Microsoft looks to extinguish LAMP
Microsoft is focused on improving its alternatives to the so-called LAMP stack, the combination of the Linux operating system, Apache Web server, MySQL database, and scripting languages PHP, Perl or Python.
Microsoft’s anti-LAMP strategy is to heap features into its low-end products and to build a comprehensive set of tools–spanning development to management–in the hopes of making Windows Server more attractive.
In November, Microsoft will release Visual Studio 2005, which will include a new edition called Visual Web Developer Express designed specifically for relatively small-scale Web development, where LAMP is often used. At the same time, Microsoft will release two low-end versions of its SQL Server 2005 database, including a free Express edition. The Workgroup Edition of SQL Server, meanwhile, will include business-intelligence software for generating business reports–typically a costly add-on.
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