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EarthWeb: Editors’ Choice: [Linux in] The Top Ten Stories of 2000

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 19, 2001

“The Year 2000 started off with a debate about when the new
millennium actually starts, and a much-feared bug that never really
appeared; and it ended with a burst-the-dot-com bubble. In between,
enterprise IT managers grappled with a wide variety of
challenges–-analyzing e-commerce customer data, keeping your
Web sites up and humming, personal digital assistants (PDAs),
Linux, Windows 2000, and more. Our picks for the Top 10 stories of
the past year clearly reflect your experiences.”

“…below are our Editors’ Choices for Datamation’s Top 10 for
2000, in chronological order.”

Application Development
Linux in Manufacturing: Building Linux up
Kaiser Aluminum uses Linux on the factory floor. Will other
manufacturing firms follow suit?
By Cynthia Flash
August 2000″


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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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