HP CEO Carly Fiorina says Linux ready for breakout year; LinuxWorld keynote address showcases open source progress, enterprise success, benefits of Compaq merger.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2002-Hewlett-Packard: HP CEO Carly Fiorina says Linux ready for breakout year; LinuxWorld keynote address showcases open source progress, enterprise success, benefits of Compaq merger (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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NEW YORK, LinuxWorld -- In her keynote address here, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HWP) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina declared this the breakout year for Linux, the open source technology that is finding favor with big businesses for its flexibility and cost-effectiveness.

Fiorina highlighted a number of innovative Linux solutions already deployed by customers in the entertainment, banking, service provider, Internet infrastructure and technical computing arenas. Adoption in these markets, along with retail, financial services and public sector, is helping fuel growth in Linux, which consultancy Gartner expects to achieve 50 percent revenue increase in 2002(1), despite uncertain economic conditions.

"These representatives from the business community aren't supporting Linux because it's popular. They're doing it because it meets their needs and those of their customers, and they're putting their money where their mouths are," she said.

Fiorina announced that one such company, DreamWorks SKG, is expanding its Linux relationship with HP into a three-year strategic alliance. (See the HP release, " HP, DreamWorks Announce Strategic Alliance Aimed at Revolutionizing Animation Production.")

She also commented on the growing influence of Linux in consumer applications, a milestone that "further demonstrates the mainstream nature of Linux today."

In her opening remarks, Fiorina recognized the audience for being part of a vanguard of pioneers and innovators who accelerated the idea of Linux and turned it into an undeniable force.

"A decade ago, this conference couldn't have happened because this movement literally didn't exist. But here we all are -- challenging conventional...

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