IBM is <A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2530195,00.html">giving away</A> free Netfinity servers and Websphere e-commerce software to start-up companies in order to increase sales. The companies will be able to make use of the free products for six months, with no strings attached. IBM's strategy is that the companies will then purchase the products and finance the equipment through IBM Global Finance.