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Computerworld: IBM Linux announcements on tap

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 5, 1999

“IBM hopes to build the market for its Linux-based Netfinity
servers with several announcements planned for next week’s Linux
World Conference & Expo in San Jose.”

“the company will announce the following:”

“That it will work with SAP”

“British insurer Hill House Hammond will roll out 290 Netfinity
servers running Linux”

“A new Netfinity model, the 3500, is certified that it will run
the four major Linux distributions”

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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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