Proxy Server Review -- Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0

"Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 is an extensible firewall and Web cache server that provides Internet security while improving network response time and efficiency."
http://www.microsoft.com/proxy/guide/features.asp?A=2&B=2

Availability

Information: http://www.microsoft.com/proxy/

Proxy Type

Transparent Proxy, Non-transparent Proxy

Platforms

Windows NT (SP3 or higher), Internet Information Server (IIS) required

Pricing

US $995 (US $595 academic version)

Proxy Characteristics

Bandwidth Conservation

Yes.

Statistics

Yes.

Filtering

Supports filtering by domain names

Supports 3rd-party plug-ins with categorized lists of sites to be blocked

Remote Resource Access

No.

Comments

• To be replaced by Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 in Windows 2000:

  July 5, 2000 -- Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, the successor to Proxy Server 2.0, is an extensible enterprise firewall and Web cache server that integrates with Windows(r) 2000 for policy-based security, acceleration, and management of internetworking.