Linux Gets a Boost with Sun’s LX50 Server
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NEW YORK--Linux in the securities industry will be getting a big endorsement from Sun Microsystems this week when the Palo Alto, Calif.-based hardware vendor unveils an entry-level server running its version of Linux but on an Intel-based architecture.
Sun is slated to unveil on Monday, Aug. 12, the Sun Cobalt LX50, at the Linux World conference and exposition underway at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The LX50 is a general purpose rack-mounted server based upon Intel’s X86 architecture
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