Former Windows shop recalls path to Unbreakable Linux
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| So why did a self-described Windows zealot migrate the enterprise
| applications of a $2 billion manufacturing company to Linux? The decision,
| Quinn recalled, was borne of necessity and was, therefore, relatively simple
| In 2002, when Acuity Brands wanted to roll out its Oracle financial systems
| to a manufacturing facility in Vermilion, Ohio, its Windows operating system
| couldn't handle the load. "We had three nodes and 150 users, and we needed
| 300 connections [to the Oracle database], said Jim Draughn, the director of
| enterprise engineering. "We had 32-bit x86 boxes with 3 Gigs of memory, and
| Windows just couldn't keep up with our needs."
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Related:
Breaking: Newsvine Acquired By Microsoft — What is Microsoft going to do with
the Linux Hosted site they just bought?
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| The funny thing is, The site is hosted on Debian Linux...
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http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=383
Top secret: Microsoft's $6 billion open source play
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| This month's announcement by Microsoft to acquire digital marketing
| services firm aQuantive has revealed little on how the companies
| will integrate their IT, but inside information indicates the deal
| may be Redmond's largest commitment to free software.
|
| [...]
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| Whether the businesses are complementary or not, Microsoft's integration
| work will no doubt involve a lot of open source software used by aQuantive.
|
| Information available from Atlas' Web site indicates the Internet software
| company employs extensive use of open source software including Linux,
| Apache, MySQL, and Solaris.
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| Software engineers at Atlas' Raleigh office do client/server development in
| C and C++, software maintenance and "scripting", and developing and
| maintaining custom reporting capabilities.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1616039231;fp;2;fpid;1
It's unofficial: Microsoft bets business on Linux
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| What the press statement didn't mention is that Aruba mobility
| controllers run the Linux operating system which Microsoft has
| aggressively targeted as being inferior to Windows as part of
| its "Get the Facts" marketing campaign.
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| [...]
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| Pandey's appraisal of Aruba's technology is in stark contrast to
| Microsoft's "Get the Facts" rhetoric which places Windows as a more secure,
| and higher-performing choice over Linux.
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