From:	 "Stacy Simpson" <stacysim@us.ibm.com>
To:	 "Linux News" <Linux_News@us.ibm.com>, "Linux Post" <Linux_Post@us.ibm.com>
Subject: DH Brown Reports IBM's Linux Leadership
Date:	 Wed, 24 Apr 2002 18:31:53 -0400


                                                Contact:    Stacy Simpson,
   IBM
                                                            914-766-4123

                        stacysim@us.ibm.com


                  D.H. BROWN REPORTS IBM'S LINUX LEADERSHIP

              IBM Leads Competitors in Key Factors Around Linux

   Armonk, NY - April 24, 2002 - In a recent report, D.H Brown Associates,
   Inc.  found that IBM displays the broadest product line with Linux®
   offerings across Intel® processor-based, RISC processor-based, and
   mainframe servers.

   The report, Linux Strategies and Solutions. . . Linux Suppliers Contend
   for Leadership, compares Linux strategies, products, offerings, and
   services available from major system vendors and rates IBM as an
   industry leader, highlighting IBM's comprehensive Linux strategy and
   crediting the company with bringing Linux to the enterprise.

   "IBM's Linux strategy is very strong in most key areas studied.  Indeed,
   IBM has been instrumental in enabling and driving the Linux market to
   its present success," said Pierre Fricke, executive vice president, D.H.
   Brown Associates, Inc.

   The report analyzes IBM, Compaq, Dell, HP, and Sun in the key areas of
   vendor positioning, product line breadth, system pricing, value added,
   services and support, applications focus and Linux community
   involvement.

   IBM received the highest ranking of differentiation and leadership in
   most of these key areas, with the D.H. Brown report noting IBM's
   comprehensive Linux offerings.  "IBM has developed a comprehensive Linux
   strategy including all elements from hardware and software through
   services and partner programs," said Fricke.

    "In the three years since IBM has embraced Linux, we have worked with
   our customers and the open source community to meet the evolving needs
   of our customers and the industry," said Steve Solazzo, vice president,
   Linux, IBM.  "IBM is in the unique position to offer our customers a
   total solution on Linux through our hardware, software and services."

   DH Brown gave IBM the highest rating of leadership in the following
   areas:

   ?  Vendor Positioning -  IBM  is recognized for its broad strategies and
   its aggressive pursuit of new market segments with Linux.
   ?  Product Line Breadth -  "IBM displays the broadest product line with
   Linux offerings across Intel processor-based, RISC processor-based, and
   mainframe servers."
   ?  Applications Focus -  "IBM's strategy calls for expanding the
   application base on Linux and establishes IBM as a leader enabling that
   transition for       ISVs."
   ?  Linux Community Leadership - "IBM employs the largest contingent of
   open source programmers and projects as evidenced by the breadth of
   activity in its Linux Technology Center."
   ?  Services and Support -  IBM is recognized  for its multi-vendor
   technical support and service offerings as superior examples of
   leadership support   programs.
   ?  Value Added  Hardware differentiation, software portfolio, and
   migration services - "IBM has developed significant hardware
   value-added.         IBM's software portfolio covers nearly the entire
   middleware solution space and has been ported to Linux."

   About IBM

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   provider, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate.
   IBM helps customers, business partners and developers in a wide range of
   industries that leverage the power of the Internet for e-business. For
   more information, visit http://www.ibm.com


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   Stacy Simpson
   Media Relations
   IBM Corporation
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