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| | IBM joins advanced Linux effort | CNET News.com |
 | | The computing giant has signed onto the Trillian initiative to "port" Linux to Intel's first 64-bit chip, code-named Merced, joining Intel, VA Linux Systems, SGI, Hewlett-Packard, and Cygnus Solutions, according to sources. |
 | | Trillian also is working with leading sellers of Linux to make sure their products are ready in time for the first IA-64 chip, Merced, sources said. |
 | | The Trillian project hasn't been smooth sailing, VA chief executive Larry Augustin acknowledged in a recent interview. |
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