In the past few years, there have been very few commercial exhibitions to exclude Linux and open source software like Gartner Symposium / ITXPO. Historically, Gartner has always been Microsoft's supporters and good friends. Today, this subtle relationship has changed, see the topic of Linux / open source conference held in Gartner Symposium / ITXPO, "Enterprise Linux: will be mature from adolescence?", "Open source software possess in your IT plan Is a place? " You know that the Gartner's analyst has begun to cultivate Linux and open source software.
Gartner's famous analyst and Vice President George Weiss believes that Linux matures have no problems. In fact, in 2010 or at a time, Linux will not be up and down in the business environment. By 2006, Weiss predicts that Linux will meet 80% -90% of the online transaction processing application.
For open source software, Gartner's analyst Mark Driver said, "If you don't take open source as part of the software management strategy, then you are very stupid."
Linux and open source software have been widely accepted in business business. At this exhibition, the visitor's personal experience is that they are becoming mainstream, which is strong than any time.
From: Pacific Computer Network