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HttpVPN™ is a
combination of a software component and a hosted web
Portal that will let web
application developers make their products available on
Internet right out of the box.
Yesterday, with all the web hosting hassles, it was
impossible to ship a web application on a CD and tell
non-technical users "go install it and it will be
available on the web".
Today is different - for the
first time ever you, developer, can make a web
application that is accessible on the Web immediately
after installation . And the great news is that chances
are you won't even have to change a single line of your
application's code.
Over the years creating a web
application has become relatively easy, but making it accessible
on the web has not. Hosting a web site or application means
either paying hosting companies who give you very
limited control over the hosting environment, or doing it
on your own, which means buying
domain name, setting up DNS, NATting routers, procuring
digital certificates, etc. Either way it's not easy for
a non-IT user. For web application developers
all this means their customer base was limited to companies
big enough to afford IT staff as deploying web-based
apps is prohibitively difficult and costly for the rest.
HttpVPN™ changes all that by completely
removing high skills and high costs requirements of web
applications deployment, hosting and maintenance. As a
developer, all you need to do is simply include HttpVPN Proxy into
your web application distribution package and your
application will be accessible on Internet via secure
HttpVPN Portal immediately after your application is
installed on customers' box. All it needs it a broadband
Internet connection. New software categories, like Web
Applications for Home users, and Web Applications for
Small Businesses, have just been created. We hope you
are ready to ride the wave!
HttpVPN consists of two pieces: a Proxy that runs inside
LAN, and a Portal - the Internet front-end service where
users will work with their Intranet applications like
they were inside the LAN. The whole setup is safe
because Proxy does not listen on any port and
therefore is not
accessible to outside world. Instead proxy initiates
secure, encrypted communication with the Portal and
simply ferries HTTP requests from Portal to web
applications inside the LAN, then sends HTTP responses
back from LAN apps to the Portal. All traffic between
client browser and Proxy is SSL-encrypted and only
authenticated users will be allowed to access LAN
applications. Performance features, like traffic
compression and response caching will ensure user
experience similar to regular hosted web
applications.
For web application developers who want to bundle
their web applications with our technology, HttpVPN Proxy
is free .
Other benefits for developers will include help with
distribution and promotion of their web applications on
Portal run by UltiDev.
Web application users will have free access to most
features of the Portal
run by UltiDev.
Originally we planned to start first round of HttpVPN™
testing in Q4 of 2006 to achieve general availability of
the product by the end of Q2 of 2007, but we realized
that due to the lack of competition we could move some
features billed for version 2.0 into the first release.
This will allow us to deliver some functionality much
earlier than it would be otherwise. This move, of
course, has extended the scope and pushed out delivery
dates. We are still working on the Web Software Store
functionality, and the Optional Single Sign-on feature.
We are very happy though about how this product is
turning out. It will be everything you hope for, and
more!
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