LWM: IBM seems to be getting behind Linux in a big way. What are some of the
major initiatives right now?
Scott Handy: We have a very broad focus on Linux for large accounts and for
small and medium-sized businesses. Within that, we focus on particular
industries - namely retail, finance, public sector (including government),
manufacturing, and telecommunications.
Linux adoption has been strong in all industries, so there have been
cross-industry initiatives as well including e-commerce, CRM, ERP, and
accounting software.
Overall, we have a broad set of programs starting with a focus on solution
providers and in particular application developers. We have an initiative
called "Speed Start Your Linux Application" in which we provide free
technical support for Linux and IBM... (more)
SYS-CON interviews Michael Norman, CEO of Scapa Technologies, live at the
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2004 in San Francisco, about Eclipse and -
especially - the Hyades Project.
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SYS-CON Radio interviews author Marcel Gagne about his just-published book
titled "Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye."
(Addison-Wesley), live at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2003 in San
Francisco.
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[interview in MP3 format]
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Innovation is the lifeblood of the technology industry. With every new
technical innovation comes a whole new crop of companies riding the wave of
change as they try to build companies (and sometimes even whole industries)
out of the Next Big Thing.
Ask Thomas Reardon of Openwave Systems about Linux and innovation and he'll
have some pretty strong opinions. And he should know - in fact, R... (more)
I'm writing from a pod of Compaq computers on the show floor all running Red
Hat. The pod is sponsored by HP and provides everyone with net access.
Thanks!
I can't tell you how exciting this show has been. I haven't been to a show in
a long time that's had this kind of buzz.
We've had some interesting announcements from Red Hat this week -- they
announced here at the show a "Open Source N... (more)
Kevin Bedell, one of the founding editors of Linux.SYS-CON.com, writes and speaks frequently on Linux and open source. He is the director of consulting and training for Black Duck Software.
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