InfoWorld: 1999 Product of the Year: Operating systems | Linux Today

InfoWorld: 1999 Product of the Year: Operating systems

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 16, 2000

“RED HAT LINUX 6.1 is the most user-friendly Linux release yet,
and its installation and system management enhancements make it a
strong contender for the enterprise OS space. With this release,
Red Hat Linux jumps into the enterprise space feet first — so it’s
no wonder that it nabbed the OS Product of the Year award for the
fourth year running…”

“Red Hat Software has made a consistent effort in each release
to improve and enhance its product. This is especially true for
corporate environments, in which service and support costs are
important factors when deciding on an OS platform. Several
operating systems were released this year, including SuSE Linux
6.0, SCO UnixWare 7.1, and Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, but
none of them have had the wide-ranging impact on corporate
customers of Red Hat Linux 6.1.”

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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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