DAVID HAFFENREFFER, CNN ANCHOR: A couple of Linux companies are merging.</s>DEBORAH MARCHINI, CNN ANCHOR: The story, and a preview of trading on the Nasdaq today now from Sasha Salama at the Nasdaq marketsite -- Sasha.</s>CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Deborah and David. It is being called the most significant deal ever in Linux history. Two high-profile Linux companies are merging. We're talking about the VA Linux actually buying Andover.net. We'll be watching shares of VA Linux, LNUX, and Andover.net; the symbol is ANDN. It's a stock-swap deal. Each Andover.net share will be exchanged for nearly one half of VA Linux shares. Now, VA Linux, as you can see, had a stellar day, yesterday, along with the other Linux stocks. There is a Linux conference going on here in New York City, and there were positive comments made about the future compatibility up Linux and the new Intel chip which will be introduced later this year. Linux is a computer operating system that's seen as an alternative to Windows. Of course, the dominant one out there is Microsoft's Windows, but some prefer Linux for its speed and flexibility. VA Linux, as you may know, is a big provider of big computer servers and workstations that are designed for the Linux operating system directly. So, a big merger in Linuxland. We'll be watching both stocks today; they are expected to be active. Also, we'll be watching Barnesandnoble.com, BNBN. The company expected to report results today. A loss is expected, a loss of 27 cents a share; that's according to the First Call estimates. And of course, analysts will be watching Barnesandnoble very closely, especially in light of the surging revenues from Amazon.com, one of the leading competitors to Barnesandnoble.com. Nasdaq 100 futures are up just seven points right now. David and Deborah, back to you.</s>MARCHINI: All right, Sasha, thanks a lot.
Investors Excitedly Watch VA Linux Purchase of Andover.Net