20060720: Announcement of OPeNDAP Sever4 Software Alpha Release

[Yuan Ho <yuanho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

Server4 is the next generation server from OPeNDAP.org. It utiliizes a 
modular design that employs a light weight java servlet (aka OLFS) to 
provide the public accessible client interface, and a backend daemon, 
the BES to handle the heavylifting. The BES uses the same handlers that 
are used with Server3 (also know as the CGI Server 
<http://localhost/download/CGI_server.html>) but loads those at run time.

Benefits:

   * The servlet architecture is faster, more robust, and secure than
     CGI invoked Perl scripts.
   * A single installation can handle multiple data representations
     (hdf4, hdf5, netcdf, etc.)
   * THREDDS catalog functionality.
   * A prototype SOAP interface for OPeNDAP data services.

For more information, visit  "http://opendap.org/";

To download, go to : "http://opendap.org/download/s4_server.html";


Enjoy,

Yuan
OPeNDAP/DODS Support
support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx