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CNET News.com: K-tel stock jumps on Linux allure

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 17, 1999

“K-tel investors heard the sound of money this morning, as
shares of the online music company soared more than 24 percent in
early trading after it announced its support for a Linux-based
system.”

“K-tel, an e-commerce site that sells CDs, home videos and
consumer products, is one of the latest to get a pop to its stock
after announcing an affiliation with a Linux company….”

Most importantly, its scalability allows Ktel.com to expand
to the next level of traffic volume and integrated functionality,
creating the technical infrastructure to support our new Web site,
which will be launched in spring of 2000
,” he added.”


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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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