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Red Hat Opens Netscape Directory Server

January 10, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to reports released Monday, Linux vendor Red Hat (redhat.com) is planning to release Netscape’s Directory Server to the open source community, which may improve scalability to current open source lightweight directory access protocol offerings, according to a developer for the Linux distributor.

Microsoft Tops Port 80 Survey

November 23, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to Port 80 Software’s (port80software.com) November Web server survey, Microsoft IIS runs on over half of the top 100 corporate Web sites.

Red Hat Acquires Netscape Server

September 30, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to reports released Thursday, Linux distributor Red Hat (redhat.com) has agreed to pay $20.5 million in cash to acquire certain Netscape assets from America Online.

Opera Software Debuts Plugin Alliance

July 1, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Opera Software (opera.com) announced on Thursday that it has coupled with Mozilla, Apple, Macromedia, and Sun Microsystems to develop plugin technologies. The new application will compliment the Web browsers developed by the participating companies of the initiative, enhancing the Internet experience.

Opsware Plans $150M Sale of Stock

Opsware is one of a recent string of Internet companies to announce plans to sell shares to the public.

Opsware Appoints New Members to Board

August 20, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Opsware Inc. (opsware.com) announced today the appointments of Mike Volpi and Mike Homer to its board of directors. Volpi is a senior vice-president at Cisco Systems (cisco.com) and Horner is chairman and CEO of Kontiki (kontiki.com).

Netfirms Launches Free Website Starter CD

August 11, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Netfirms, Inc. (netfirms.com) introduced today Netfirms Website Starter CD, a multi-software, site-builder CD that includes several software options including NetObjects Fusion 7, FileZilla FTP, Netscape Navigator in addition to plug-ins for Macromedia Flash and Acrobat Reader.

Port80: HTTP Compression Uptake Low

July 24, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Only 29 of the top 1000 corporations use widely available HTTP compression, resulting in the waste of millions of dollars of bandwidth, according to a new survey conducted by Port80 Software, Inc. (port80software.com)

Netcraft Releases April Web Server Survey

April 14, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet research organization Netcraft Inc. (Netcraft.com) released the results of its April Web Server Survey this week, indicating some of the big differences in the platform building business, as well as some changes in the systems running at certain notable locations.

Port80 Announces Server Survey Results

January 22, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Microsoft IIS Web server software module developer Port80 Software Inc. (Port80Software.com) announced on Tuesday that it has released the results of a recent survey of Fortune 1000 corporate Web sites, measuring market share among leading organizations for various Web server applications.