a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/heliod/">heliod web server</a> on <a href="/facts/SourceForge/lxYAgUAX">SourceForge</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="http://www.virkki.com/jyri/articles/index.php/web-server/">Article on heliod fork</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100729210740/http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/ent-server/">Netscape Enterprise Server Documentation</a>, <a href="/facts/Redhat.com/5rhmBLBa">redhat.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041209135128/http://enterprise.netscape.com/docs/enterprise/index.html">Netscape Enterprise Server Documentation</a>, <a href="/facts/Netscape.com/JGWlEUI7">netscape.com</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Oracle and Sun Microsystems". 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