A new program offered by IBM could have a major impact on Windows users’ move to Linux, industry insiders speculate. IBM has announced it is providing training to its business partners, gratis, on migration from Windows NT to Linux. The company also is offering financial incentives to move from Windows NT. Those incentives will consist of discounts on services and software, including price reductions on the versions of Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange that run on Linux.
IBM Moves Customers from Windows NT to Linux
Posted by: Gene J. Koprowski January 21, 2004 10:17 AMA new program offered by IBM could have a major impact on Windows users’ move to Linux, industry insiders speculate. IBM has announced it is providing training to its business partners, gratis, on migration from Windows NT to Linux. The company also is offering financial incentives to move from Windows NT. Those incentives will consist of discounts on services and software, including price reductions on the versions of Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange that run on Linux.