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LinuxPlanet: Modeling Linux in the Enterprise

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 31, 2003

“If you put together a model of ‘enterprise Linux,’ what would
it look like? In the middle of the LinuxWorld/NY show floor,
vendors and open source projects worked together on presenting
their vision. The mock enterprise, ‘Acme Financial Services,’
spanned a front office, data center, remote office, Internet
development center, and even a theater.

“‘Two types of people are stopping by here: corporate IT, and
people trying to get open source projects done,’ said Douglas
Mackbee of Wild Open Source.

“Wild Open Source coordinated the Enterprise Solution Center
(ESC) demo, under sponsorship from Linux International, Dell,
Hewlett-Packard, Intel, NEC, Oracle, Sybase, and LinuxWorld show
manager IDG…”

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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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