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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Posted May 23, 2003 6:55 AM Pacific Time</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Hewlett-Packard has begun selling inexpensive, Linux-based notebooks in Thailand, in a move that underscores the open source platform's growing popularity in emerging markets.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">The notebooks are being sold as part of a push by Thailand's Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) ministry to offer the public affordable PCs.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">For the full story: </FONT><A HREF="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/23/HNthailinux_1.html"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/23/HNthailinux_1.html</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Steve Dawes</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Phone: (403) 268-5527</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Email: SDawes@calgary.ca</FONT>
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