What's Changed

IIS 6.0 core components and architecture are redesigned, which makes this version of IIS significantly different from previous versions. IIS 6.0 meets organizations' demands for the following improvements:

  • Reliability. Greater reliability by providing a way to isolate one application from another.

  • Manageability. Better manageability by providing a configurable XML-based metabase.

  • Security. Tighter security by providing a locked-down security strategy.

  • Performance and scalability. Improved performance by providing isolation in-process. Built-in scalability by offering an architecture that allows you to consolidate sites and applications on fewer servers.

Reliability Improvements

IIS 6.0 promotes greater reliability and reduces the chance ...

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