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Growth beyond regional niches will challenge Mandrakesoft

France’s Mandrakesoft has inked a deal to buy South America's Linux leader, Conectiva. But it must address enterprise...

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George J Weiss and Andrew Butler

Published: 08 Mar 2005

France’s Mandrakesoft has inked a deal to buy South America's Linux leader, Conectiva. But it must address enterprise requirements beyond these geographic markets to compete against Linux leaders Red Hat and Novell.

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Growth beyond regional niches will challenge Mandrakesoft

France’s Mandrakesoft has inked a deal to buy South America's Linux leader, Conectiva. But it must address enterprise...

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