Prominic.NET supports a number of open source software initiatives. The open source movement has produced some spectacular products, like the world's most popular web server, Apache. Please read about the open source programs we support below.
Apache Web Server
Apache is a freely available Web server that is distributed under an "open source" license. Version 2.0 runs on most Unix-based operating systems (Linux, Solaris, AIX) and on Windows. More than half of all the web sites on the Internet use Apache, making it the most widely used Web server. The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org) provides support to the Apache community of open-source software projects. By creating an open and pragmatic software license, Apache users consider themselves a community of developers and users rather than individual projects sharing a server.
Tomcat JSP Server
Tomcat is the servlet container that is used for Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies. Tomcat is developed in an open and participatory environment and released under the Apache Software License. Tomcat provides performance optimizations and reduced garbage collection, server monitoring using JMX and the manager web application, scalability and reliability enhancements from previous releases, and enhanced security manager support.
Tomcat is described as a "reference implementation" of Java Servlet and Java Server Page specifications. You can use tomcat as a standalone application with its own Web server, or along with another Web server, such as Apache. Tomcat requires a Java Runtime Enterprise Environment that conforms to JRE 1.1 or later. Tomcat is essentially known as an association of the best-of-breed developers from all over the world.
MySQL Database Server
MySQL is an open source relational database management system. It allows users to utilize the capabilities of SQL to add, access, and process data in a database. MySQL is best suited for managing content and many proponents believe its best features are its speed, reliability, and flexibility. MySQL provides API's (Application Programming Interfaces) for C, C++, Eiffel, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, and Tcl. MySQL provides full function and operator support of the SELECT and WHERE parts of queries.
The MySQL database server is the world's most popular open source database. It contains a very easy-to-use and customizable architecture. Code reuse and the simple creation of features rich in functionality have made the MySQL database server the fastest, most compact, stable, and easy to use open source database management system.
PostGreSQL Database Server
PostGreSQL, along with MySQL Database Server, is another popular database tool. Many of the PostGreSQL features are also found in higher-end database systems. It is not as popular as MySQL, but is still widely used in web sites as a backend database server. Driving the development of PostGreSQL is the PostGreSQL Development Group. It is a community of individuals, groups, and companies operating together.
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