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Advantages for System Integration
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webMathematica is built on
platform-independent standards such as HTML,
Java, and Java Servlet running webMathematica
and for the software tools used to build your
webMathematica site.
For example, Java Servlet technology is
supported, either natively or through plug-in
servlet containers, by all modern web
servers--including Apache, Microsoft's IIS and
PWS, Netscape Enterprise Server, and iPlanet--as
well as by application servers such as IBM
WebSphere. |
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The main advantages of webMathematica |
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system integrators include: |
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Other software can be incorporated readily
into webMathematica with MathLink
technology. |
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For example, you can call
functionality in the server to examine HTTP
headers, create and inspect cookies, or use JDBC
for database connectivity. |
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The server setup and content generation are
completely separate so that system
administrators and webmasters can set up the
system once and then have others populate it. |
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Content generators, be they engineers, writers, or
instructors, do not have to understand or even
have access to the underlying engine. |
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An important part of webMathematica
is the kernel manager, which calls
Mathematica in a robust, efficient, and
secure manner.
The manager maintains a pool of
one or more Mathematica kernels; by
maintaining more than one kernel, the manager
can process more than one request at a time.
Each pool takes care of launching and
initializing its kernels. When a request is
received for a computation, a kernel process is
removed to process the request and, upon
completion, is returned to the pool.
If any
computation exceeds a preset amount of time, the
kernel process is shut down and restarted. When
the server is shut down, all of the kernel
processes are also shut down. These features
maximize the performance and stability of the
server. |
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Additionally,
Parallel Computing Toolkit offers the
ability to run large calculations distributed
over several sessions. |
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webMathematica Kernel Manager
