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InfoWorld: UPDATE: IBM embraces Linux on client/server hardware

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 17, 1999

“IBM on Thursday will announce an alliance with Red Hat Software
under which the company will ship a wide array of its products with
Red Hat Linux.”

“Under the agreement, developers from both companies will work
to maximize performance, reliability, and security for Red Hat
Linux on IBM server and client systems…”

“Our customers are asking for Linux solutions,” said Bill
McCracken, marketing and strategy general manager for IBM’s
Personal Systems Group. “The Red Hat alliance demonstrates IBM’s
commitment to the open-source movement…”


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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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