E-Commerce Times: Interview with Derik Belair, Brand Manager for Linux at Corel | Linux Today

E-Commerce Times: Interview with Derik Belair, Brand Manager for Linux at Corel

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 15, 1999

“With the recent finding of fact issued by Judge Jackson in the
landmark Microsoft antitrust trial, Linux has been thrust into the
spotlight.”

“Amid all the attention, Microsoft rival Corel…is expanding an
existing Linux strategy with the release of its own distribution.
By staging the release at COMDEX, Corel is aiming to bring
Linux to the elusive desktop market and has enlisted the Debian
Project to help them accomplish this feat.

“In this exclusive interview with the E-Commerce Times, Derik
Blair, Brand Manager for Linux at Corel Corp., discusses Corel’s
product and the future of Linux.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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