ARMONK, N.Y. (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp. on Friday said it is launching its first mainframe computers that will only run Linux saying the alternative operating system is gaining ground as companies tighten purse-strings in the tough economy.
IBM said the two new machines, the iSeries for small businesses and the more powerful and costly zSeries, can replace racks of smaller server computers made by rivals like Dell Computer Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc.
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