The Salt Lake Tribune: Small Step for NASA, Giant Leap for Linux | Linux Today

The Salt Lake Tribune: Small Step for NASA, Giant Leap for Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 23, 2006

“Linux Networx may be based in Bluffdale, but the supercomputer
maker has its eyes on the stars.

“Over the past month, the company has contracted with NASA and
now ATK Launch Systems for customized editions of some of its most
advanced creations. Terms, including expected installation dates
and costs, were not disclosed. But the deals likely run into the
millions of dollars.

“More to the point, Linux Networx executives said, is how the
deals expand their role in providing the data-processing volume and
speed needed to send humanity into the cosmos…”

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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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