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IBM, Novell to slash Linux prices for mainframes
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| With System z mainframe revenues down 39 per cent - and MIPS mainframe
| capacity shipments off 20 percent in the second quarter - IBM is keen on
| boosting mainframe sales. And it wants to use Linux as a lever.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/27/novell_linux_mainframe_deal/
Recent:
Survey Predicts Continued Strong Growth of Linux Use on Mainframes
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| The study surveyed 100 IT executives and managers at companies with at least
| $2 billion in annual revenue about their use of the Linux operating system on
| IBM mainframes. 93% of respondents projected that their use of IBM's IFL
| (Integrated Facility for Linux) specialty mainframe processor would increase
| or at least remain steady over the course of the next two years. 42%
| projected that their use of the IFL would grow between 21% and 40%, and 10%
| projected that it would grow more than 76%.
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http://sev.prnewswire.com/computer-networks/20090617/NY3401317062009-1.html
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