“Unix server operating system sales will exceed expectations
over the coming year, according to market research company IDC, but
revenues generated by Linux, Windows NT and Windows 2000 systems
will also grow….”
“But vendors are also looking at the impact of Linux at the low
end of the Unix server market and are reacting differently to the
threat it poses. HP’s chief executive Carly Fiorina said that
Superdome would be able to run Linux and Windows NT-based
applications alongside Unix ones, while IBM has thrown its weight
behind the open source operating system in an attempt to clean up
on the services front.”
“Sun, on the other hand, has given Linux a cool reception and
has continued to push Solaris, its own version of Unix. It has also
denied rumours that it acquired Cobalt for its Linux
expertise.”