Microsoft devising tech support program to battle Linux
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft is quietly working on a new initiative, internally code-named Mission Critical Microsoft, to help fight the rising specter of Linux running on enterprise mainframes.
"Mission Critical Microsoft is an internal initiative, but it will probably result in a new program announcement from Microsoft within the next year," Paul Corriveau, group product manager for Windows Servers, told eWEEK.com at the IBM SHARE conference here.
The resulting program will replace Microsoft's existing tech support and maintenance offering in the data center space, according to Corriveau. Microsoft's existing partner program for data center implementations will be impacted, too.