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SearchEnterpriseLinux: LinuxWorld Preview: What Are the Unix Vendors’ Plans for Linux?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 29, 2004

[ Thanks to Jan
Stafford
for this link. ]

“Got your tickets yet to San Francisco? LinuxWorld is just
around the corner, and promises to be very exciting this year. As a
Unix veteran, I’m excited to see HP and IBM–the leading old-guard
Unix vendors–making a big effort at LinuxWorld and in the Linux
world. Look for keynotes by Martin Fink, HP vice president of
Linux, and by Nick Donofrio, IBM’s senior vice president of
technology and manufacturing. As for Sun’s surly support of Linux,
well, it’s Sun’s loss.

“Just so you go to LinuxWorld with the back story in hand,
here’s a look at Unix vendors’ current Linux strategies. This way,
when you hear the keynotes, you’ll know the difference between a
stunning announcement and a restatement of the status quo…”


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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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