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As almost any system administrator can tell you, there is no shortage of free Web servers on the market. In fact, Apache, the most widely used Web server, is a freeware Unix-based software package that owns nearly 60 percent of the Web server market according to Netcraft’s September 2001 survey. As almost any system administrator […]

AnalogX’s SimpleServer:WWW can best be described as one of the barest of bare-bones Web servers. Organizations that must have something up and running quickly, should take a look at this free product. AnalogX says that all the installer must know is how to drag and drop files using Windows Explorer, and this is completely accurate. […]

Written completely in Tcl (Tool Command Language), the Tcl Web Server might not be the fanciest Web server under the sun, but what it lacks in bells and whistles it makes up for in reliability, stability, and openness. With a real-world track record – serving with solid performance the Ajuba Solutions Web site – the […]

A truly personal Web server, vqServer runs on any operating system supporting Java applications — Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris — and is designed for individuals and smaller companies wishing to serve Web pages from a modest PC. To run vqServer, you’ll need a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), versions 1.1 or 1.2. Both Internet Explorer 4 […]

While none of the components in Web Commander is stunning on its own, on the whole Luckman Web Commander offers an attractive suite of tools for designing and maintaining a small to medium-sized Web site. And for the price — under $200 for the Windows NT edition and under $100 for the Windows 95/98 edition […]

WebSTAR is the Web server of choice for the Macintosh platforms (Power Mac and 680×0). The 2.0 release was given the 1998 Macworld Editors’ Choice award, and version 3.0 (now in public beta) is a major upgrade that includes HTTP 1.1 support, multihoming and virtual domain support, an integrated FTP server, a caching proxy server […]

If you need speed but don’t want the baggage that comes with most other Web servers, Xitami may be your answer. Xitami’s strength is in its diminutive but stalwart footprint which is built around iMatix’s high performance SMT (Simple Multi-Threading) kernel. Xitami has a loyal — perhaps even fanatic — following that is growing steadily […]

What do you do when your chosen technology doesn’t exactly match up to the competition’s? Well, if you’re Microsoft you either buy the competition outright or you buy the rights to their technology. Microsoft NetShow is a perfect example of the philosophy that if you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em. Earlier versions of NetShow offered […]

AOLpress and AOLserver, formerly known as GNNPress and GNNServer (and before that NaviPress and NaviServer), make up an impressive Web authoring tool and Web server combination from America Online. Together, the WYSIWYG HTML editor and Web server represent the core of AOL’s complete Web development service, PrimeHost. PrimeHost presents users with an editor for easily […]

Note: Go Webserver has been discontinued and will no longer be updated by IBM. IBM will however still support existing releases of the server. Domino Go Webserver is a sensible Web server that serves as the successor to IBM’s earlier line of servers, IBM Internet Connection Server and Secure Server. Don’t let the name mislead […]

With the goal of being the most ubiquitous Web server in the world, the GoAhead Web Server is designed as an embedded Web server – perhaps not to meet the needs of today, but to meet the needs of tomorrow, when you’ll find a pervasive use of embedded systems in both the home and the […]

Note: When this product was reviewed, it was known as G6 FTP Server. Despite the name change, few major changes have taken place. (Note: When this product was reviewed, it was known as G6 FTP Server. Despite the name change, few major changes have taken place.) Organizations searching for a simple FTP server for Windows […]