Unisys assumes open source missionary position

According to ZDNet, Blackmore said that Linux was really in demand and Unisys can prove the reliability and the maturity, and it will save them 30 per cent off the bottom line.

The role of open source evangelist muar seem odd to Blackmore. Could this be the same company that, along with Vole, spent $25 million to run an anti-Linux advertising campaign?

According to Gartner, here, the reason for Blackmore's sudden enthusiasm is that Linux increases the potential market size for Unisys's ES7000 server and boosts the long-term viability of its server product families.

Blackmore, on the other hand, said that when it was writing cheques to kill off the development of Linux, the operating system was 'immature' and now it has all grown up and is now worthwhile.

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