BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Web Server
- the physical computer that supports a Web site
- the software that runs on Web servers. Web server software delivers Web pages to browsers on Internet-based computers.
Wiktionary Definition for: Web Server
- # computing software that delivers Web pages and other documents to browsers using the HTTP protocol
- # computing the computer on which such software runs
Additional Resources
- Microsoft probes critical IIS Web server bug
- Computerworld - Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that it is examining a critical vulnerability in older editions of Internet Information Services IIS server, a day after a hacker posted exploit code to the milw0rm.com site. "Microsoft is investigating new public claims of a possible vulnerability in IIS 5.o and IIS 6.0...
- News items 2009-09-01
- Zenith Data Systems bundles Netscape FastTrack Server+ software to deliver low-cost World Wide Web Servers for Windows NT; New Z-SERVER WG World Wide Web Server lets companies quickly build easy-to-use Internet and Intranet sites
- BILLERICA, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 30, 1996 -- Zenith Data Systems ZDS today made it easier and less expensive to create a World Wide Web WWW site by unveiling a low-cost, entry-level Web Server bundle based on its Z-SERVER WG workgroup server and Netscape FastTrack Server+ software for Windows NT.
- Research articles 1996-04-30
- Jetty Web Server Closes Gap on Tomcat
- Jetty web server statistics reach 80% of Apache Tomcat MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -- The latest server analysis figures from Netcraft show that the popularity of the Jetty web server continues to grow and gain ground on installation numbers for Apache Tomcat. According to data received by Netcraft, Jetty now...
- Research articles 2008-05-21
- Opera 10.10: Web Browser and Web Server In One
- With such strong competition from Mozilla and Microsoft, the only thing Opera can do to stay competitive is to innovate. And one has to hand it to them: although it doesn't have a huge user base in the desktop web browser space, Opera is always one step ahead of...
- News items 2009-11-24
- WebTen Breaks Macintosh Web Performance Barrier; Fastest Web Server on MacOs creates a new standard in Web service for Apple
- SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 29, 1997--Tenon Intersystems today announced WebTen 1.1, an industrial-strength, high-performance Apache Web server for Power Macs. WebTen is the world's fastest Macintosh-based Web server, offering a performance improvement as measured by Ziff Davis Labs that can be as much as 300% over WebSTAR, the leading...
- Research articles 1997-07-29
- MICROSOFT: Windows NT server is no.1 web server platform according to Netcraft and IntelliQuest.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-17 March 1999-MICROSOFT: Windows NT server is the no. 1 Internet and intranet web server platform according to Netcraft and IntelliQuest studies C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:160399 * Microsoft Windows NT server achieves million site milestone REDMOND, Wash....
- Research articles 1999-03-17
- HP Launches Highest-Performing, Low-cost Web Server; HP 9000 Web Server Running Netscape Commerce Server Delivers More Than Twice the Price/Performance of Sun's Netra
- PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 29, 1996-- Hewlett-Packard Company today introduced the HP 9000 Web Server. The HP 9000 Web Server's strong connectivity capabilities and ease-of-use functionality allow customers to share information quickly and easily and improve communication internally and externally.
- Research articles 1996-01-29
- Apache widens lead in web server software
- Apache, the open source web server software, continues to widen its lead over competitors, according to the Netcraft Web Server Survey, an analysis of web server software usage on Internet-connected computers. NetCraft collects and collates as many host names providing an HTTP hypertext transfer protocol service as it can find,...
- Research articles 2002-05-10
- Alydaar Acquires Next Generation Web Server Technology; Virtual Web Sites Provide Real Time Browser View of an Organization's Data
- CHARLOTTE, N.C.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 17, 1999--Alydaar Software Corporation (NASDAQ: ALYD) announced today that it has acquired next generation web server technology from Pencom Systems, Inc., a New York based private company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The technology will become the first Virtual Web Server VWS available in...
- Research articles 1999-02-17
- The World's Smallest Web Server?
- The plausibility of controlling your toaster, dishwasher, radio alarm clock from a web browser just got a lot more plausible. A University of Massachusetts graduate is claiming to have built the world's smallest web server. It is the size of a match head and it costs less than $1. The...
- Research articles 1999-08-19
- HP 9000 Web Server Available with Open Market's WebServer Software Preinstalled; High Performance, Expandability and Security Capabilities Make New Web Server an Ideal Platform for Sharing Information
- PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 29, 1996-- Hewlett-Packard Company today introduced the HP 9000 Web Server, available with Open Market's WebServer software preinstalled. The HP 9000 Web Server features strong connectivity capabilities and ease-of-use that allow customers to quickly and easily share information and improve communication internally within an organization...
- Research articles 1996-01-29
- HP Web JetAdmin 3.0 First to Allow LAN LAN Administrators to Install and Configure Network Printers Remotely from a Web Browser; Breakthrough Features Include Universal Printer Support and Integrated Web Server
- PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 25, 1997-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced HP Web JetAdmin 3.0 printer-management software, which saves time for network administrators by simplifying and extending network printer management. The software's advanced features include remote print-path configuration of network printers; universal printer support; and integrated HyperText Transfer Protocol Daemon...
- Research articles 1997-08-25
- NCAA uses Apache Web server
- The NCAA wants to force the University of Utah to stop calling itself the "Utes," claiming that the name is "hostile and abusive" to American Indians. You can read all about it on their Web site, www.NCAA.org. There's just one problem. It seems that the NCAA's Web site...
- Research articles 2005-08-17
- Maximized Software releases WebReferee Web server utility module; industry's first plug-in software module to combat unauthorized references to Web site content
- IRVINE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 12, 1996--Maximized Software, leading developer of Web server utilities that enhance and extend the functionality of Web servers, today announced the availability of WebReferee, a new Web server utility module.
- Research articles 1996-08-12
- Maximized Software releases WebJuggler™ Web server utility module; new software provides Webmasters with ultimate control of Web site content selection
- IRVINE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 12, 1996--Maximized Software, leading developer of Web server utilities that enhance and extend the functionality of Web servers, Monday announced the availability of WebJuggler, a new Web server utility module.
- Research articles 1996-08-12
- Survey Shows StarNine's WebSTAR Product Line Dominates The Commercial WEB Server Market; With 66% marketshare, StarNine leads commercial web server market by a wide margin, according to Georgia Institute of Technology
- SAN JOSE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 14, 1995--StarNine Technologies, Inc. highlighted a study conducted by the Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center GVU at the Georgia Institute of Technology which shows that the company's WebSTAR product line commands 66% of the market for commercially available Web servers and 20% of the overall Web...
- Research articles 1995-07-14
- W3C Releases Jigsaw 2.0 Web Server
- http://www.w3.org/--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 21, 1999--W3C released a stable open source version of Jigsaw, the award-winning Java Web server it developed for experimenting with new server technologies. Jigsaw version 2.0 provides an architecture that greatly facilitates evaluation of new Web protocols. Furthermore, Jigsaw offers faster Web access through the use of HTTP/1.1...
- Research articles 1999-01-21
- New Survey Finds Fortune 1000 Companies Firmly Entrenched In Microsoft Web Server Technology
- Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 21, 2003 Port80 Software Shows Microsoft's Software Currently Serves 54% of Top 1000 Corporate Web Sites Versus Apache's 18% Market Share A new survey of Fortune 1000 corporate Web sites conducted by Port80 Software, Inc., an innovative developer of software...
- Research articles 2003-01-21
- Inprise Integrates Sun's Java Web Server Into Its Enterprise Application Server; Inprise Application Server Helps Leading Enterprises Maximize ROI and Minimize Risks in IT Resources
- SYDNEY, Australia & ORLANDO, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 12, 1998--Inprise Corporation (Nasdaq:INPR), a premier provider of integration software and services to leading enterprises, today announced that it is integrating Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s 100% Pure JavaTM JavaTM Web ServerTM into Inprise's enterprise application server suite, set for launch in December. Today's announcement was...
- Research articles 1998-10-12
- Sun Wins Prestigious PC Computing MVP and NewMedia Magazine Hyper Awards; Magazines Recognize Netra Internet Server As Best Web Server In Its Class
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 8, 1997--Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that its industry leading NetraTM Internet Server has received PC Computing's 1996 Most Valuable Product MVP Award in the Best Web Server category and NewMedia Magazine's 1997 Hyper Award in the Internet Server category.
- Research articles 1997-01-08
