Linux is open source operating system that is renowned for its compact kernel, speed, reliability and portability. Linux is a powerful server platform ideally suited to e-commerce, web and infrastructure services. Linux is becoming the system of choice for the emerging server appliances market. Linux is widely used as platform for software development. In fact, it is the development platform of choice for C programmers around the world.
Many graphic artists use it as a design workstation.
Linux is maintained by a legion of talented programmers who co-ordinate their work over the Internet. Linux is rapidly gaining acceptance in the information technology marketplace. We are committed to providing our customers with the products and services needed to succeed in today's heterogeneous IT environments. By broadly supporting Linux with systems, software and services, partnering with key players and contributing to the open source community, Hewlett-Packard is advancing Linux as a growing part of any IT architecture.