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Introduction.(open-source software of International Business Machines Corp.)

Publication: IBM Systems Journal
Publication Date: 01-JUL-05
Format: Online - approximately 749 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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In June of 1998, IBM shook up the software industry when we announced that we would integrate the Apache HTTP server into our products and would collaborate with Apache developers to offer future upgrades. The Apache announcement signaled an important strategic shift at IBM. It showed that of...

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...IBM recognized the value open-source software (OSS) and that we were confident we could build products and business models to leverage the advantages of open-source technology.

IBM stunned the marketplace again in 2000 when then Chairman Lou Gerstner announced a $1 billion investment in Linux. This made us the leading commercial backer of the open-source software movement and gave the movement much needed...

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