Intel a IBM investuji do Linuxu

[Nathan L. Cutler]

Vazeni, 

kamarad z USA mi dnes poslal tyhle vytahy z tisku, snad to bude aspon pro
nekoho nova informace.

Nathan Cutler

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Here are some excerpts from stories about Intel's interest
in supporting Linux.

http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,33146,00.html?tagst.cnsr1.dir

Intel confirms VA Research deal 
     By Stephen Shankland
     Staff Writer, CNET News.com
     March 2, 1999, 4:45 p.m. PT 

SAN JOSE, California--Intel confirmed today it will invest in
VA Research, a company that makes Linux hardware and software,
in a move that is aimed at spurring development of operating
system software for Intel's next generation processors. 

Intel's investment is intended to help VA Research port the
Linux operating system to Intel's upcoming 64-bit Merced chip,
the companies said here at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo,
as previously reported. 

http://charlotte.redhat.com/release.phtml?id=58

Intel, Netscape, Greylock and Benchmark
Partners Take Equity Positions in Red Hat
Software

Red Hat Establishes Enterprise Computing Division for Its Linux OS 

SAN JOSE, Calif., September 29, 1998 Today at ISPCON Fall `98, Red Hat
Software, Inc., a leading distributor of the Linux operating system, announced
that Intel, Netscape Communications Corporation and venture capital firms
Greylock and Benchmark Partners have taken minority equity positions in the
company. Red Hat builds, maintains and provides technical support for the Red
Hat Linux operating system. Linux runs on Intel, Alpha and Sun SPARC
platforms. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

And here's a clip from IBM (apparently they are going to offer Linux on
their entire line from laptop to RS/6000 workstation):

http://www.ibm.com/news/1999/03/02.phtml

IBM launches biggest Linux lineup ever 

On March 2, at LinuxWorld, IBM announced support for Linux, the open-source
operating system. The announcement, of planned key alliances, flagship
products, and the industry's most comprehensive service offering, makes IBM
the only company to provide complete solutions of hardware, software and
technical support for Linux. 

The news includes: 

IBM will support major versions of Linux globally, giving customers a single
    point of contact for all of their technical support needs; 
IBM will work with four commercial distributors of Linux -- Caldera Systems
    Inc., Pacific HiTech Inc., Red Hat Software Inc., and SuSE Holding AG -- to
    pave the way for co-marketing, development, training and support initiatives
    that will help customers deploy Linux; 
Key IBM WebSphere products will ship later this year, including two
    application servers and a performance pack, enabling Linux customers to
    exploit the Web to perform tasks ranging from simple Web publishing to
    Java-based transactional processing; 
Availability of the industry's first commercial, Java-based emulator for Linux
    -- IBM Host On-Demand -- which provides secure access to core
    enterprise data and applications via a Web browser; 
IBM will begin beta testing, in the second quarter, its On-Demand Server for
    Linux, which manages access to e-business applications by users, groups,
    and devices ; 
IBM is working with the Linux community to port Linux to selected IBM
    RS/6000 models.

According to IDC Research, Linux is the fastest-growing server operating
environment. In 1998, some 750,000 Linux servers were installed, reflecting a
212 percent growth rate and 17 percent of all new server placements. 

To learn more about IBM's Linux initiatives, visit the Linux at IBM overview
page. 

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