“Linux first infiltrated the enterprise world as an Internet
workhorse, offering a reliable platform for infrastructure needs
such as Web and DNS servers. Then commercial applications appeared,
and Linux proved itself as a viable Unix alternative.”
“Now, Linux is bulking up, showing signs of becoming a
viable high-end computing platform that combines mainframe-quality
performance with a breadth of application support and
Net-friendliness that no conventional legacy platform can
match.”
“The most dramatic example of Linux’s move up the enterprise
food chain is the debut earlier this year of Linux for IBM’s
(stock: IBM) System 390 mainframes. With IBM’s blessing and
support, corporate IT departments can now run Linux apps on their
big iron, using the available mainframe processing cycles even more
cost-efficiently to meet the company’s e-business
requirements.”