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LinuxElectrons: Linux Makes It to the NASDAQ-100 Index with Red Hat

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 12, 2005

“The Nasdaq Stock Market has said that the annual re-ranking of
the NASDAQ-100 Index, will be effective with the market open on
Monday, December 19, 2005. The new listing includes Red Hat and
Google.

“‘The re-ranking is a unique event in that investors ultimately
determine which companies are members of one of the most closely
followed indexes in the world,’ said John L. Jacobs, executive vice
president, NASDAQ. ‘The re-ranking process is objective,
rules-based and transparent–one that ensures the NASDAQ-100 Index
will continue to be an important benchmark by which you can invest
in a diverse array of NASDAQ-listed companies…'”

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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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