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High Speed Linux / Unix Servers
Fast servers allow your web site to download faster, which means clients have
quicker access to what you have to offer! Research shows that web users often
don't bother with sites that take a long time to load - you won't be taking
that risk with IIC, who promise speedy service!
What is Linux?
Linux, like Windows, is an operating system. It's open source.
What is Unix?
Unix is an operating system, but in a more general sense than Linux. Linux is a
"flavor" of Unix, as are HP/UX, AIX, Solaris, and MacOS X.
Benefits/Why Linux?
Google, the most popular search engine on earth, has chosen Linux to run its server farm:
"...the advantages of
Linux for us are pretty strong: It's an environment our developers tend to be
familiar with, it offers unsurpassed tech support (we usually talk directly to the
author of a piece of code when we're having problems with it), and it's cheap
-- an important consideration when you have over 10,000 computers."
- Craig Silverstein, Chief Technology Officer of Google
Explanation of Open Source
Comparison chart: Linux web servers versus Microsoft Windows web servers
See http://www.linux.com or http://www.unix.com
for more information.
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