IBM has announced new initiatives to further encourage the adoption of the Linux operating system. They will be opening Linux system centers in Austin, TX, and New York, NY that will make it easier for software developers to create Linux and IBM POWER 7+ applications. IBM has already opened one such system center in Beijing.
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