[aclug-L] Guitar maker plays a Linux tune

[jeffrey l koehn <caveman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

GUITAR MAKER PLAYS A LINUX TUNE

Posted November 27, 2002 12:36 Pacific Time

MUSICIANS MIGHT RECOGNIZE the name Ernie Ball as an
icon credited with being an electric guitar industry
pioneer. Ernie Ball Inc., the global manufacturer of
guitar strings, electric guitars and basses, that
bears his name, is now making a name for itself as a
software industry pioneer.

Over the past two years, Ernie Ball, the company, has
moved its IT system almost entirely to open-source
software, ditching older systems powered by Windows
operating systems. It represents a growing class of
small- and medium-sized businesses finding opportunity
in alternative software such as the Linux operating system.


For the full story:
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/11/27/021127hnerniball.xml?1128thap
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