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Yahoo!/Reuters: Caldera, VA Linux rise on IBM Linux comments

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 17, 2001

“Shares of struggling Linux software maker Caldera
International Inc. (NASDAQ:CALD)
, on Friday continued a steep climb on the back of positive
comments from IBM about the alternative operating system.

Caldera shares rose 13 cents, or 27 percent, to 61 cents on
Nasdaq in afternoon trade, after earlier rising as high as 65
cents, their highest level since late August. The shares, which
peaked in March 2000 at $33, have risen about 118 percent over the
past two days.

Shares of VA Linux Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:LNUX)
were up nearly 6 percent, or 15 cents, to $2.96, climbing some 48
percent in two days.”

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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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