Big Guns Take Linux Higher

IBM Corp., Novell Inc., and Sun Microsystems Inc. bolstered Linux’s enterprise appeal last week by detailing present and future products at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in New York. Hoping to accelerate acceptance for grid computing among commercial users, IBM is developing a grid-enabled version of WebSphere, code-named Cayuga. According to sources familiar with the company’s plans, Cayuga is designed to make it easier to implement and manage grids. Elsewhere, movement leader Bruce Perens looks at court and market battles, plus Linux community projects.

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