Hewlett-Packard has broadened its Linux effort, establishing a separate division to house its business interests in the open-source operating system, CNET News.com (http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-1017851.html?tag=fd_top) has learned.

The new unit, headed by Martin Fink, is a part of the company's Enterprise Servers and Storage (ESS) group. Previously, HP's Linux effort had been concentrated within its Industry Standard Server organization, which sells the ProLiant line of servers based on Intel's x86 chips.