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Unlock the Native Compression Features in IIS 6.0

ZipEnable 4.0: Now with 64-Bit Support

HTTP compression speeds up file delivery, reduces bandwidth costs, and reduces server load. ZipEnable extends the built-in "On/Off" compression in IIS 6.0. The native compression is fast, incurs minimal resource penalties, and is included in the purchase of the OS. However, there are drawbacks to the built-in tools.

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Without ZipEnable:

  • No browser compatibility checking. Without this feature, you risk sending compressed content to a browser incapable of decompression.
  • Limited configuration options.
  • No graphical interface for most controls.

With ZipEnable:

  • Verify browser compatibility in real time.
  • Quickly deploy HTTP compression with ZipEnable's configuration wizard.
  • Granularly manage compression at the global, site, directory, and file levels – without writing a single line of code or editing the IIS metabase.

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Features

  • Global compression configuration
    • Enable native HTTP/HTTPS compression on IIS 6.0 for both static (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, Microsoft Office documents, text files and more) and dynamic (ASP, ASP.NET, ColdFusion, PHP, Perl, JSP) files
    • Modify compression schemes by file type
      • Industry-standard Gzip and Deflate compression schemes
      • Set level of compression (1-10) for each scheme
      • Granular control of acceptable file extensions for compression
  • Site level configuration
    • Configure compression at directory and file levels for individual virtual servers (sites)
    • Tree view makes for easy navigation and configuration
    • Powerful Persistent Overrides feature allows you to keep global and site level compression settings in order
  • Browser Compatibility Detection -- the only solution for safe IIS 6.0 compression
    • Real-time check identifies a user's browser and automatically delivers compressed/uncompressed content accordingly
    • Configure file type exclusions for any browser type/version to avoid incompatibilities
    • Includes default exclusions for legacy browsers with known incompatibilities
  • CPU Roll-off option
    • Automatically dial back compression rates for periods of unusually heavy traffic to guarantee that compression does not overwork your CPU
    • Configure CPU utilization threshold for compression roll-off
  • Advanced features
    • Manage cache directory, size, and location
    • Control compression exclusions based on HTTP version, proxy usage, and type of request
    • Set priority of default Gzip and Deflate compression schemes
    • Adjust other compression settings such as I/0 buffer size and minimum file size to compress limits
  • Easy-to-use interfaces
    • Configuration wizard makes it simple to apply compression
    • GUI, tab-based Settings Manager accessible via the Start menu or IIS MMC
    • Command line interface for programmatic control of basic compression settings, ideal for easy IIS 6.0 native compression integration into other applications
  • Default settings roll-back option restores IIS 6.0 native compression settings upon ZipEnable uninstallation (roll-back to metabase settings prior to ZipEnable installation)

System Requirements

  • OS: Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2
  • Hardware: x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit)

The following runtimes are also required but can be installed by the ZipEnable installer if not already present on the target system:

Other Compression Options

Support and Upgrades

Port80 Software stands behind our products 100%. Given the nature of Web server utilities, various environments and third party applications may cause new and unforeseen conflicts. Therefore, Port80 pledges to work with you to ensure our products run in all testing and production environments - if you work with us, we will work with you to make your IIS Web server safer, faster and friendlier.