For Dell, industry standard now includes Linux

Iria · Jun 8, 2006, 11:49 PM

Source: News.com
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Dell, long a provider of choice for companies looking for PCs based on Intel hardware and Microsoft software, says that Linux now makes up 25 percent of its enterprise market.

The company also says it has made inroads into Linux services and to have reached a comfort level with Linux systems, to the point where it can now resolve more than 90 percent of Red Hat Linux service calls without a need to involve Red Hat, the distributor of the open-source operating system.

The figures were described by Dell's worldwide marketing director for PowerEdge servers, Jay Parker, at a conference in Monte Carlo on Tuesday.

Jun 8, 2006, 11:49 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	For Dell, industry standard now includes Linux Source: News.com __________ Dell, long a provider of choice for companies looking for PCs based on Intel hardware and Microsoft software, says that Linux now makes up 25 percent of its enterprise market. The company also says it has made inroads into Linux services and to have reached a comfort level with Linux systems, to the point where it can now resolve more than 90 percent of Red Hat Linux service calls without a need to involve Red Hat, the distributor of the open-source operating system. The figures were described by Dell's worldwide marketing director for PowerEdge servers, Jay Parker, at a conference in Monte Carlo on Tuesday.