[ale] Linux at Weather.com

[Jim Philips]

I wish I had a link 
for this, but it came to me in an html e-mail and sending it to the list would 
be messy. Anyway, techtarget.com sent an article about weather.com's conversion 
to a totally Linux server setup.
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High points: 

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The Linux setup 
there now handles between 10 and 15 million hits a day!
Open Source has 
proven to offer better security than closed source.
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Low 
points:
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Linux still has a 
long way to go when it comes to handling symmetric multi-processing beyond two 
processors.
They still need a 
journaling file system.
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But overall, Linux 
has been a huge success for weather.com. So, the next time an IT manager casts 
doubts on Linux' ability to perform in a true large-scale server operation, 
point them to weather.com.
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Hats off to our boys 
up in Marietta!
Jim PhilipsWorldwide Customer SupportS1 
Corporation3390 Peachtree Rd., Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30326Email: 
jim.philips at s1.com Phone: 678-421-4611www.s1.com  
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