IBM moves to support Linux-based applications work with plans to acquire cross-platform processor code conversion specialist Transitive.
Transitive is a US-based company with a research and development team in Manchester.
Its specialisation is cross-platform virtualization, which allows applications written for one type of microprocessor and operating system to run on multiple platforms.
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