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SearchEnterpriseLinux: Selling Your CIO on Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 23, 2004

[ Thanks to Michael
S. Mimoso
for this link. ]

“Linux and open source software advocates have gotten the
corporate world’s attention. Now, they have to compel CIOs to take
action. That’s the tall order placed by a panel of experts at this
week’s Open Source Business Conference.

“The panel–Winston Damarillo, CEO of Gluecode Software; Dave
Dargo, consultant and former Linux vice president for Oracle Corp.;
Al Nugent, CTO for Novell Inc.; and Cliff Schmidt, director of open
source strategy for BEA Systems Inc.–brainstormed on a set of
messages that could give CIOs reason to switch to Linux and open
source…”


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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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