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Hi, everyone, <br>
Here's some positive news about Linux in the enterprise -- posted
early this morning on Slashdot.<br>
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Frank<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big><big><span class="cnin"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://slashdot.org/tag/linux">Linux:</a>
<a href="http://slashdot.org/"
onclick="return toggle_fh_body_wrap_return(this);">Linux
To Take Over Microsoft In Enterprises</a> </span></b></span><span
class="date"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">on Monday
October 18, @</span></b></span><st1:time minute="22" hour="3"><span
class="date"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">03:22AM</span></b></span></st1:time><span
class="cnin"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
</span></b></span><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></big></big></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><big><big><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Posted by
samzenpus <span id="fhtime-17060178">Monday October 18, @</span><st1:time
minute="22" hour="3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">03:22AM</span></st1:time></span><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"> <br>
from the slow-and-steady-wins-the-race dept. <o:p></o:p></span></big></big></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><big><big><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a
href="http://slashdot.org/index2.pl?fhfilter=microsoft"
onclick="return addfhfilter('microsoft');">microso</a>shougyin writes <i>"For
years,
Linux has enjoyed much of its success as a replacement for Unix.
Companies turned to Linux to replace Unix servers, or for new
deployments
within a Unix-heavy environment. <a
href="http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/biz-enterprise/370972-set-sights-for-windows-linux-moving-beyond-unix-migration-in-the-enterprise">Linux
is
still king there, but it's starting to encroach on Microsoft as well.</a>
Big companies are planning overwhelmingly (76.4%) to add more Linux
servers in
the next year, and less than half (41.2%) of the companies are planning
to add
Windows servers in the next year. Even more interesting, nearly half
(43.6%)
are actively planning to decrease use of Windows servers in the next
year."</i><o:p></o:p></span></big></big></p>
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