In hypermedia systems, a link server manages
hypermedia information, such as links and anchors
associated with each resource. In a link server system you have both a link server
and a set of clients. The clients in this system manage the display of, and user
interaction with, graphical views of resources such as entities or objects
in a hyperweb.
Fusing WWW and Link Server Technology: One Approach This position paper explores how a fusion between distributed link data systems, as exemplified by the World-Wide Web (WWW), and link server systems, as exemplified by the Open Hypermedia Systems (OHS) community.