IBM sells Linux to retailers, Sep 25, 2002

IBM has made some progress in its effort to spread the Linux operating system far and wide, selling thousands of high-tech cash registers to two sizable customers.

Commenting on the Indian market scenario [Mansingh] adds, ``Unless the Indian companies are able to come out with specific applications for the Indian businesses, things are not really going to change. Basing applications on Linux is a great way to cut costs, especially during these days of an unending slowdown.''

The Allendale, N.J.-based start-up released its EnGarde Secure Professional product Tuesday, a version of Linux that comes with management tools and server software designed to thwart attacks. The product costs $549, plus $219 per year for a mandatory software update service.

"Linux is a serious competitor," said Ballmer. "We have to compete with free software, on value, but in a smart way. We cannot price at zero, so we need to justify our posture and pricing. Linux isn't going to go away - our job is to provide a better product in the marketplace."

The Mozilla open-source project Tuesday released a new lightweight browser that promises to strip away the bloat and double the speed in which Web pages are displayed.

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