IBM Embraces Linux

Big Blue President Sam Palmisano told Reuters today that Linux is "ready for real business" and that the company is betting the open source operating system can give it the edge in "strenuous business workload" as the Reuters report highlights. Just after the first of this year Linus Torvalds released the most powerful Linux kernel yet, packed with more features and functions than ever. The majority of Linux retailers have already encorporated the newest version into their products, some launching official new versions this past week. IBM is making a big run at Sun Microsystems, rebranding its servers and mainframes to eServers, and spending hundreds of millions of dollars to assist customers in deploying the new Linux operating system.