A range of new partners to Linux and other open source software have emerged. Corel--maker of
the WordPerfect wordprocessor--announced it would be releasing a full suite of office
applications for Linux. Inprise (formerly Borland) announced that its Interbase database server
would be ported to Linux. IBM announced that its next set of Web tools, called WebSphere
Application Server, would fully support the Apache web server. IBM also announced it would join
the Apache Group of collaborative developers and be contributing code to improve the Apache
server. Sendmail creator Eric Allman has created a startup business to sell easy-to-use
administrative tools to support the core free Sendmail program. Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, IBM,
and Silicon Graphics have all indicated plans to install and support Linux for their hardware
customers. Lotus will release a version of its Domino and Notes collaborative software for Linux
later in 1999.
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