posted 07 May 2000 08:23 AM               

THE LATEST IN LINUX FROM INFOWORLD

* IBM to pre-load servers with choice of Linux
* Applix forms Linux-ASP software company
* Red Hat to aquire Bluecurve in all-stock deal

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IBM TO PRE-LOAD SERVERS WITH CHOICE OF LINUX

CUSTOMERS OF IBM'S Netfinity servers will now be able to buy machines preloaded with the Linux operating system and will be able to choose from three flavors of the ever-popular open-source software.

Top Linux vendors Red Hat, Caldera Systems, and TurboLinux separately announced Monday that IBM will either preinstall or bundle their Linux versions on Netfinity servers. An IBM official quoted in the written statements said that customers increasingly want Linux as an OS option, and also noted its value for companies doing business on the Internet.

For the full story: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/pi/xml/00/04/24/000424pilinuxibm.xml

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APPLIX FORMS LINUX-ASP SOFTWARE COMPANY

APPLIX MONDAY ANNOUNCED the separation of its Linux group into VistaSource, a wholly owned subsidiary supported by a $6 million investment from its parent company. The new company will focus purely on software.

"Applix has too many businesses under one roof," Bernie Thompson, president of VistaSource, said in a conference call Monday regarding the separation, which will have 65 employees.

For the full story: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/pi/xml/00/04/24/000424piapplix.xml

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RED HAT TO AQUIRE BLUECURVE IN ALL-STOCK DEAL

LINUX VENDOR RED Hat on Wednesday announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Internet performance management software and services provider Bluecurve in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $37 million.

Under the terms of the agreement, Red Hat will issue up to approximately 1.26 million shares of its common stock in exchange for all outstanding shares in the Oakland, Calif.-based Bluecurve, Red Hat said in a statement.

For the full story: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/pi/xml/00/04/19/000419piredbuy.xml

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"It's not unfeasible to predict that Mr. [Bill] Gates will only be in the top 50 wealthiest people on the planet."

-- Andrew "Flip" Filipowski, chief executive officer of Divine InterVentures, speaking about the future of the PC Revolution.
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/ec/xml/00/04/19/000419ecfilip.xml

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