Author: JT Smith
“It’s hard to believe we’re into the last quarter of 2001.Clearly,
we’re facing the most challenging business environment in years.
Nevertheless, Linux continues to make its growing presence felt.”
we’re facing the most challenging business environment in years.
Nevertheless, Linux continues to make its growing presence felt.”
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Please feel free to forward The Linux Line to your friends and colleagues, or if this was sent to you, please join our 12,000 other subscribers by visiting: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linuxlin *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* IN THIS ISSUE ***************************************************************** ANALYST'S CORNER "Linux is on the Move -- Up!" by Aberdeen Group LINUX LINE FEATURES Exclusive Scott Handy, IBM, Linux Solutions Marketing Interviews: Howie Hunger,IBM Net Devices Computing Ly-Huong Pham, Turbolinux, CEO SECTIONS BREAKING NEWS IN THE LINELIGHT Announcing Eclipse Linux Cluster 1300 Solution Linux Scholar Challenge Results BUSINESS PARTNER NEWS LINUX LEAPS SOLUTIONS CASE STUDIES APPetizers - new business applications ported to Linux DEVELOPments - Linux can do what? Development successes and brainstorms SUPPORTING LINUX - an expanding universe of Linux support services THE LINUX LOOP - events & resources to keep you current DID YOU KNOW? - facts and figures on the growing Linux marketplace *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* ANALYSTS' CORNER Linux is on the Move -- Up! Copyright © 2001 Abderdeen Group ***************************************************************** The development of Linux is moving faster than any other commercial operating system (OS) to date. It's moving so fast that it will leapfrog Windows[r] to replace Unix[r] on the high- end in 7-8 years. That means Linux, z/OS[tm] and Windows will be the primary server OSs by the end of the decade. So says Aberdeen Group in a recent report that says the reason for the rapid growth of Linux is primarily two-fold. The first reason they cite is that there are thousands of open-source developers contributing to Linux and many Unix deverlopers are looking for new interests. The second reason cited is that Unix technology transfers easily to Linux. Read the report: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023news *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* LINUX LINE FEATURES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by Rayme Jernigan Scott Handy, IBM, Linux Solutions Marketing ***************************************************************** Why Eclipse means more Linux applications On November 5, IBM announced that it is contributing$40 million of software to a new, independent open-source community. The Java[r]-based open source software, code-named Eclipse, will enable developers to use software tools from multiple suppliers together, allowing developers to integrate business processes used to create e-business applications, such as those for Web services. Eclipse has major implications both for Linux, and for Linux application development. We asked Scott Handy, director of Linux solutions marketing for the IBM Software Group to discuss Eclipse, and explain its relationship to IBM's WebSphere[r] Studio Family. LL: You've announced the new Web Sphere Studio Application Developer. I understand that this environment spans both the Windows and Linux platforms. Would you talk to us some about what this announcement means, especially for Linux developers, from both an application development platform and target platform perspective? Scott: This is a very significant announcement, and what it means for Linux developers is that though there are a fair number of tools available for Linux today, there have always been a much, much broader set of tools available on the Windows platform. What this technology will do is allow tools developers to more easily port their tools to the WebSphere platform, and then have them work across both Windows and Linux. So what we'll see in the end is many more tools available, eventually, for Linux. You mentioned development and deployment. Certainly, Linux is a great deployment environment, and it's the fastest growing server operating system in the world. But we're now seeing a lot of interest in it on the client, especially for development. We've even had some surveys that say upwards of 70% of the use of Linux as a client is for development use. So to feed that development, we needed to get a set of tools out there. This WebSphere Studio Application Developer is both a set of IBM tools, and it's also a framework for other tools vendors to put their tool on top of. As the announcement says, this will increase the number of tools available for both Windows and Linux, because we have over 1,200 developers from over 150 companies already participating in the Eclipse project. LL: The WebSphere Studio Workbench is also part of this announcement. What's the relationship between these two, and why are you releasing the Eclipse code as open source? Scott: The product we've been having developers test out in the market, since about May, is called the IBM WebSphere Studio Workbench. What we're announcing today is that we're going to open source that technology freely, and create an open source project called Eclipse. Basically, Eclipse is the open source version of the WebSphere Studio Workbench. You also asked why we're open sourcing the Workbench. Well, there are a couple reasons. First, while we're going to provide IBM tools in the WebSphere Studio family on top of the Eclipse technology (which we'll call the IBM WebSphere Studio Workbench when shipped with IBM products), there's also strong interest from the companies we've talked to in providing their own tools based on this technology. The overall objective here is to dramatically increase the number of tools and the number of applications available for Linux, knocking down a barrier to even wider Linux adoption. While we plan to aggressively port our tools to the technology, we expect the whole industry to aggressively port tools to the technology, too, and we don't want to be the gating factor. In fact, we want there to be no limit to how far this could expand as a technology for Linux tools. We actually think that this could be as expansive for the tooling environment as Apache was for Web Servers. There are vendors who are very interested in supplying just a plug in for a certain particular specialty they have; or technology for a particular industry. That would not have been possible before, because they could not have sustained the cost of bringing such a plug-in or technology to market as a stand alone product. So this opens up a whole new area for expansion, for certain companies to provide specific plug-ins. LL: It sounds like the decision to open source Eclipse came well after development was underway. Why did IBM develop Eclipse to begin with? Scott: We've been developing this technology actually for several years, because we needed it to solve some problems with our own tools, which is really a reflection of the fact that application development is no longer a stand-alone activity where a single developer develops a single function in a single application for deployment. With the movement to e-business, entire projects are developed around what we'll call an e-business application where there's a server side of the application, there's a mobile component to the application for connecting to cell phones and PDA's now, there's a connection back to legacy systems to get existing data and transactions potentially off of a mainframe system, there's the e-commerce portion of the application and so on. What we were trying to do was just integrate our own tools. Then customers wanted to integrate the IBM tools with the third party tools so that a single application development project could use one tool to integrate in the cell phone and PDA access for m-commerce, or mobile commerce; a different tool to do the legacy integration to back-end mainframe systems; and a third tool to do the e-commerce access for both B2C and B2B commerce capability for the application. That's how it happened. We're open sourcing it to make sure that it is truly open. While we certainly want to make the IBM tools communicate well together, our objective here is also to make sure that our tools communicate very well with third party tools, and to allow other vendors to use the technology to let their tools communicate together independently. LL: Is there anything that you'd like to add or tell us? Scott: Yes, I'd just like to add this. There are tens of millions of dollars of code here that we're open sourcing, and the very fact that we're doing it shows that there's an underlying importance here, that this is a needed technology for the industry. I think that the industry will look at this technology and we'll see incredible adoption. Every tools vendor, customer, or analyst who really understands the issues surrounding e-business application development, Linux, and open source says that this is a really great move by IBM. It will really open up the tools market, and again, really knock down one of the biggest inhibitors to Linux's further adoption: the number of Linux applications. The fastest way to get more applications is to get more tools that developers are interested in. So we think this technology is actually aimed right at the spot that will help Linux move to the next phase of adoption: mainstream adoption by application developers, and this will then drive mainstream business use. We're very excited, and I think that the reception by the industry will validate our excitement. ========================= Rayme Jernigan is the managing editor of the IBM Linux portals. He has published articles through several publications and content sites including JavaWorld,IBM/developerWorks and Javasoft at Sun Microsystems.He was the founder and first president of the Triangle Java Users Group, and can be reached: rayme@us.ibm.com *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* LINUX LINE FEATURES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by Rayme Jernigan Howie Hunger, IBM, Net Devices Computing ***************************************************************** Who Needs Linux Thin Clients? Late last month,IBM announced a new suite of NetVista[tm] products that use the Linux operating system. The thin client model lets applications, file storage and processing be moved from desktop to server. This can greatly simplify application deployment and management for certain applications, extend the upgrade cycle and reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for the customer. Howie Hunger is IBM's Director of Marketing for Net Devices Computing. Linux Line had a chance to talk to Howie about the new NetVista thin Linux clients,and how thin clients may be effectively deployed. Here's his answer to the first question and a link to the full interview: LL: Could you first give some background on what a thin client is why you would want to use a Linux Thin Client instead of a Windows PC Desktop? Howie: Thin clients are solutions that have evolved in the marketplace since about 1995. IBM entered this marketplace in 1996.We introduced our first product and began shipping it late in December of 1996. Since then,IBM has been recognized in the thin client industry, as being one of the thought-leaders and market-share leaders in this class of device. A thin client is a desktop device that is intended to be used to access applications that are actually executed on a server. That server could be a Web-based server or it could be a server with legacy applications, such as our zSeries[tm] or iSeries[tm], or it could be accessing Windows applications on a remote Windows server. The thin client devices have evolved dramatically and changed over the years. We at IBM have focused on being able to do many different tasks in the thin client, not just accessing the server-based applications, but actually running a browser in the device or running Java applications in the device or user applications or other vendor applications in the device. Read the full interview: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023clients *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* LINUX LINE FEATURES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by Rayme Jernigan Turbolinux CEO Ly-Huong Pham ***************************************************************** Charting a New Course at Turbolinux It has been a challenging year throughout our industry, but especially at Turbolinux, one of IBM's key Linux distributors. First there was the marriage-then-annulment with LinuxCare. Then in mid-July, Ly-Huong Pham moved up from Chief Operating Officer to CEO.Ly is moving the company forward. Rayme Jernigan, managing editor of the IBM Linux portals, spoke to Ly about her plans for Turbolinux. They discussed the Linux business, Turbolinux' corporate strategy, how she plans to position the company against the competition and how Turbolinux wants to move past operating system distribution alone, to begin helping customers deploy full Linux solutions. Read the full interview: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023future NOTE: ALL TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THE RESPECTIVE OWNERS. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* BREAKING NEWS ***************************************************************** InfoWorld: Investing in Linux (Boscov's Department Store) "Not to be overly critical of Microsoft, but because of the way they produce things, you need to apply patches regularly or you are at risk. What was driving me was to stop adding bodies to my staff and to stem the use of Microsoft server software, because it is just too expensive to upgrade every two years," Roberts says. To solve his problem, Roberts went back to the future, blending relatively new OS technology, Linux, with an almost ancient OS, namely an adapted version of IBM's VM, first introduced in 1964 http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023infoworld CNet: How Linux saved Amazon millions Online retailer Amazon.com shaved millions of dollars from its technology costs last quarter by switching to the Linux operating system, a disclosure that could provide some guidance for other companies seeking to cut expenses in a stagnant economy. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023amazon Computerworld: IBM Roils Linux Waters If IBM gets its way, users will soon be thinking about operating systems the way investors view pork bellies: as mere commodities. The instrument the company will use to make this sea change in IT? Linux. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023waters ZDNet: Is Microsoft losing its grip in Asia? "The last straw for Stanley Ho, a Singapore-based system administrator, came in late September when the malicious Nimda worm attacked half the Windows-based machines under his care. 'We had to patch the servers daily. It's a very time consuming process,' said Ho, who works for a local software development firm, which declined to be named." http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023zdnet eWeek: Samba Ships Windows Directory Integration for Unix Samba, the Windows-compatible file and print server, takes a major manageability step forward with Version 2.2.2, providing new flexibility for administrators who want to use Unix servers as Windows file servers. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023eweek LinuxUser: Smooth iron (Telia Net) Opting to replace a Unix server farm with main-frame Linux made headlines for Telia Net last December. Ten months on, Russ Foster returns to find the big iron making big savings http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linuxuser Linux World: A strategic comparison of Windows vs. Unix Most of the Windows versus Unix debate has been cast in terms of which is technically better or which is cheaper, but the real question is, 'Under what circumstances is it smarter to pick one technology rather than the other?' http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linuxworld Linux Magazine: Intellistation a Winner The Intellistation is everything that you wouldn't expect a classic IBM product to be -- a totally hassle-free, non-proprietary, off-the-shelf generic PC that's extremely well supported. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linuxmag *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* IN THE LINELIGHT ***************************************************************** IBM, Eclipse, and the Future of Linux Application Development On November 5th, we announced an estimated contribution of nearly $40 million of research and software to Eclipse.org, a new open-source community. Eclipse.org will be supported by more than 50 software tool suppliers who will work with and refine an open platform for tool integration -- adopting the open approach that has been successful for Apache, J2EE and Linux. In conjunction with our participation in Eclipse.org, we are announcing a new family of AD tools for Windows and Linux, all built on Eclipse's open source technology: - WebSphere Studio Site Developer - for Web developers, with free preview available this month - WebSphere Studio Application Developer -- for Java developers, full production version available this month - WebSphere Studio Enterprise Integrator -- for advanced cross-enterprise developers and integrators, available early next year. More than 1,200 developers have already signed on to participate in the Eclipse project. They recognize, as we do, the importance of advancing e-business tool development that boosts productivity, speeds time to market and and increases ROI. The Java-based, open source software makes it easy for developers to integrate software tools and middleware from multiple vendors into a single technology base and build what they need to create e-business applications and Web services. Our new WebSphere Studio family of tools will integrate with existing IBM tools and tools from over 100 other providers. With its heritage rooted in IBM VisualAge[r] for Java, our new tool family will deliver the industry's broadest support for J2EE, XML, HTML, Web services, rich media, site design, voice, wireless and embedded devices. IBM is moving forward with our Linux strategy. Linux developers will be able to use Eclipse-based tools to work directly on Linux, rather than developing in Windows and porting to Linux. Our contribution of Eclipse's core technology demonstrates IBM's continued leadership in the open-source community. As part of today's announcement, we are rolling out a unique Business Partner program: "Ready for WebSphere Studio." This program is designed to validate that ISV products meet WebSphere Studio integration criteria. Business Partners who meet program requirements and can verify product interoperability will gain access to additional IBM marketing and enablement resources, such as a Web site showcasing validated Business Partners and the use of a "Ready for WebSphere Studio" emblem. For more information in this important development, see: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023websphere ========== Linux Cluster 1300 Solution Beginning in 2000, IBM has created Linux cluster systems from IBM xSeries, (or the older IBM Netfinity[r]) rack-mounted systems, integrating them with appropriate networks, a systems management layer (hardware and software), and necessary services. The newly announced IBM eServer Cluster 1300 represents a formalization or productization of the previous custom built cluster technology. These initial offerings consisted of custom configured hardware and software to meet the customers' needs, coupled with appropriate services to do custom installation, and necessary support. They were sold as special bid systems, as opposed to formal products. Get all the details: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023servers ========== Linux Students Rock the World In an earlier edition of Linux Line we noted that IBM was holding a contest for college students called the Linux Scholar Challenge. The idea was for students to select a Linux project that enhances usability, creates an application, or develops tools for the Linux environment and submit it for evaluation. Winners would receive one of 25 IBM ThinkPads, and three qualified winners would be offered Summer 2002 internships at IBM's Linux Technology Center. And the university with the highest average score of student entries (with a minimum of 10 entries), would get their choice of a 16-node Linux Cluster, or entry-level IBM zSeries Linux server. We thought we'd get a pretty good response. After all, Linux is ideally suited for a university environment. It's open, it's accessible, it's powerful, it's cool. Oh yes, and it's free. Maybe a couple of hundred submissions, the executives thought. That would be great. But when submissions were closed and we tallied them up, we had received 1462 applications from students at 669 universities in 64 countries! The winners will be announced in mid-December. Visit the IBM Linux Web site at: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linuxweb around then to get details on who won what where and why. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* BUSINESS PARTNER NEWS ***************************************************************** Replay of PartnerWorld for Software Webcast/Broadcast This broadcast covered what IBM and PWSW Partners are doing to enable and provide solutions based on Linux. It highlighted IBM's software, solutions, alliances, open source, customer references, and key Linux initiatives for IBM Business Partners. It covered IBM's software portfolio - - the industry's broadest software offerings for Linux that allow Business Partners to build and deliver, and customers to deploy applications in today's e-business environment. In addition, the meeting explored Linux's potential to become the vendor-neutral, open standards, reference platform for the next generation of e-business. The host and presenter was Scott Handy, Director of Linux Solutions Marketing, IBM Software Group. There were also success stories from IBM Business Partners implementing Linux-based solutions using our IBM software for Linux. If you missed the broadcast, you can watch the replay on the Internet or get a copy. The replay will be available for 90 days after the September 25 broadcast at: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023partner Enter userid and password Select Events -> Broadcasts -> September 25 Broadcast or at: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023webcast Mainline Information Systems Joins With Bynari to Deliver Linux Solutions IBM solution provider Mainline Information Systems and Bynari Inc., an IBM Linux Influencer Partner, have announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to deliver comprehensive Linux solutions for the IBM product line. Mainline will market Bynari's Insight Server and client solutions. Insight Server executes on all IBM eServer platforms while the Insight client allows Linux and UNIX workstations to work with Microsoft's Exchange/Outlook solutions in heterogeneous enterprises. Mainline's will also offer services capability including 24x7 help desk support for IBM Linux, installation, and training and support. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023mainline If you're not already an IBM Business Partner, you can find out what the program is all about, become part of it and gain access to these special Business Partner resources by visiting: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023membership Have you looked at the world through the Linux Lens lately? Linux Lens is the section of ibm.com/partnerworld that helps Business Partners keep current on the hot news in the cool world of Linux. You'll find links to that and a host of other Linux information for Business Partners at: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023business The e-Business Sales Essentials 2 course is now available for IBM Business Partners. Register today at: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023ebse *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* LINUX LEAPS: Forging New Ground in Linux ***************************************************************** ZDNet: Linux robot man treks into Europe Japanese scientists are planning to demonstrate a walking, Linux-operated, humanoid robot at an open source event in Italy next month. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023robot IDG.net: Sony to release Linux Playstation 2 in U.S. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc will launch a Linux-enabled version of its PlayStation 2 in the U.S. market, an executive from the company said Monday. In the opening keynote at the Rambus Developer Forum here, Shin'ichi Okamoto, senior vice president and chief technical officer said that although he couldn't provide a U.S. release date yet, "we'll be able to announce it soon." http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023playstation InfoWorld: IBM boosts mainframe speed Trying to build on the budding popularity of its Linux-based mainframes, IBM announced a handful of capabilities designed to significantly improve the speed and security of its z900 mainframes along with refreshed versions of its z/OS and z/VM operating systems. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023mainframe ZDNet: Sharp hands over Linux handheld Sharp announced that it will make its Zaurus SL-5000D handheld available in November for developers. As previously reported, the handheld will use a version of the Linux operating system http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023sharp Linux Today: NSA: Third Public Release SELinux The third public release of the LSM-based SELinux prototype was made by the National Security Agency. This release contains several bug fixes and improvements to both LSM and SELinux and is based on the lsm-2001_10_11 patch against kernel 2.4.12. See selinux/ChangeLog for a detailed summary of the changes. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023selinux IBM/alphaWorks: C/C++ Eclipse Plugin C/C++ IDE Plugin for the Eclipse Project workbench provides a fully functional C and C++ Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The IDE is not bound to any compiler; it can be used with any C/C++ compiler (for example, gcc). C/C++ IDE Plugin includes its own C/C++ parser for gathering information from projects. The parsed information is then used by other tools to provide information about the project. The C/C++ Plugin is written in Java and is therefore platform-independent. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023alphaworks *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* SOLUTIONS ***************************************************************** IBM xSeries: First Intel vendor with Red Hat Linux 7.2 support, preloads Red Hat's new Red Hat Linux 7.2 release is now generally available.IBM xSeries is the first Intel hardware vendor to offer support and preloads of this new release. As of November 1 in the U.S., IBM now offers support and preloads on x330 and x220 servers. Additional uni and two way processor machine type models will follow later in November. We will continue to offer Red Hat Linux 7.1 as a preload to support customers who have not migrated to Red Hat Linux 7.2. New Features of Red Hat Linux 7.2: Improved Installation - Automatic Partitioning selects the best partition setup for your system - Graphical Partitioning tool allows quick changes to partition setup - Network Configuration Tool makes setting up network connections easier - Auto-Kickstart profiling for easy installation and upgrading of other machines - Use Graphical Kickstart Configurations for customized, unattended installs - Configure a firewall during installation with added security Easier User Management/System Administration - New User Management tool makes it easier to add, remove and modify users/users in groups. More User Interface Options - New Control panel gives access to Red Hat Configuration tools from one centralized location - Quickly browse images and text files through a new file manager interface (GNOME 1.4 with Nautilus File Manager) - Graphical display of files and directories allows easy move, copy and delete - Hardware Viewing Tool shows peripheral or system hardware with a graphical tool allowing easier hardware diagnosis Enhanced reliability with ext3 Journaling File System - Adds file journaling features, writing changes to disk in two places - Fast File system recovery in seconds afer a crash - Improved Data Consistancy (after a crash or power loss) Increased Device Support - Compatible with more hardware than ever Improved management of vitual hosts using Red Hat's Graphical Configuration Tool Set for Apache Easier DNS Configurations using Red Hat's Graphical Configuration Tool Set for BIND Configuration IBM will support Red Hat Linux 7.2 across the xSeries product line, including 4 way and 8 way systems. Certification of xSeries hardware by Red Hat has already begun and most will be complete by Nov 1 (also the first hardware vendor to do so with Red Hat). We will be posting support by IBM our web page beginning Nov 1. For Red Hat certification status, go to: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023hardware For IBM Linux support status: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023extension ========================== Now Available: 13 eServer xSeries Sizing Guides eServer xSeries continues to expand its list of eServer xSeries sizing guides for popular Open Source and ISV application software. Six new sizing guides were added. So the Sizing Guides now available are: 1. Apache HTTP Web Server (Open Source) 2. DB2 EE 3. IBM HTTP Web Server (using IBM SWG) 4. Linux Gateway (Firewall and Proxy) 5. RealNetworks RealServer 6. Samba File and Print Server 7. Checkpoint VPN 8. Checkpoint Firewall 9. Net-Tech Linux ASP Solution 10. Shuttlesoft Volanto.office 11. Tarantella 12. Zeus Web Server 13. Sendmail Mail Server See our expanding list. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023portal to see our expanding list. ========================== Cluster Starter Kit for Linux Available This Kit is a free demonstration application showcasing IBM's Cluster System Management for Linux. Cluster Starter Kit for Linux enables you to create and monitor your cluster of up to six nodes from a single point of control.Cluster Starter Kit for Linux features include: - Easy definition and configuration of the Linux cluster - Ability to monitor node conditions, including node availability, network status, CPU usage, memory usage, filesystem status, and HTTP information - Ability to execute a command simultaneously across nodes of the cluster - Ability to monitor the entire cluster, a group within the cluster or one node - Both a command line interface and an easy-to-use graphical user interface - A graphical display of cluster and node group performance http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023cluster ========================== e-VoiceTour Authoring & Publishing Tool on IBM Linux iSeries Available e-VoiceTour, recently announced for IBM eServer iSeries, allows organizations to easily author and publish media-rich content, delivered over the Internet by content/information owners without sophisticated PC and HTML programming skills. e-VoiceTour is based upon a Windows authoring client and an iServer Linux partition. Multimedia content is delivered to both internal and external audiences without specialized plug-in software and through firewalls, making it a more universal delivery medium. e-VoiceTour benefits sales, marketing, communications and HR functions and is the next step in the evolution Linux Multimedia Internet authoring, publishing and online collaboration. Internet-delivered presentations are an easy way to refresh content frequently, provide media-rich product drill-downs, distribute online sales presentations and provide online help-desk function or training and course content. More information and to obtain a trial version: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023iseries ========================== FDR/Upstream Provides Enterprise Storage Management for Linux on OS/390[r] and z/OS FDR/Upstream from Innovative Data Processing provides a highly reliable, centralized solution that features high-speed performance that leverages the existing automation features and systems of the OS/390 and z/OS Server. Upstream uses the existing OS/390 tape management system, job scheduling systems and OS/390 mainframe security systems. The Upstream solution integrates automated logical backup/restore, archive, file transfer, and disaster recovery vaulting with centrally administered profile policy management to ensure data integrity. UPSTREAM can be remotely administered from any workstation using the new full featured "UPSTREAM Director" Java GUI. Upstream supports SuSE Linux, Turbo Linux, and Marist on S/390 and includes: - Command line, character mode, UPSTREAM Director Client interface - Full-featured daemon - Backup, restore, file transfer and other UPSTREAM storage management features - A variety of file system features including hard links, symbolic links, owners, NFS, single file system support, etc. More information: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023innovation ========================== IBM Creates Comprehensive Linux Package for Film, Graphics, and Animation IBM has announced the Linux Digital Studio Solution, its first complete Linux-based solution for the media and entertainment industry. The package represents a comprehensive suite of IBM workstations, servers, storage and services all designed to support animators, special effects wizards and digital media producers as their work increasingly takes advantage of Linux. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023digital ========================== IBM Certifies Red Hat Linux 7.1 and Multi-threaded Applications On New Workstation IBM has certified IntelliStation M Pro workstation quipped with Intel(R) Xeon(TM) dual processors. Work is currently in progress for certification of other Linux-based business-critical, multi-threaded workstation applications designed to take advantage of dual processors, adding to the more than 200 already certified for the IntelliStation line -- four times more certifications than any other workstation supplier. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023certification ========================== IBM Software Evaluation Kit for Linux Available Worldwide IBM has made available a free software kit that will help developers create new applications for the Linux market. With the number of Linux-based applications growing over 40 percent this year, this evaluation kit will help drive new applications for a variety of industries, including finance, retail, and education.The Software Evaluation Kit (SEK) for Linux contains our industry-leading middleware. The CD is a compilation of IBM software on the Linux and Windows platforms that allows developers to preview the offerings and develop applications for them at no charge. Developers can use the Kit to create applications on either Windows or Linux for deployment on a Linux server environment. Questions or comments about the SEK? Send a note to Duffy Fron at duffyf@us.ibm.com. To obtain a free kit: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023evaluation Questions or comments about the SEK? Send a note to Duffy Fron at duffyf@us.ibm.com. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* CASE STUDIES ***************************************************************** Diveo - With seven state-of-the-art Internet data centers in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Miami, Florida, Diveo Broadband Networks, Inc. (Diveo) serves the Latin American market with world-class hosting, co-location and managed services as well as broadband network connectivity. Taking advantage of the growing popularity of Linux, Diveo has begun to offer its customers Red Hat Linux on xSeries and pSeries servers. A new alliance between the IBM Net Generation Business group and Diveo projects sales of $12 million in one year, including Diveo hosting services and Linux-ready WebSphere and DB2 software by IBM. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023synacor You can always find our latest Linux customer Case Studies at: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023studies *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* APPetizers: Porting Linux to New Horizons ***************************************************************** ServerProven Solutions As of October 2001, the number of IBM eServer xSeries Linux ServerProven solutions continues to expand. Now there are over 250 companies that have completed over 500 test scenarios with over 350 applications. To make finding the right solution easier from the growing list of validated ServerProven applications for Linux on xSeries, we have introduced a new website. Go to: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023xseries You can search by industry, company or solution name, allowing you to more quickly locate the solutions you need. If you would like to validate an ISV application using the ServerProven program, you also can find out how to do that at the same location. Here are just a few examples of ISVs that have ported their great applications to Linux and validated the solutions work great on IBM eServer xSeries through the ServerProven program: AccPac International, Inc., Alabanza Corporation Apgen Applix Checkpoint Compuware eGrail Inc. Informix Journyx Legato Systems Inc. Lotus Software Magic Software MarCole Enterprises Mission Critical Oracle PeopleSoft Polyserve Progress Software Rational Software RealNetworks SAP SAS Institute Inc. Sendmail Inc. SteelEye Technologies SuSE Tarantella VMWare Zeus Technologies iSeries Linux Test Drive ISVs will soon have a new option for porting and testing their Linux applications on iSeries. The iSeries Linux Test Drive will enable ISVs to access Linux running in a partition on iSeries via the Internet. The ISVs will complete a simple nomination, detemine if they want access to a shared or dedicated Linux partition, pay a nominal fee, and work with IBM to schedule a slot on the Test Drive server. The ISV will have 30 days of access to the Test Drive server. Plans are in place to be open for business in mid-November.Watch http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023server for the opening announcement. New Linux Solutions With SuSE and Turbolinux now providing distributions for iSeries, ISVs are taking advantage of this new opportunity and announcing solutions for Linux on iSeries. ISVs announcing solutions include: DI Atlantis Solution from Dimensional Insight http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023insight eMerchant from Magic Software http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023magic Parallel Sort Engine and ETL Interface from Cosort http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023cosort Patrol system-management from BMC http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023suse Web-up from Query http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023query e-Voice Tour from RealPerson http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023voicetour Linux General Ledger http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023ledger PentaSafe Vigilent Security Agent http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023pentasafe *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* DEVELOPments: Tickling Technology Forward ***************************************************************** Take a peek at the future: Linux AD On November 5th, IBM announced that it was open sourcing $40 Million worth of code to provide a common framework for the AD tools community. We also announced WebSphere Studio Application Developer, which contains some of the same code base. WebSphere Studio Application Developer will run on both Linux and Windows. The Linux preview won't be available until later this year, but you can get a feel for WSAD with this Flash demo http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023studio and pre-register for notification when a Linux version is available http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023appliation Moving from Solaris to Linux A piece in IBM/developerWorks caught our eye this month. If you like a good overview of the issues involved in porting from Solaris to Linux, or wonder why you might want to, the "Solaris-to-Linux porting guide," by Malcom Zung and Brian Thomson is a must read. It also contains extensive links and resources. See: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023solaris *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* SUPPORTING LINUX: NEW OFFERINGS FROM IBM GLOBAL SERVICES ***************************************************************** Migration Services Consolidate file/print & Web serving workloads to Linux zSeries This services offering is for customers who want to consolidate workload on their Windows NT and/or UNIX server farms. Customers often have these operating systems as their server platforms. Migration Services to Linux on zSeries services offering provides server consolidation of those workloads which can minimize the Total Cost of Ownership, enable system management capabilities and enhance application availability. New IBM Installation Services for Linux pSeries & xSeries Clusters IBM has introduced two Licensed Program Products (LPP) to aid customers in the management of Linux clusters and expand the solution set for clusters by enabling the use of very large file systems. The first LPP is Cluster Systems Management (CSM), which provides a single point-of-control,network install capability, configuration repository and other features for managing a large cluster.The second LPP,General Purpose File System (GPFS) is a standard-based, highly available, scalable file system, which allows processes running on different nodes in a cluster to share files as if they were running on a single node. This new service provides the installation planning and installtion for these two LPPs. Middleware Enablement Services for Linux These services are for customers who want to deploy IBM middleware such as DB2[r], MQSeries[r] or WebSphere[r], IBM Global Services specialists will assist you with planning, installing and configuring your software and related products and getting your e-business up and running smoothly and quickly. This includes providing basic skill instruction for customer operations personnel so they can maintain and support their own systems Visit our website at http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023overview to learn more about the worldwide services that IBM Global Services offers for Linux customers. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* SUPPORTING LINUX: New IBM Redpapers help you deploy Linux ***************************************************************** IBM's Redbooks and Redpapers can help you plan and deploy Linux solutions. You can locate these valuable Linux resources: ibm.com/redbooks. Here are three of the newest papers you can find at this site: - "Running the Linux 2.4 Kernel on IBM eServer xSeries Servers" is now available! Intended for technical staff within IBM, our customers, and our business partners who intend to make use of the latest version of the Linux kernel (V2.4.) The new kernel offers a number of features and enhancements not previously available, which make LInux even more suitable as an enterprise-class operating system. - "Using the xSeries 135 Web Server Appliance is available! This paper describes how to setup and use the IBMeServer xSeries 135 Web Server appliance. This Red Hat Linux-based appliance is ideal for medium to large enterprises, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Application Solution Providers (ASPs). It is preconfigured with hardware and software and is designed for quick and easy setup out of the box, which greatly reduces deployment time for enterprises with multiple Web hosts. - "Implementing Linux with IBM Disk Storage" is available! This redbook documents the experiences of a team of IT professionals who implemented Linux using IBM disk storage. The implementations were done using the ESS and the FAStT in xSeries environments, and the ESS in a z/VM environment. This redbook will help IT professionals in the field when starting implementations of Linux and looking to benefit from the powerful functions of the IBM disk storage servers, the ESS and the FAStT. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* IN THE LOOP - KEEPING CURRENT WITH LINUX ***************************************************************** LinuxWorld Germany ended Nov. 1 after more than 20,000 visitors attended events at the Frankfurt convention center -- a 20% increase in attendance year-over-year. Here are some highlights: - Key Note Speech given by Erich Clementi,VP IBM Enterprise Systems Group, EMEA on Oct.30th."Innovations for e-business with Linux," played to a no-empty-seats crowd. - IBM Linux Customer Day held on Oct.31st drew about 80 Top IT German speaking Decision Makers to hear IBM Linux Executives, Customers and Partners.Feedback from customers was good. - University Day:Four universities were invited to LinuxWorld and the students enthusiastically discussed Linux strategy with IBMers and partners. - Press Activities: A great number of interviews and events were attended by the media. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Upcoming Events ***************************************************************** eServer/Linux Roadshows In Europe Through November The eServer/Linux Roadshow will be traveling though 21 Cities in EMEA targeting CIO/IT management. The full day event will open with a main tent session on "eInfrastructure & Linux" followed by afternoon announcement tracks including eServer, SWG, Storage, IGS. European dates and cities: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023roadshow LinuxWorld Conference & Expo NYC January 30 - February 1, 2002. The show at the Jacob K. Javits Center is expected to draw 20,000 attendees. IBM's day one conference keynote speaker is William M. Zeitler, Sr. VP & Group Executive, Server Group IBM. IBM will have two booths at the show in order to focus on both our customers and the Linux community. The IBM main booth will include an Application Showcase featuring key ISV's as well as IBM Linux solutions. The second booth known as the "Developer Habitat" will feature test drive stations, porting stations and chats with our Linux Technology Center developers. Our second annual " IBM Customer Day" on January 30th will be hosted by Steve Solazzo, WW Linux VP. Lunch breakouts session will include specific Linux Industry content from industry leaders, business partners and our customers currently using Linux. In the afternoon customers will attend two conference panel sessions: "C23 Gaining a Competitive Advantage with Linux Applications", Steve Solazzo, and "C13 Best Practices with Linux for an eBusiness Infrastructure", Daniel Frye, Director IBM Linux Technology Ctr. The day will conclude with an Executive Cocktail Party. If you are interested in our "IBM Customer Day" please send a note to ibmlinux@us.ibm.com Show information: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023expo LINUX EXPO PARIS January 30 - February 1, 2002. The show at the CNIT Paris,la Défense expects to draw over 8,600 attendees. IBM has the opening keynote January 30, 2002 by Eric Auvray, VP of Linux, West Region on "IBM-Linux: a business reality." An IBM Customer Day is also planned for January 30. The IBM Booth will incorporate IBM Business Partners,ISVs and Linux solutions. Show information: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023world For complete IBM Linux Event listings, please visit: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023events *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Learning Linux ***************************************************************** developerWorks class: Introduction to Linux and the IBM Framework for e-business Nov. 27-28, 2001 Waltham, MA Spend 2 days learning how to get the most out of Linux. You'll get an overview of Linux from IBM instructors, hear about its history and future, and discover the value of the IBM Framework for e-business middleware on Linux. This exclusive, no-charge opportunity is offered to you by developerWorks and targets software developers and Web administrators who are interested in learning more about the IBM Framework for e-business and how it relates to Linux. Specifically, you will find out how to install Red Hat Linux 7.0, WebSphere Application Server Version 3.5, IBM HTTP Server, and DB2 Universal Database. You will learn operating system administration basics, how to configure X Windows, how to configure WebSphere with DB2 and MQSeries, along with general troubleshooting tips to increase your proficiency in the Linux environment. Attendees should have a working knowledge of operating system administration and Internet technologies, and a general knowledge of databases, application servers, and programming. Details and registration: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023developerworks Getting Started with Linux and DB2 Universal Database This two-day workshop is designed to help you understand the fundamentals of the Linux operating system. This session will provide the technical foundation necessary to accelerate your application development and offerings for Linux using the DB2 Universal Database. Marketing benefits of registration in the Global Solutions Directory and DB2 Certification will also be addressed in this workshop. Details: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023technical *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* IBM Learning Services ***************************************************************** Take advantage of IBM's broad range of training courses to help you and your colleagues master the skills and certification needed to achieve your goals for Linux. IBM Learning Services offers a broad range of choices: from instructor-led courses with hands-on labs, to Web-delivered e-Learning courses, to satellite-delivered courses in the U.S., to technical conferences. We offer Linux education in five languages in more than 20 countries. Our global reach and strong record for quality training gives you the assurance that you and your colleagues can get the training you need to accelerate the adoption of open source solutions. Learning Services Courses Linux Clustering with CSM & GPFS (QLX31) - 2 Days Learn how to install Linux clusters and how to install and configure IBM's Cluster Systems Management (CSM) product and General parallel File System for AIX (GPFS) on Linux clusters view schedules, descriptions and enroll at: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023schedule or call 1-800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322). Linux Professional Institute Education and Certification LPI is a non-profit organization involved with setting standards for professional certification. It is neutral to vendors of Linux distributions and training. IBM Learning Services can prepare you to obtain this certification by offering the following courses: Linux Basics Linux System Administration Linux Advanced System Administration Linux TCP/IP Administration Linux e-business with Apache Linux Integration with Windows (Samba) Alternatively, if you have general UNIX experience, you can use the following course to prepare yourself: Linux for UNIX Professionals Once you are ready to become LPI certified, certification is offered through the Linux Professional Institute http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023institute The LPI exams are deployed globally in English through the 1,700 testing centers operated by Virtual University Enterprises (VUE). http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023certified Red Hat Linux Education and Certification Red Hat began operations in 1994 and has become the leading distributor of Linux in the US. IBM Learning Services offers Red Hat's hands-on, real-world Red Hat Certified Engineer(tm)(RHCE)(tm) Program, including training and certification of Red Hat Linux professionals. IBM also offers courses to help you to prepare for the RHCE Certification exam. You can prepare for the certification exam by taking the following courses: Introduction to Red Hat Linux I, II Red Hat Linux System Administration I, II Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration Once you are ready to take the RHCE examination, two choices are offered: Red Hat Certified Engineer RHCE Certification Lab Exam For exam schedules, as well as schedules for the other RHCE courses that IBM offers in the US, call 1-800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322) or Get details online at: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023unix Linux on zSeries for Solaris Administrators (QLX18) - 4 days If you are a Sun Solaris Administrator or a skilled UNIX administrator and you need the knowledge to transition quickly to Linux on a zSeries servers, then this class is for you. View schedules, descriptions and enroll online at: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023sunsolaris or call 1-800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322). zSeries and S/390 Linux Education IBM Learning Services has four new courses for those of you wanting to implement Linux on a S/390 or zSeries platform. - Linux on zSeries for Solaris Administrators (QLX18) - a 4-day course for UNIX or Solaris Administrators to learn how to administer Linux on zSeries servers. - VM Basics for Linux (ZV050) - a new 2-day course focusing on building the VM infrastructure to support Linux on an S/390 or zSeries platform - Linux Basics - An S/390 Perspective (HLX13) - a 2-day course for the S/390 professional needing basic education about Linux. This is a subset of the ILS course Linux Basics (course code QLX13) and is delivered by an S/390-knowledgeable instructor. - Linux Implementation for S/390 (ZL100) - a 3-day course focused on the planning and tasks that are particular to implementation of Linux on the S/390 platform. Pre-requisites are ZV050 or HLX13 or both depending upon the background skill and experience of the individual. View schedules, descriptions and enroll online at: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023courses or call 1-800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322). All of the above courses are available for delivery at IBM locations as well as onsite at the customer location. Customized versions can be tailored to meet a specific customer's education requirements. Hands-on labs are used in all of the courses to reinforce the concepts discussed in lecture. Also, these courses are part of the worldwide ILS curricula for VM and Linux. Be sure to reference the appropriate course code shown above. Technical Conferences z/OS and OS/390 EXPO - featuring Linux for zSeries October 7-11, 2002 - Miami Beach, Florida z/VM, VSE and Linux on IBM Enterprise Servers Conference October 7-11, 2002 - Miami Beach, Florida IBM eServer pSeries (RS/6000) and Linux Technical University October 14-18, 2002 - Dallas, Texas Conference Details and Information on our Web site at: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023conf *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Did You Know? ***************************************************************** For the first time since D.H.Brown Associates,Inc. began studying the functional capabilities of Linux-based operating systems,the strongest Linux distributions have outpaced the weakest UNIX systems in overall functionality. The distributions that use the newest version 2.4 Linux kernel benefit from a number of features that improve scalability and robustness. All vendors have increased the breadth and depth of their bundled network infrastructure software, with significant improvements in features related to directory and security services.SuSe Linux 7.2 has the overall functional lead among the Linux distributions studied. --- D.H. Brown Assoc., Inc. 2001 Linux Function Overview Software will be commoditized (especially infrastructure software) just as hardware has been and over the next five years Linux will be a force in the server and embedded operating system markets. One-third of CIOs in our surveys expect to purchase Linux-based systems in the next 18 months with interest higher in Europe than the U.S. Red Hat says it is seeing signs of enterprise adoption,including Cisco putting Red Hat on 4,000 servers, Morgan Stanley shifting some work from Solaris to Linux, and 25 pilots for Linux on IBM mainframes progressing. Price and security favor Linux; the NSA uses Linux. Red Hat argues that by 2005 there will be two operating systems: Microsoft's and Linux. We think that statement is aggressive but directionally correct. Linux is more a threat to Solaris than NT. --- Merrill Lynch's Steve Milunovich after meeting with Red Hat IBM is one of the first names customers think of in terms of Linux, second only to Red Hat. --- Merrill Lynch Enterprise CIO Survey - summer 2001 *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* For Further Surfing ***************************************************************** Websites: IBM Linux Portal http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linux/ibm IBM Linux Education http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linux/education Business Partner Technical Support http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linux/support Business Partner Marketing Support http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linux/partners Open-Source Development Lab Web site http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023lab/overview Open-Source Data Network, http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023osdn *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^LL*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Next Issue ***************************************************************** Stay tuned each quarter for more breaking news, Linux solutions, innovative applications, facts, figures, and food for thought. Also, you can look forward to more exclusive interviews with leading executives from the broad world of Linux -- from distributors to ISVs to open-source gurus -- and fresh, current commentary from the analyst community. ***************************************************************** You responded to an IBM offer and provided your e-mail address so that we could keep you informed of important events and new business solutions. We hope you enjoy receiving special offers via e-mail from IBM. However, if you do not wish to receive such messages in the future, please let us know by sending a note to netsupp@us.ibm.com and type "unsubscribe" in the subject line. Responses will be addressed by IBM at 411 East Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202. ***************************************************************** (c) 2001. International Business Machines Corporation. Permission to copy and distribute in unmodified form for non-commercial purposes is granted. 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