IBM pushes the Linux envelope

While some Linux vendors in recent weeks have been tossed about by stormy stock market waters, IBM is proceeding full steam ahead with its support of Linux. On Monday, a variety of IBM divisions made a slew of Linux announcements. Among the most interesting: the company made public its long-anticipated strategy of bringing Linux to its AS/400 server, the last of the IBM hardware platforms to obtain full-fledged Linux support. IBM (ibm) also announced strategies for preloading Linux on Thinkpad systems; delivering a Linux small business bundle to business partners and Linux distributors; and rolling out a new e-business-oriented Linux certification program. Full story to come. -- Mary Jo Foley, ZDNet News