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ServerWatch: IBM Unveils Test-Drive Program for Linux iSeries Servers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 18, 2001

“Seeking to spur corporate interest in Linux-based
servers among small businesses and independent software developers
(ISVs), IBM today announced a new test-drive program that allows
users to login Linux servers across the Internet.

The Linux Test Drive for eServer iSeries features a “virtual
Linux server” to help independent software vendors and the open
source community write and port their applications to Linux on
iSeries servers. The program makes use of IBM’s partitioning
technology, which allows a single physical server to be divided
into dozens of virtual servers that can be accessed remotely by
software developers around the world. A single iSeries server can
support up to 31 partitions running Linux, according to IBM.”

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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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