Here's an article that helped me in a similar situation. It talks $$$, which
always gets attention, and also lists some very big names (Merrill Lynch,
Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston).

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2002-08-04-linux_x.htm

Bill


----- Original Message -----
From: "George Gambill" <ggambill@computer-guidance.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 3:25 PM
Subject: IBM and Who


> If any of you (PLUG) can remember such other players, their names would
help
> me find them.  At the next presentation by these so called experts, I
would
> love to present them with a big bite of Linux reality.
>