InfoWorld: Seeing eye to eye | Linux Today

InfoWorld: Seeing eye to eye

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 1, 1999

This InfoWorld Forum moderated by Mark Pace investigates the
question: “Now that corporate IT sees Linux’s value, what obstacles
remain?”

“… since IT managers and staff have begun seeing eye-to-eye on
the value of Linux,… the sights have been set on… Microsoft’s
stomping grounds: the desktop…”

“However, the road to the corporate desktop will not be that
easy. Which are the real barriers: usability issues, lack of
applications, retraining of employees, or the existing IT
infrastructure?”

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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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