----- Original Message ----- From: "Ferguson, Neale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 3:50 PM Subject: IBM and SuSE Offers New Enterprise-Ready Linux Services
> See: "http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-03-27-009-26-PR-EL-SS"; > > Nuremberg, Germany and Armonk, NY, March 27, 2002 - SuSE > Linux and IBM today announced a broad services alliance > that will enable both companies to jointly provide Linux > support and services to corporate customers around the world. The German version from SuSE says much the same: http://www.suse.de/de/press/press_releases/archive02/suse_ibm.html I'm left to wonder idly, as analysts do, whether there's a hidden deal - IBM IGS guarantees SuSE a certain volume, and SuSE in return agrees a less aggressive price level than $11k per engine for support. We won't know the true significance of this deal until we see the prices. But I''m a cynic. If it works, go for it. -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.com +44 7785 302 803 +49 173 6242039
