CeBIT 2010 CFP

The move from IPv4 to IPv6 must be gradual rather than abrupt. After just two minutes of configuration work, Charly leans back and watches his first IPv6 packets pass through a Miredo tunnel.

The document-oriented database Apache Couch DB is available in version 0.10.0. The release is currently in a beta state.

The Apache HTTP server version 2.2.14 incorporates significant bug fixes.

The siege of Troy is said to have taken 10 years, ending only after Odysseus introduced a wooden horse into the mix. Charly is planning a siege, too, and the target is his own web server. Of course, he doesn’t have 10 years to complete the task, and Odysseus isn’t on his team.

The embedded webserver Appweb is available in version 3.0. The new release improves performance, introduces a server-side JavaScript framework and runs on more operating systems than ever before.

This month we look at some alternative web servers and show you some smart Apache techniques.

Mozilla developer Chris Jones has produced a video showing a multi-process version of Firefox.

Dell has announced its XS11-Vx8 server based on VIA Nano U2250 power-saving processors normally used in low-cost netbooks.