Apache 2.4

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/trunk/new_features_2_4.html

Apache released a long awaited major update, in response, perhaps, to the outstanding growth of nginx.  It's said to have significant efficiency improvements along with the new functionallity of MPM's.

I'm a SysAdmin, not a Web Admin, so much of why my Web Admins want this goes beyond me.  For me, it's sufficient to know that there is demand for this version of Apache from the guys at work who know what they're talking about.