Web Hosting Platform Face-Off: Windows, UNIX, and Linux

Web server software, like any other application, must reside on top of an operating system in order to function. A key choice facing organizations today is which operating system to choose for public and internal Web servers. In most cases, this decision will come down to a choice between UNIX, Windows NT/2000, or Linux, although there are Macintosh and NetWare-based Web servers available.