Apache provides many business benefits to your NetWare network that increase productivity, improve communication between departments and employees and, when used in conjunction with the Novell exteNd Application Server, turn your legacy applications and processes into integrated solutions that speed up your business.
HINT:If you install Apache as part of the Novell AMP (Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl) preconfigured server installation option, you can choose from thousands of ready-to-run applications available from the World Wide Web from such Web sites as hotscripts.com. For more information about AMP, see NW 6.5 SP8: Web and Application Services Overview.
Here are some of the key uses and benefits of using Apache on NetWare:
Provides a highly reliable and fast Web server for hosting simple or complex Web sites, which can be used as
A method for securely sharing department-wide or company-wide information for use by employees and business partners, regardless of where they are located
A corporate Web server for hosting your company Web site on the World Wide Web
A method for sharing project information and improving team collaboration
A method for sharing company policies and procedures
Offers tight integration with Novell eDirectory™ and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) through the use of a customized NetWare-specific Apache module (mod_edir), providing a highly secure method for sharing sensitive company information over the Internet
Has an easy-to-use graphical user interface that lets you
Configure and manage the Apache Web server
Manage all Apache Web servers in your network from one interface
Execute common Apache directives without manually changing the httpd.conf file, which can introduce errors
Provides a Web container for the J2EE environment included with NetWare, letting you create and host money-saving and time-saving Web services, such as:
Integration of existing incompatible legacy software applications
Interaction of business systems between two or more companies to improve efficiencies of information exchange
Is preconfigured to work with Jakarta-Tomcat, the servlet container created by the Apache Foundation, which can be used to host servlets for automating business processes
Is compatible with the new Novell exteNd Application Server for deploying Web applications and Web services
Is ideal for Web application development and testing