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AsiaBizTech: SGI Japan Takes on Server Market with Linux PC Server

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 21, 1999

“SGI Japan Ltd. will release its first PC server this summer,
and it intends to differentiate itself from competitors by focusing
on Linux OS as its primary server OS.”

“The company will also make aggressive efforts to enhance Linux
functionality and make part of its UNIX source code open to Linux
developers.”

“The company and its parent, Silicon Graphics Inc. of the United
States, will announce the PC server in August simultaneously in the
United States and Japan.”


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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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