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[News] GNU/Linux Gains While Other Buzz Dwindles

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2008, the Buzzwords that were

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| Sales at open-source software companies are booming, even as stock prices 
| slump. As the recession puts pressure on tech spending, many companies are 
| turning to open-source software. The economic meltdown is fueling a mini boom 
| in the world of open source. The benefits of open source extend well beyond 
| cost savings .Commercial open source is coming into its own can is proved by 
| the fact that the revenues have dramatically increased for Red Hat and Novell 
| Linux in 2008.      
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http://brajeshwar.com/2009/2008-and-the-buzzwords/


Recent:

Red Hat profit tops Street forecast

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| Linux software provider Red Hat Inc (RHT.N) reported a quarterly profit on
| Monday that topped Wall Street's forecast, sending shares up 5 percent in
| extended trading.
|
| The company said its net profit in the fiscal third quarter ended Nov. 30
| rose to $24.3 million, or 12 cents a share, from $20.3 million, or 10 cents a
| share, in the year-ago period.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSN2247350220081222


Red Hat earnings grow nearly 20% in third quarter

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| For the period ended Nov. 30, the company reported net income of $24.3
| million, or 12 cents per share, compared to earnings of $20.3 million, or 10
| cents per share, for the same period last year.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Red-Hat-earnings-grow-nearly/story.aspx?guid=%7B449AF19D-1762-4401-AD06-D614E755DA53%7D


Red Hat earnings increase

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| Revenue increased, by 22 percent, to $165.3 million.
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http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2008/12/22/daily9.html
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