Stories about: Covalent Technologies

Covalent Technologies Inc., which sells software that sits on top of the popular free Apache Web server, announced Wednesday a new version of its product that allows developers to use Microsoft Corp.'s .Net programming tools to write Web applications that run on Apache.

The CERT Coordination Center has warned that a broad array of network equipment used on the Internet -- including switches, routers, hubs, printers and operating systems -- may be vulnerable to an SNMP-related attack that could cause equipment to fail or allow an attacker to take control of it.

Covalent Technologies has released a version of its Web server based on Apache 2.0, even though the official keepers of Apache claim Version 2.0 is still in beta testing.

The beta version of Apache Web server 2.0 was completed yesterday, marking the availability of what is seen as the first major reworking of the popular software in some time. The upgrade is expected to make the software more accessible to users unfamiliar with it and to integrate better with other platforms.

The Apache Software Foundation announced today that over 1200 Apache and Open-source followers registered for last week's ApacheCon Europe 2000 in London. The event was a huge success and will set the standard for future conferences.