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IBM To Offer Linux On Thin Clients, Servers, And Notebooks
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Speaking at the LinuxWorld trade show in New York today, Irving Wladawsky-Berger, the head of IBM's recently created Linux group, said IBM envisions a computing world unified by Linux at various points in the IT chain. "We see Linux playing a big role in furthering the development and portability of applications across all platforms," he said, adding that Linux represents "a huge strategic play for the IT industry and IBM in particular."
That does not mean, however, that IBM servers presently based on AIX--the company's version of Unix--or its forthcoming Monterey will one day run exclusively on Linux, Wladawsky-Berger said. But he hinted at the possibility: "For the next several years, we view these as complementary efforts. But what happens when they occupy the same space? We'll see what happens at the time." For now, Wladawsky-Berger said IBM will concentrate on making its systems compatible with Linux and helping to develop the Linux community. He noted that the company is testing Linux on its S/390 mainframes and is working to make its AS/400 servers increasingly Linux-friendly. Meanwhile, IBM disclosed today that Linux will be available for its Network Station 2200 and 2800 thin clients, and it will offer Linux as a preloaded option for its Intel Netfinity servers and ThinkPad notebooks. The company also said it is making its ViaVoice speech-recognition technology available for Linux offerings from Caldera Systems, Red Hat, and SuSE. It has also created a free developers kit for Linux software developers.
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