ESI - Accelerating E-Business Applications


	Edge Side Includes (ESI) is a simple markup language used to define Web page components for dynamic assembly and delivery of Web applications at the edge of the Internet. ESI provides a mechanism for managing content transparently across application server solutions, content management systems and content delivery networks. As a result, ESI enables companies to develop Web applications once and choose at deployment time where the application should be assembled – on the content management system, the application server or the content delivery network, thus reducing complexity, development time and deployment costs. The ESI open standard specification is being co-authored by Akamai, ATG, BEA Systems, Circadence, Digital Island, IBM, Interwoven, Oracle, and Vignette. NEWS August 19, 2002 MTV gets 'edgier' with Akamai service Dynamic sites use CDN to reduce demand on origin infrastructure, boost performance. August 4, 2002 Edge Side Includes Caching and content delivery has been one of the few areas to experience strong customer acceptance in the last few years. Though growth has been down recently, feedback from early adopters is encouraging, and has validated the art of storing frequently requested static Web pages closer to the end user.		Questions? Suggestions? - Join the ESI community!