Open Source Middleware: Ready for Prime Time?

by Ian Cartwright and Gregor Hohpe

Open source software (OSS) has captured enormous mindshare among not only developers but also consumers and enterprise users. While browsing the Web, you may very well use a Mozilla Firefox browser, be routed to the correct host via a BIND DNS server, and view a Web page served up by the Apache HTTP Server running on a Linux operating system. All four pieces of software are part of the growing repertoire of successful open source applications.

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Open Source Middleware: Ready for Prime Time? July 2005