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Collins for this link.
“Several software makers announced development tools last week
at Linux Expo here, including Fujitsu Software Corp. in San Jose,
which said its C/C++ and Fortran tools will be available for Linux
June 30, and San Jose-based BEA Systems Inc., which said its Web
Logic application server and Tuxedo transaction manager is shipping
now.”
“Matthew Kromer, a Web infrastructure developer at a major
automobile maker and a member of the Linux Metro Detroit users
group, said Linux’s nearly free price makes it most valuable in
environments where many low-end PC servers are combined to run a
simple application.”
“For mission-critical environments where expensive middleware
such as Tuxedo is used, the proportionally lower savings from using
Linux vs. a more scalable commercial operating system is less
attractive.”