The lead-in at Linux Today is kind of bizarre, because the link to the "complete story" is not to the Wall Street Journal, but BBC News at http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_2023000/2023127.stm. The article also talks as thought the announcement has already been made (which is probably true, since it was slated for this morning, Europe time). The article doesn't give much real information, other than IBM will be providing SuSE-based Linux systems as part of a "public sector computer contract."
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Ferguson, Neale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 10:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: IBM 'Signs Linux Deal with Germany' See: "http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-06-03-009-26-NW-DP-PB"; "Germany is on the verge of giving IBM a major public sector computer contract - and dealing a blow to software giant Microsoft in the process. "According to the Wall Street Journal, IBM will shortly announce a deal which will offer German government offices deep discounts on computer systems based on Linux, rather than Microsoft's near-ubiquitous Windows operating system. "The Journal said it had a copy of the statement prepared for release on Monday..."
