So who's this Mike Balma fella...?

LinuxWorld rundown on CNN, HP and IBM Highlighted
[ Linux Business ]Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 30, @10:18AM
from the still-in-business dept.
Mr.Intel writes: "CNN released a story reviewing LinuxWorld and
Linux's progress since last year. They mention new hardware and 
market niches coming to light in 2001. Mike Balma, a Linux 
strategist at HP, said 'The move to an increased array of 
outsourcing, migration and porting services that have been 
traditionally available to Unix customers is part of the continued 
rollout of the operating system within HP's product line. 
Previously, HP had informally offered such integral service and 
support only to its best Linux customers. But as the operating 
system gains momentum, more customers are seeking more services.' 
I hope this means as installed customer base increases, companies 
like RedHat will start making real money." Archie Steel writes 
"Interesting news for the Linux Desktop: Open For Business have 
an article on the partnership by HP and MandrakeSoft announced 
at the current Linux World Expo."Update: 01/30 16:56 GMT by H: 
Just a quick note: Rob is gonna be in the Golden Penguin Bowl , 
while I'm going to be doing a presentation with the Boston 
Consulting Group about the demographics of open source developers 
- if you are interested, it's tomorrow (Thursday) from 4:00 - 5:15.

Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors 

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