This page contains a list of references to commercial sites that make use of Linux to support their day-to-day business functions.

Whenever I introduce the idea of Linux to someone who has had little to no experience using Linux as a workstation or server operating system, I find myself always answering the question, "Why Linux?"

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SGI is to port a version of its ccNUMA shared-memory multiprocessing technology to Linux to boost efforts centred on solve the open source OS' inability to operate efficiently on machines with eight or more processors.

The open-source Linux operating system is being enthusiastically looked at by companies in Asia's developing nations like India, China, Korea and Malaysia, but is less popular in wealthier countries such as Japan and Singapore.

Linux computer maker Atipa has acquired DCG Computer Group, bolstering its push to provide Linux computers and services for machines based on Compaq's Alpha chip as well as Intel chips.

AOL officials said the new appliances will use the upstart Linux operating system and feature the new Netscape 6 browser.

IDG Books Worldwide (Nasdaq: IDGB) continues to respond to the booming Linux user market by expanding its Linux product lines and promotions.

At its IBM Design Center for e-transaction processing IBM hinted that plans are in the works to introduce versions of its software, such as the Websphere Web application server, optimized to run on mainframe-based Linux.

Neoware Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NWRE) today introduced the NeoLinux operating system - the first embedded Linux distribution designed specifically for business-to-business (B2B) information appliances.