ZDnet: IBM Spreads the Reach of Linux

“IBM has added several new centers worldwide devoted to Linux
specialties in energy, government and mainframes, part of its
years-long effort to spread the operating system as widely as
possible.

“In the United Arab Emirates, the Energy Competency Center will
be devoted to helping the oil and gas industry use Linux for tasks
such as oil and gas exploration. In Germany, the E-government
Center will support IBM’s contract with the German government,
while the Integration Center will support retail, manufacturing and
financial services customers. And in Brazil, the Linux Labs will
work on translating Linux software for IBM’s high-end mainframe
line.

“There also are several new Asian centers, including the
China-IBM Linux Solution Cooperation Center in Beijing, which has
150 IBM-funded researchers; the Linux Hub Center of Seoul National
university in Korea; and the Open Computing Center at the Nanyang
Polytechnic Center in Singapore…”

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