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Underscoring its support for Linux, Veritas Software Corp. is introducing two new products that support the open-source operating system and promised even more in the near future.
Executives of Veritas (VRTS: up $0.81 to $18.41, Research, Estimates), a top supplier of software used to manage data-storage systems, made the announcement at an event here Monday.
"Linux is clearly a tier-1 operating system at Veritas," said Mark Bregman, Veritas' executive vice president of product operations.
Linux is an "open-source" operating system. That means the underlying code that makes it work is available for anyone to view and modify, as long as they share their modifications with the rest of the Linux community.
Although it initially had a cult following of technically sophisticated users, Linux has gained traction among large corporations seeking to lower their information technology costs.
On Monday, Veritas, which already had offered several Linux-based data-storage software products, expanded its offerings to include two new products.
The company rolled out "Veritas Cluster Server" and "Veritas ServPoint NAS," which are used to manage data shared by numerous connected servers running Linux applications.
Veritas also announced a series of Linux business initiatives with companies including Dell Computer (DELL: up $1.33 to $24.14, Research, Estimates), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ: up $0.92 to $12.58, Research, Estimates), IBM (IBM: up $3.70 to $70.10, Research, Estimates), Intel (INTC: up $0.66 to $18.47, Research, Estimates) and Red Hat (RHAT: down $0.17 to $4.54, Research, Estimates).
The company said it also is working to develop storage and clustering management software supporting Oracle's (ORCL: up $0.23 to $9.56, Research, Estimates) 9i Real Application Clusters on Linux in 2003.
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