SJ Mercury/Reuters: Linux fever infects Canadian techs, No cure seen | Linux Today

SJ Mercury/Reuters: Linux fever infects Canadian techs, No cure seen

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 9, 1999

“Fierce investor craving for shares connected with the hot Linux
computer operating system made Canadian stocks Corel Corp….and
Perle Systems Ltd….sizzle again on Thursday.”

Appetite for the Canadian issues was whetted by hunger for
initial public offerings of issues such as VA Linux, a U.S.
provider of Linux software and systems.

“On Nasdaq, Corel…peaked at 45-5/8 before retracing slightly
to trade up 13-4/16 at 41-9/16 late morning. It was the top active
on the technology-heavy exchange, with more than 23 million shares
changing hands.”


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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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