Unisys grudgingly admits reality: Linux is good.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

Wow. Unisys used to be to Microsoft what Tony Blair was to Bush! Remember that lame "We have a way out" campaign?

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5931590.html

Unisys throws weight behind 'mature' Linux
By Colin Barker, ZDNet (UK)
Published on ZDNet News: November 3, 2005, 3:27 PM PT

Open source is now "a mature technology" and the right cost-effective option for many companies, said Peter Blackmore, president of worldwide sales at Unisys.

Blackmore, a former Hewlett-Packard executive who masterminded the company's Adaptive Enterprise strategy, outlined Unisys' strategy for growth at a meeting in London on Wednesday. He said the enterprise services company is now focused on four core areas: Enterprise security, real-time infrastructures, open source and the Microsoft market.

Unisys, based in Blue Bell, Pa., is now working with some major companies to deliver open-source solutions, Blackmore added.

"Linux is really in demand now," he said. "We are working with one client, a major European travel business, where we are pitching open-source in a large server environment. We can prove the reliability and the maturity, and it will save them 30 percent off the bottom line."

Blackmore also said that outsourcing--much of it desktop outsourcing--is now 50 percent of Unisys's business. The combination of Microsoft Windows on the desktop and open-source software on the server can be the most successful strategy for the company, he said in an interview.