Apache vs Original Software

The Apache HTTP Server, colloquially called Apache, is the world's most widely used web server software. Originally based on the NCSA HTTPd server, development of Apache began in early 1995 after work on the NCSA code stalled. Apache played a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web, Apache is developed and maintained by an open community of developers under the auspices of the Apache Software Foundation. Most commonly used on a Unix-like system, the software is available for a wide variety of operating systems, besides Unix and GNU+Linux, including eComStation, Microsoft Windows, NetWare, OpenVMS, OS/2, and TPF. Released under the Apache License, Apache is free and open-source software.

Original Software is a privately held company providing automatic software testing products and services. Original Software was formed in December 1996 and started trading in May 1997. It was founded by Colin Armitage. In the initial years, Original Software focused on IBM iSeries platform. In 2007 a manual testing solution was introduced. In 2010 it was listed as one of "Twenty companies to watch in 2010" by CIO UK.