Presswire: Impact of Linux... in COMDEX/Miami '99 | Linux Today

Presswire: Impact of Linux… in COMDEX/Miami ’99

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 20, 1999

“Ziff-Davis… today announced the COMDEX/Miami ’99 keynote
roster, which features five top industry executives and a special
appearance by Florida’s Governor.”

“Michael Cowpland’s address, Understanding the Benefits of Linux
Open Source in the Software Industry, will highlight the benefits
of Linux Open Source and how this platform is impacting the
software industry. According to Mr. Cowpland, Linux is becoming
more powerful and can compete very effectively in many segments of
the OS market. Linux has already been highly effective as a
powerful Web server and is rapidly emerging as an embedded OS for
set top boxes.”


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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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