See: "http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2003-02-10-010-26-IN-BZ-DP"
"IBM's new general manager of Linux, Jim Stallings, has a tough act to
follow in
Steve Solazzo, who spearheaded the Armonk, N.Y., company's thrust into Linux
and is
credited with building that move into a billion-dollar business. Stallings
took time
late last month to sit down with Senior Editor Peter Galli and discuss his
Linux
vision.
"eWeek: Tell me a bit about your history at IBM.
"Stallings: I've spent a lot of time within IBM, as well as an
entrepreneur outside
the company. In total, I've spent about 18 years with IBM. I have been in
branch sales;
worked on several corporate assignments in the chairman's office; and was
also vice
president of worldwide sales for the then AS/400 group, where I worked with
[IBM Senior
Vice President] Bill Zeitler..."