CNET: "IBM Adopts
Freeware; Will Support
Apache Server in
Threat to Microsoft, Netscape"
CNET says IBM will "announce a deal to bundle and support
Apache's freely distributed Web server. ... IBM will bundle the Apache software
as part of its WebSphere application server offering. ... The deal could be viewed
as a blow to Netscape's server-side software efforts ... as well as Microsoft's
attempts to position its Windows NT operating system as a Web-optimized software
package." (Also see next item.) http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,23364,00.html
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Business Week: "Internet Server
Software: A Feather in Apache's Cap"
Business Week says IBM will soon announce plans to support
companies that use the Apache Group's Web server software, and to "join in
the development of new versions, adding features that appeal to corporate customers".
The magazine says "Apache runs on roughly half of all servers connected to
the Net. ... By adopting Apache, IBM gets the
market-leading Web server." http://www.businessweek.com/premium/26/b3584124.htm (this site requires a paid subscription)
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