Hewlett-Packard Adds Linux to Servers
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Hewlett-Packard Co. is including the Linux operating system in its fastest servers for the first time to court large companies that are trying to cut computing costs.
Hewlett-Packard began running Linux, which is gaining as a cheaper alternative to Microsoft Corp.’s Windows, on its full line of servers a year earlier than planned, said Martin Fink, vice president of Linux at the Palo Alto-based company. Servers run websites and data networks.
Shares of Hewlett-Packard rose 22 cents to $20.37 on the NYSE.
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