“Three more stocks surged into the frenzied initial public
offering market Thursday, rising sharply in their first hours as
public companies.”
“VA Linux surged 784 percent…”
“The enthusiasm for VA Linux seemed to indicate that free
operating systems and software have hit full stride among
programmers and that momentum is everything when it comes to
IPOs.”
“Shares of the Linux software company leapt to 264 3/4, up 234
3/4 from its initial offering price of 30.”