ZDNet: Store chain is sold on Linux

[Warren Togami]

Wow, another example of IBM's awesome zSeries server and Linux.  I think the
zSeries server is the one featured on IBM's commercial "The Heist".  You can
download this commercial in MPEG form from this URL
http://www.mplug.org/archive/2002/heist60.mpeg

http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2841690,00.html

"Boscov's Department Stores, the largest family-owned department store chain
in the country with $1 billion in annual sales, began experiencing
unexpectedly high costs associated with ongoing maintenance of its
client/server environment a couple of years ago. For every 10-12 servers it
installed, an additional technician was needed to help with management of
databases, upgrades, and software issues; and providing disaster recovery
for the growing client/server environment was complex and costly.
That prompted Harry Roberts, CIO and senior vice president at Boscov's, to
consider Linux as an alternative. It was not love at first sight. Roberts
wasn't sure how Linux would translate into a large enterprise system.   Less
than 24 months later, Linux provides the 90-year-old retail business cost
savings, reliability, and scalability, and is an important part of its
long-term IT infrastructure strategy."

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