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GlobeTechnology.com: Software makers board Linux bandwagon

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 25, 1999

Thanks to Joe for this
link.

“Firms such as tiny e-smith could become the norm with
growth of the new, freely available operating system.”

“E-smith inc. is not your average software maker.

“The company’s staff, executive and board of directors are just
Kim and Joseph Morrison, an Ottawa couple with computer backgrounds
who are looking to make inroads in the network-server
community.

“Their main product, called the e-smith server and gateway —
software that allows a series of computers to be joined in a
network — was developed and brought to market in only three months
earlier this year.

“The company has no burglar alarms or lawyers protecting its
intellectual property, an area usually closely guarded by software
makers.

“In fact, you can have a look at e-smith’s entire source code —
the logic and thinking behind software — and pick up the product
for free over the Internet.”

Complete
Story

Visit e-smith.

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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