The Meteor web server is written in Perl. Seems innovative based on its features, which provide Comet-like functionality. There is a live demo, a download, and examples, plus articles about it, all at its site.
To give some idea of how it can be of use, here is an excerpt from its FAQ (italics mine):
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What can you use Meteor for?
We use it for live chat applications and datalogging, but there are loads of potential uses:
Combine it with a bit of clever javascript on the front end and you can draw real-time graphs.
Update stock price tables in real time
Live update of comments on your blog/forum
Display real time telemetry from anything from a remote controlled buggy to supermarket checkouts
Real time web analytics (such as the starscape at the top of every page on this site)
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- Vasudev Ram - Dancing Bison Enterprises
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