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MetroWest (Massachusetts): Linux gives Windows run for the money

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 8, 2000

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Linux — a free computer operating system — has begun to
earn substantial credibility from companies looking for reliable
software to run their businesses.

“In the past year, acceptance for the Linux software platform
has become more mainstream as Burlington Coat Factory, Cisco
Systems, Home Depot and The Days Inn chose the Linux software
platform to run critical parts of their business….”

“ar manufacturing giant General Motors Corp. has also decided to
run a pilot program to test the success of putting its 7,000
dealers on a Linux-based computer system, according to Scott Shaw,
co-founder of Framingham-based Antarctica IT, a Linux consulting
firm.”


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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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