Linux goes to Wall Street, puts on a show
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| "The Financial Services firms are leading the enterprise adoption of
| open source technology, including Linux," says Zachary. "By watching
| the consumption patterns of these firms, open source vendors can
| gain a good understanding of the types of products and services
| that are commercially viable.
|
| [...]
|
| "We see a growing role for open source software beyond Linux in
| financial services companies and that's why many companies are
| expanding the governance policies and procedures around using
| open source software."
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http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/22/1310216&from=rss
In another press release, Linux and MySQL pass a key test which validates
their readiness for this market.
Related:
Interpreting recent open source IPO buzz
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| Open source IPS maker Sourcefire is now a publicly-traded company,
| with its IPO last week on the Nasdaq. Meanwhile, reports say that
| open source database company MySQL is thinking about a similar move.
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http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/linux/2007/0312linux2.html
The Sonic Boon: New Organ is Digital, Realistic, and Powerful, but is it
Sacred?
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| The tone generation system is software based, and it was developed
| for Trinity by Marshall & Ogletree. It links a number of personal
| computers running Linux, a non-proprietary computer programming code.
| Like your home computer, the organ is protected from harm caused by
| power outages and surges.
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http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/resources/article.php?id=255
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