net.Opinion: The Best (and Worst) of 1998 | Linux Today

net.Opinion: The Best (and Worst) of 1998

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 28, 1998

“1997 was a banner year for the networking industry, bringing a
hoard of new technologies and products…”

“Here then is my short list of the winners and losers for
1998.”

The Winners

  • Linux on the Back-End

    “… the platform’s acceptance has proven to be the
    network-technology story of 1998”.

  • Sonic System’s SonicWall
  • Novatel Wireless’ Minstrel

The Losers

  • Java
  • NCs
  • NetXRay
  • Laptop Buyers

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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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