News.com: Big Blue gives green light to Linux | Linux Today

News.com: Big Blue gives green light to Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 16, 1999

Thanks to Matthew Wright
for this link.

“IBM is in the midst of a company-wide adoption of Linux,
lifting the Unix-like technology to the status of more traditional
operating systems.”

“Responding to increasing customer demand by Fortune 500
companies and other business clientele, the computer colossus is
advancing its global Linux strategy on several fronts. It is
bringing the operating system onto two computer lines, adding Linux
support to its services business, and porting its software to the
relatively new operating system, industry sources said.”

Complete
story
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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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