| Although we are aware of Linux adoption
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| | behind Linux and each has a SMB specific
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| by large enterprises, most people do not
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| | business strategy with significant
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| know that there are sizeable numbers of
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| | initiatives to lure them.HP has announced
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| installations in small and medium
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| | that some of its high end computing tools
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| businesses (SMBs) as well. This base is
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| | from the HP-UX environment are ported
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| set to grow as server vendors lob tailor
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| | onto Linux and made available to SMBs.
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| made Linux servers and applications at
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| | This includes a clustering solution
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| SMBs.Country manager, pSeries & Open
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| | called HP service guard for high
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| power, IBM says, "Unlike large
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| | availability of applications and
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| enterprises, SMBs do not have to face the
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| | management tools such as Systems insight
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| challenge of migrating legacy
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| | Manager(SIM) and open view that offer
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| applications. The popularity with SMBs
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| | third party integration. Additionally HP
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| has helped Linux grow at 30 percent
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| | is creating a reference architecture
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| globally".The general consensus is that
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| | stack, including hardware, OS, database
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| Linux did better in 2004 than anyone had
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| | and Middleware. HP certifies a stack so
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| predicted. Director Enterprise Marketing
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| | that customers can feel more confident on
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| & alliances, Customers solution Group, HP
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| | deploying their core business application
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| India says, " As per IDC India, Linux in
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| | on Linux. Linux servers are popular in
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| the server market grew by 48 percent in
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| | high performance computing(HPC)
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| OND, 2004 over JAS, 2004, while the
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| | environments such as research labs.IBM
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| windows and Unix markets showed a modest
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| | has recently launched a new family of
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| 3 percent and 3.4 percent growth
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| | eserver Openpower systems based on its
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| respectively during the same period."For
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| | Power5 processor specially designed for
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| any OS to succeed, applications need to
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| | Linux. The Power5 comes with a
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| be made available. SMBs can be major draw
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| | micropartitioning technology called
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| for Linux servers as it offers them lower
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| | Virtualisation Engine(VE) wherein each
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| TCO and tighter control on their IT
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| | processor can be sliced into ten virtual
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| spends. Since many SMBs already have home
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| | partitions with each partition acting as
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| grown applications, a proprietary OS will
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| | a new server. IBM's eserver Openpower 710
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| be the single largest area of spending.
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| | is a single CPU processor with 3 HDDs and
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| It is here that Linux offers a big
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| | 512 MB memory with RAID level 1 and 5.
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| advantage.The availability of version 2.6
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| | This eserver offers SMBs an affordable
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| of the Linux kernel in Red hat Enterprise
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| | alternative to higher priced entry level
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| Linux 4 and Novell's SuSE 9 will give a
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| | Unix or Linux system. Openpower offers a
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| big boost to vertical scalability. As
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| | 64bit platform at a price point of a 32
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| SMBs become a part of the global supply
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| | bit offering. We believe that it is the
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| chain, they want enterprise applications
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| | right product for the mass market.Sun
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| on Linux to keep their investment low.
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| | Microsystems has the Sun fire V20 and V40
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| This trend will be a key enabler for the
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| | severs based on the 64 bit AMD Opteron
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| Linux server market worldwide.Why Linux
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| | processor, which has been successful with
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| Based servers?Cost is a factor and Linux
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| | SMBs. It also offers the Solaris 10
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| offers better security as the source code
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| | Opetron combination. Sun is aiming to
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| of proprietary software is always kept a
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| | position Solaris 10 as its trump card to
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| secret. With a community supporting it,
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| | take the fight to commercial Linux with
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| any security hole in Linux is quickly
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| | support - email, phone and onsite -
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| found and patched.Linux not only lets an
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| | available at a small price. Advanced
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| organization save on software costs, it
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| | scientific research, elite foods, Sage
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| also offers long term long term saving on
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| | Design systems, Centre for DNA
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| hardware. Instead of being forced to
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| | fingerprinting and diagnostics, are Sun
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| upgrade software with Linux, an SMB can
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| | customers running there core application
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| take control of its IT strategy. Chief
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| | on Linux.Linux servers are used by SMBs
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| technology officer of IDBI bank says,
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| | for CAD analysis, CFD (Computational
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| "You decide when you wish to upgrade, not
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| | Fluid Dynamics) and FEA(Finite Element
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| the vendor, hence you get tighter control
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| | Analysis). Linux systems are rugged as
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| on your spending." This can be
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| | they come with SGI Propack over and above
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| particularly important for users, such as
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| | the standard Linux Kernel. This gives
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| SMBs that cannot afford to keep up with
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| | customers the ability to scale there
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| the pace of change in commercial
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| | computing environments with independent I
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| software.Business application and
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| | O, memory and power supply.Banking on
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| LinuxThere is credit to Oracle for
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| | SupportLinux is getting traction and
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| driving the Linux server market. During
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| | getting into commercial business
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| the early part of 2004, Oracle came up
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| | applications in verticals such as
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| with a value offering. It offered pre-
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| | manufacturing, small banking and
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| configured Oracle E-Business Suite
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| | hospitality. Availability of tally o
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| special edition on Lintel Boxes for a 10
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| | Linux will result in a new chapter being
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| user License for $36,000USD. The traction
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| | inked in the Linux server market. Red hat
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| of this offering was seen towards the end
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| | has 950 ISV partners who develop
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| of 2004 when we closed a dozen deals that
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| | applications that run on its Linux
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| were in various stages of implementation,
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| | distributions. Linux offers secure and
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| says General Manager, Oracle India. This
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| | scalable solutions to meet SMB
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| is a testimony that SMBs are opting for
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| | requirements. IBM has 35 to 40 pure
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| Linux servers. SAP is following Oracle in
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| | Linux partners that offers consultancy
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| making application available on Red Hat
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| | and assist it in integrating and
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| Enterprise Linux.Customized and
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| | implementing services for its customers
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| certifiedAll server vendors including HP,
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| | who are using Linux.
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| IBM and SGI are throwing their weight
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