[Novalug] Fwd: Linux By The Numbers . . .

[Kevin Chin]

I thought you guys would appreciate these stats...
--Kc


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From:   "Leonard Santalucia"
To:
Date:   10/23/2009 03:50 PM
Subject:        Linux By The Numbers . . .

Source: Linux Foundation at LinuxCon Portland

- Linux Is 18 Years Old This Year

- 2.7 Million Lines Of Kernel Code Added During Last Year

- Red Hat Inc. Added To S&P500 This Year

- 10 Of Top 10 In ANY Industry Are Linux Users

- 88.6% Of Top 500 Fastest Super Computers In The World Use Linux
       (Less than 8 years ago = 0%)

- Over 50% Of ALL New Smartphones are Linux Based

- IDC Projected Growth Rates: 2008 to 2013
       01.8% CAGR for Unix
       06.6% CAGR for Windows
       23.6% CAGR for Linux

Regards, Len



Leonard J. Santalucia
CTO | Business Development Manager | Certified Specialist
Vicom Infinity, Inc.
IBM Premier Business Partner
One Penn Plaza - Suite 2010
New York, New York 10119
http://www.vicominfinity.com
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