The VAR Guy

As you may have heard, Cisco Systems is offering $100,000 in prize money to Linux application developers that help the networking giant defeat Microsoft in the unified communications market. Update: Now for a new twist. International Linux developers have flooded Cisco with inquiries about the contest — forcing the networking giant to push back a competition deadline. Here’s the scoop.

Cisco is offering $100,000 in prize money to Linux application developers that help the networking giant defeat Microsoft in the unified communications market. The initiative focuses on network-aware applications written for Cisco’s AXP (Application Extension Platform) and Integrated Services Routers (ISRs). Here’s the scoop, from The VAR guy.