Linux is returning from the desktop to enterprise applications with a tough situation, while Linux's ecology link is also robust, which is the signal you read from Linux World Chian 2004 held in Beijing from August 24th to 26th.
Linux World China 2004, the theme "Linux - Enterprise Informatization Applications" attracted thousands of Linux users and enthusiasts, while the 1000 square meters of exhibition areas, gathered almost all mainstream Linux related manufacturers, HP, IBM , Novell, Oracle, winning bid, CA, Turbolinux, surf platform, NEC, Red Hat, etc. From this long skewer name, the Linux regression enterprise application has a hard momentum.
From the theme speech and special lectures of the General Assembly, the coverage is wide, including Linux technology, business applications, industry solutions and success cases, but the main melody in this wide coverage, only one - enterprise application.
All of this shows that after a few years of fluctuations, Linux is returning to a complete enterprise application with tough, accounting for the momentum of enterprise applications. This regression is reflected in the following aspects:
Clear market objectives - enterprise application
In fact, Linux's nature is originally "enterprise". In recent years, we have seen Linux widely used in front-end applications such as Internet access, web servers. Now, almost all Linux advocates have clearly proposed "enterprise-level" market goals, which is not only reflected in the theme of this LINUX World China, not only from the mainstream manufacturers and Linux promoters' speech themes. As seen in all aspects of technology, solutions, service support, all levels of providers are prepared to push Linux to enterprise-class applications.
Mature solution - success case support
Applications have always been the deepest pain in Linux. Enterprise-level applications require mature applications and case support. It should be said that all exhibitors of this year's Linux World are prepared in solutions, in addition to printing beautifully introduced booklets, there are some specialized Topic lecture for Linux applications. Of course, these are not talking on paper, and true success cases have a detailed introduction on large exhibitors of exhibitors. This is a powerful driving force for those Linux potential users who are eager to try.
The support of middleware, database manufacturers - ecological chain is growing and strong
Hardware platform, operating system vendors can be said to have been quite complete, middleware, database manufacturers for Linux, more complete support and promotion of Linux, have further improved the power of the entire Linux to enterprise-class applications and application cores. In this exhibition, in addition to Oracle, there are many Kung Fu, it has been under Linux, including databases such as Sybase, BEA, the leadership manufacturers of middleware have also entered, and joint Linux system manufacturers have launched their own Linux. Products and programs.
Commitment to the service and technology - Linux business symbol
Commercial Linux is one of the mature signs, which should be perfect for service support. Now, Linux system manufacturers have specially proposed their own approaches, including more strengthening localized service strategies, more comprehensive soft, hardware-integrated service support programs. For Linux that has been in a disadvantage in commercialization, in fact, the example of learning is very much, and it is not difficult to make up this lesson. The key is to look at it.
It should be said that starting from the V2.6 kernel release, Linux has been robust in the enterprise application technology, and it has further laid its technology foundation to enter the data center and enter the technical foundation of enterprise core applications. Now, all major system manufacturers are further strengthened in solutions, service support, as well as middleware, database mainstream manufacturers to Linux more in-depth support, so that Linux's enterprise-class application ecology chain gradually sounds, making it more powerful Take an enterprise market. We believe that Linux will come in that day in the enterprise application. ■ HP: Comprehensively and fully advance
HP Business Storage and Server Business Unit Linux Vice President Martin Fink said HP has been fully promoted from platforms, personnel, and software. On the platform, HP can run Linux from laptop, desktop PC, workstation, entry-level to enterprise servers or even supercomputer clusters; from printers, digital imaging, network communication to storage devices support Linux. In terms of personnel, HP added 1,500 Linux consultants in the past 18 months. In terms of software, HP's various management software can be fully integrated with Linux systems, making Linux systems easily manage.
In the Linux World Conference, HP and Oracle, Zhongke Hongqi, Miracle announced jointly to promote Asianux in enterprise applications. Among them, HP and Asianux will provide a key service Linux solution that supports the true application cluster (RAC) of Oracle 10G.
IBM: from Linux to open calculation
At this conference, IBM proposed an open computing concept.
IBM Vice President Rod. A. Smith believes that Linux is open, but only the user can finally benefit from one of Linux from an open concept to open computing. He said that open computing is reflected in hardware as a standardized plug and card interface, reflects the standardization of various communication and programming interfaces in software. Open Calculation should support various open standard commercial software solutions, but also support open source software solutions.
On the open computing platform, 2004 IBM Linux's strategic focus will be focused on more attention to enterprise solutions from all kinds of emerging business opportunities, and better integrate IBM core technology into Linux solutions.
As a practical action supporting open source organization and partner support, the IBM Software Department also announced the declaration of more than 500,000 relational database code to the Apache Software Foundation during the meeting. This code is the relevant source code for IBM current Cloudscape relational database products (codenamed Derby).
Oracle: technology, support, partners all in place
"Unbreight Linux", this is not a slogan of oracle. Now, indestructible Linux is one of the most core strategies of Oracle, including technical, support, partner three aspects.
In terms of technology, Oracle has developed core technologies such as Oracle Cluster Document System. At present, all Oracle products have Linux-based version; service support, Oracle is committed to supporting single-point solutions In China, this single support service is reflected in the use of Oracle partners.
RedHat, Novell SUSE Linux and Red Flag Linux system plus Oracle database, Oracle will provide comprehensive support; partners, Oracle combine all mainstream enterprises, Linux hardware providers, optimization and pre-configured Oracle -Linux hardware bundle. Novell: Creating a localization Linux
SUSE Linux brings Novell not only Linux business, more is a strategic expansion, and this expansion has brought too much hope to Novell.
In early August, with the launch of the new product SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, Novell began to pay more attention to the localization of products and services. At this LINUX World Conference, Novell has signed a cooperation memo with the domestic Linux vendor to create an open source. According to Liu Jianhai, the general manager of Novell Greater China, the signing of this cooperation agreement makes the open source become Novell Linux. A localized partner, with Novell, complete the localization research and development of SUSE Linux products and solutions.
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