TechWeb: IBM Completes Linux Picture

"Irving Wladawsky-Berger, vice president of technology for IBM's Server Group, told reporters and analysts during a news conference at IBM's Linux/e-Business event in New York, that the company sees an "enormous opportunity" in Linux."

"We really see this as a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for IBM," Wladawsky-Berger said."

"Though enthusiasts see the upstart Linux as an alternative to Microsoft's (stock: MSFT) Windows, IBM executives made it clear that the company was not moving away from Windows."

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