:Express Computer: HP’s Linux Strategy: A Tough Nut to Crack?
Express Computer: HP’s Linux Strategy: A Tough Nut to Crack? Aug 7, 2004, 09 :00 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (5020 reads) (Other stories by Rahul Neel Mani)
"Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) tryst with Linux is now an open secret. Indeed, the company’s love affair with the open source operating system is thriving—to such an extent that it’s created a separate Linux Business Unit. With plans to unveil strong benchmark results for its Linux-based carrier servers, HP is hoping to score in terms of open source adoption and professing a stream that will eat into both the Windows and Unix markets. HP has also decided to promote Linux to resellers who serve large carriers and Internet Service Providers.
"It is often alleged that HP lacks mindshare in the Linux sector when compared to IBM and Dell. HP denies this, with claims that it supported Linux on its servers long before IBM did. However, IBM’s marketing strategists have created an aura around the fact that the company was the first to ‘discover’ Linux. To compound matters further, Dell has become yet another fast-growing provider of Linux servers. Where does that leave HP?
