The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Wraps Up 2007 As Its Strongest Year to Date

Flexible, Meritocratic Process of "The Apache Way" Plays Key Role in Meeting Growing Demand for Innovative, Community-Developed Open Source Technologies

FOREST HILL, Md., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) -- stewards, incubators, and developers of leading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server, the world's most popular Web server software for twelve years running -- today announced the 2007 year finished as its strongest ever, reinforcing the broad-reaching success of "The Apache Way."

Lauded as one of the most compelling communities in Open Source, the all-volunteer Foundation looked back on milestones achieved during 2007, with ASF activities having grown at a steady rate.

"We are grateful to all those individuals -- Members, Committers, developers, users, and supporters -- who have contributed to our success over the past year," said ASF Chairman Jim Jagielski. "Our achievements reflect strong commitment from our community, boosting confidence in our ability to meet end-user and market demand and building excitement about the work that is underway."

ApacheCon: The ASF's official conference, trainings, and expo -- now in its 10th year -- continues to bring Open Source users, developers, and though leaders together to explore some of the hottest topics in the industry. Convening in Amsterdam and Atlanta during 2007, ApacheCon Europe returns to Amsterdam 7-11 April 2008; and to the United States for ApacheCon US in New Orleans on 3-7 November 2008.

As the backbone of more Websites than any other Web server software, the Apache HTTP Server remains the #1 Web server, powering more than 75 million Websites across the Internet, according to the December 2007 Web Server Survey by Netcraft. This translates to a 74% market penetration across all Web Server domains, according to the January 1 2008 Web Server Survey by Security Space. In September 2007 the Apache HTTP Server Project announced the stable release of Apache HTTP Server version 2.2.6.

About The Apache Software Foundation

Established in 1999, The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal, and financial support for a broad range of Open Source software projects, including Apache HTTP Server -- the world's most popular Web server software for more than a decade. The Foundation provides an established framework for intellectual property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits contributors' potential legal exposure. Through a collaborative and meritocratic development process, Apache projects deliver enterprise-grade, freely available software products that attract large communities of users. The pragmatic Apache License makes it easy for all users, commercial and individual, to deploy Apache products.

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