“IBM…this week disclosed, in a barrage of announcements,
collaboration with several key players in the increasingly popular
Linux market, taking the open-source operating system (OS) another
step towards broader acceptance.”
“DB2 for instance, IBM’s database software, will be distributed
on the Pacific HiTech, Inc. version of Linux. In a move possibly to
step up its competition with Oracle, IBM developed a version of DB2
to run on Linux.”
“24-hour telephone customer support will also be provided, as
detailed in the agreement. And both companies have decided on
future collaborations on server software. Web servers utilize
database technology because of the efficiency of storing the
massive amounts of data necessary to maintain a competitive
e-commerce presence.”