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PRNewswire: Salon Adopts Linux as Its Enterprise Internet Server Platform

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 5, 1999

“Salon.com … formerly… Salon Magazine, has adopted Linux as
its enterprise Internet server platform….”

“The server platform has moved from Windows NT to a customized
version of the Red Hat 5.2 distribution of Linux. The site is
moving its critical business functions, Web serving and ad serving
to the Linux platform in order to support Salon.com’s growing
needs.”

“Says Chad Dickerson, Vice President of Technology, “For a
growing company like Salon, Linux is the best of all worlds…”

“Another benefit,” adds Dickerson, “is that with Linux, we were
able to leverage our existing investment in Intel Pentium-based
hardware…”

“According to Dickerson, Linux will provide a solid technical
backbone to support Salon’s move from a magazine-based model to a
network of web sites…”


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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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