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Despite the Linux buzz, by and large the most widely-deployed OSS is the Apache Web server, which is also the most widely used Web server in the industry, according to IDC Canada Ltd.

Open source databases may not yet be armor-clad enough for use as back-end corporate data stores, but observers say those displayed at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo last month are on the right track. At the very least, analysts say, these databases are becoming viable foundations for Web and application servers.

Open source databases are emerging as viable alternatives to costly proprietary databases and, in so doing, are filling a key slot in the open source e-business development stack.