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Sherwin-Williams Chooses Big Blue For Its Computer System Remodeling.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
Byline: DOUG TSURUOKA
Big Blue's making a splash with paint seller Sherwin-Williams Co.
The world's biggest paint firm recently tapped IBM to install a Linux-based computer system at its 2,500 U.S. stores.
Linux is an open-source software operating system, meaning its basic code is available to anyone for free. That makes it cheaper and more flexible to use than versions of Unix and Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, which aren't open source and charge licensing fees.
All of Sherwin-Williams' Cleveland-based outlets will have the new Linux system by mid-2003, IBM said on May 23.
Peter Nielsen, the IBM executive overseeing the job, says the project is the largest deployment of Linux in U.S. retail history.
IBM and its partners provided the PCs, software and consulting services for the system. It tracks sales, inventory, personnel and other activities at each Sherwin-Williams store.
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