IBM joins database rivals Sybase and Oracle in making plans for Linux. Red Hat executives took advantage of the buzz around its endorsements by announcing the establishment of an Enterprise Computing Division. Speculation last week was rampant that Intel's expected investment was a way to decrease its dependence on Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. But Intel officials, reached last week, denied the accusations. Rick Echevarria, director of Internet marketing for Intel's enterprise servers group, downplayed speculation that by supporting Linux Intel was finding a way to reduce its co-dependence on Microsoft's Windows.
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On the potential of Linux in the enterprise, Echevarria pointed to the flurry of software and database vendor support for the OS over the past months.