“A decision by Lotus Development Corp. and IBM Corp. to port
software to Linux is winning favorable reaction from channel
partners, who say it gives the companies an opportunity to
look fresh and cutting edge and win customers. “
“…Web portal developer and integrator based in Phoenix, lauded
the portability effort. ‘One of Lotus’ main competitive points
against Exchange is that Notes is multiplatform and Exchange is
not,’ he said. ‘We’re still in a world dominated by NT, but to
offer the customer a choice is still a good thing.’
VARs also voiced favorable reactions to having a streamlined
alternative to bulkier operating systems such as Windows NT.”
“…said… an E-commerce service provider in Vienna, Va.: ‘Over
the years, the performance of [Windows] NT has improved but it’s
getting to be too big… Microsoft has thrown everything into it,
so it’s getting harder and harder to build against it. My interest
in Linux is I don’t have to use the features that I don’t
want.’ “