“Intel intends to help move Linux into the midrange space
and to make it the standard development environment for Unix
applications.”
“Will Swope, vice president of Intel’s architecture group, said
during his keynote at Linuxworld: “Linux is a core technology in
the internet economy, with 38 per cent of new internet servers
containing Linux. But unless the industry comes together to produce
more complex, business-oriented solutions, Linux won’t move to the
next step within business.”
“We’re thinking the intermediary goal would be to focus on the
development environment and to make Linux the standard Unix
development environment. If, and only if, the development
environment is robust and scalable, then Linux will be a top-tier
port for software developers,” he added.”
“Advanced Network Services for Linux, which provides
load-balancing, fail-over technology and other network connection
services, were also unveiled as was the Intel Early Access Service.
This enables Linux developers to test, optimise and debug
applications running on Itanium processors.”