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

The fast and practical Nginx web server is easy to configure and extend.

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.

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.

From March 25 to March 27 the official conference of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), ApacheCon Europe 2009 will be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Some of the talks will be available here on Linux Magazine for free.

Core components of the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 are now available as open source. Re-named Open Web Server 1.0, Sun Microsystems has released the server under the BSD license.

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.