You won't have trouble finding companies demonstrating early versions of products with the 2.4 version of the Linux kernel at LinuxWorld in New York. Also, Dell, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and IBM are all going to be out in force at the show, which has turned into a prime venue for the big vendors to wave the flag. The axe is going to swing at WorldCom, which may hand out pink slips to more than 10,000 unlucky souls on Monday. Didn't turn out that way. In fact, many of the big carriers partnered or even wholly owned the bidders.
Times are tough, and people are more tough-minded about where they spend their money.
Firing gerbils out of a cannon got a lot of ink during last year's Big Game. The Giants are going to upset Baltimore by at least 10. So it is written, so it shall be. The week that was Early word has it that both Hewlett-Packard and Compaq will be takers when Advanced Micro Devices rolls out a notebook version of its Athlon chip. Jerry Sanders' minions have totally shucked their former well-earned reputation as the gang that couldn't shoot straight.