The two firms, along with Intel and VMWare, have formed a one-stop data center company called Acadia, headed by former Compaq chief (and longtime Cisco board member) Michael Capellas.

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Compaq Computer, meanwhile, will announce it is forming the Linux Program Center, a unit within the company dedicated to offering a range of different hardware, software, and service offerings, according to a source familiar with the company's plans.

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