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Red Hat, IBM, Novell are the major contributors to exploding Linux kernel developmentNetwork World - Red Hat, IBM and Novell remain the top contributors to the Linux kernel, an open-source project that has grown by 2.7 million lines of code over the past 16 months, according to a report put out by the Linux Foundation. In this article: Novell, Linux Foundation, Red Hat, IBM, Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, Competitive advantage, Enterprise content management, Lwn.net, and Greg Kroah-Hartman |
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The Register | October 19, 2009
SCO boots boss McBride
...Linux must purchase an IP license. A year later, SCO filed a slander of action lawsuit against Novell after the company said it still actually owned the disputed Unix copyrights in SCO's case against IBM. Although US courts have found...
In this article: SCO Group, Darl McBride, Novell, Unix, Bankruptcy, Linux, US, and Cash flow
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Computerworld Breaking News | September 02, 2009
IBM Update
...analytics acquisitions IBM's recently announced plans to buy SPSS, maker of specialized analytics software, will result in a wave of further consolidation in the space, according to a new Forrester Research report. Red Hat, IBM, Novell are...
In this article: Oracle Corp, Microsoft, Revenue, Cloud computing, SCO, Novell, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix, and Recession
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Wikipedia | October 15, 2009
Linux on Power
...such as Debian. IBM supports Linux on Power with its line of Power servers, which has gone through an evolution of names; ''e''Server p5 series, RS/6000, P Series, System P, and as of April 2008, IBM Power Systems. Linux releases that...
In this article: Linux, LPAR, Linux kernel, OpenPower, PowerVM, Hardware Management Console, GNU, and Macintosh OS
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Planet Ubuntu | March 24, 2009
Mackenzie Morgan: Ada Lovelace Day heroine: Valerie Aurora
...stretch. She's spent countless hours mentoring. She taught Linux kernel development classes at IBM, and she was even kind enough to teach kernel hacking classes for LinuxChix (on the old site). One time, she held a real-time kernel...
In this article: Fsck, Linux, Linux kernel, Ubuntu, ZFS, and Anita Borg
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Latest headlines from JavaWorld | April 03, 2009
If IBM owns Java ...
...after that, for IBM to convert to open source. While the company has never released its own Linux distribution, in 2008, 8.3% of all changes in the latest Linux kernel came from IBM developers. Only Red Hat and Novell, with 11.2% and 8.9%,...
In this article: Linux, NetBeans IDE, Java, OSGi, and Sun Microsystems
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Timeline of SCO-Linux controversies
...begin to raise questions of the validity of the GPL . SCO sues IBM over its contributions to Linux, claiming that IBM stole UNIX trade secrets and gave them to Linux kernel developers. The suit was filed originally in the Utah State Court,...
In this article: SCO, Linux, Novell, Unix, DaimlerChrysler, GPL, Linux kernel, Darl McBride, and Red Hat
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Think Blue Linux
...top of IBM's port of the Linux kernel . Distribution of the product is scheduled to cease in early 2006, as most of its packages are out of date, and other Linux distributions support IBM mainframes. Most modern Linux distributions support...
In this article: Linux and Linux kernel
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FREESCO
...RAM, in which case no disk activity occurs after startup. FREESCO works on any IBM compatible PC (i386 compatible spec or higher) and can be optionally installed to a hard disk. The software is based on Linux, using a 2.0.39 Linux kernel...
In this article: Freesco, Linux, Linux kernel, Samba, and Apache HTTP Server
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Cell (microprocessor)
...and to provide an environment to develop Cell applications. In 2005, patches enabling Cell support in the Linux kernel were submitted for inclusion by IBM developers. Arnd Bergmann (one of the developers of the aforementioned patches)...
In this article: PlayStation 3, Sony, Toshiba, Linux, Folding@home, Linux kernel, Sony Computer Entertainment, Mercury Computer Systems, and Jack Dongarra
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International Business Machines Corporation, abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue" (for its official corporate color), is a multinational computer technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software (with a focus on the latter), and offers infrastructure services, hosting services, and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
IBM has been well known through most of its recent history as the world's largest computer company and systems integrator. With over 388,000 employees worldwide, IBM is the largest and most profitable information technology employer in the world.
IBM holds more patents than any other U.S. based technology company and has eight research laboratories worldwide. The company has scientists, engineers, consultants, and sales professionals in over 170 countries. IBM employees have earned three Nobel Prizes, four Turing Awards, five National Medals of Technology, and five National Medals of Science. As a chip maker, IBM has been among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders in past years.
- Name:
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Type:
- Public (NYSE: IBM)
- Location City:
- Armonk, New York
- Location Country:
- U.S.
- Founded:
- Endicott, New York, U.S. (1889, incorporated 1911)
- Stock Symbol:
- IBM
- Industry:
- Computer hardware
- Computer software
- IT Services
- Consultant
- Key People:
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- Dan Fortin
- Mark Loughridge
- Mike Rhodin
- Dominique Cerutti
- Nick Donofrio
- Samuel J. Palmisano
- David Anderson
- Products:
- See products listing
- Revenue:
- US$103.6 billion
- Net Income:
- US$12.3 billion (2009)</small>
- Subsidiaries:
- Motto:
- On Demand Business, in demand people
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