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Techworld: Nortel Can Win Back, Says CTO

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 19, 2005

Some experts say Linux is an inherently better
operating system for high-performance computing situations. Why is
Linux getting into networks?
With open-source software,
one of the advantages is that there are many, many people working
on it, and when problems arise, a lot of brainpower can be applied
– and that includes performance and security issues. So now I think
enough large organisations are behind Linux, including Nortel and
IBM and others, that this is getting to a point that it’s an OS you
can depend upon as opposed to being a curiosity and only for a
single user…”


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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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