Key Features

• IIS 7.0 - Security - Built on the security of IIS6, IIS7 takes the security of the web server even further with built-in request filtering, rules-based URL authorization support, powerful form-based authentication, and absolute attack surface control.
• fastCGI – FastCGI for IIS enables PHP be hosted on the IIS web server in a high-performance and reliable way.
• IIS 7.0 - Modular Architecture – IIS 7.0 is factored into more than 40 feature modules that can be independently installed on the box.
• IIS 7.0 - Extensibility – IIS7 enables developers to extend the Web server in many more ways. The IIS7 core web server features are built using a new set of public Web server APIs that all developers can use to extend, replace or add functionality to the web server. These APIs are available as both native Win32 APIs as well as managed .NET Framework APIs. Developers can also take advantage of IIS7’s extensibility of event logging, configuration, and administration tool feature-sets.
• IIS 7.0 - Unified Configuration – IIS7 provides developers and administrators a unified configuration system for storing all IIS and ASP.NET settings in a single XML format and includes a set of managed code and scripting APIs for accessing configuration for the entire Web platform. This new configuration system supports distributed configuration files, which can be stored along with Web site or application content. Web site and application configuration can now be stored in web.config with ASP.NET configuration, and be deployed with content.
• LINQ – The LINQ (Language Integrated Query) Project is a set of extensions to the .NET Framework that include language-integrated query, set, and transform operations. LINQ extends Visual Basic and C# with native language syntax for queries and provides class libraries.

IIS 7 Developer Advantages

Developers can build applications on IIS7 using the Web framework of their choice and enjoy excellent performance and reliability. IIS7 provides continued support for classic ASP, and all-new ASP.NET integration which allows for Web server extensibility via the .NET Framework, enabling ASP.NET services like Forms Authentication and Output Caching to work with all types of applications. It also provides world-class support for many modern community and commercial Web frameworks including PHP, PERL and many others.

IIS7 features a distributed configuration system that enables IIS settings to stored in Web.config files so applications can be easily xcopy deployed, preconfigured, to IIS7 servers. It helps developers troubleshoot issues quicker and minimize development and Web site downtime through powerful new diagnostic capabilities including access to runtime information and by automatically tracing failed requests.

IIS7 Resources

• IIS7 Community Forums
• IIS7 Tech Center
• Download the IIS Remote Management Client
• IIS7 News
• Test IIS7 software in a virtual lab