With Linux, IBM can not only balance the relationship with Microsoft, but also the great results of this open source, rewrite Microsoft's monopoly in the operating system.
On the unique photo in the office, IBM CEO Pamisano chose to stand with Linux's founder Lenas Tovals.
One of the main weapons of Pamisano's transformation IBM program, open source movement and Linux are giving IBM a huge change, while Linux also allows the opponent who is used to closing the source code to taste the hard.
Comprehensive linux
The 5th Linuxworld Conference opened at the end of August, dozens of Linux manufacturers at home and abroad gathered in Beijing, one of the main supporters of Linux, IBM's global vice president, market demand, etc., IBM claims, will be exposed to it for the first time Open computing blueprints, and the heavy priority is "comprehensive linux".
"Comprehensive Linux" is obviously not easy for this company that has been established for 93 years, and "comprehensive Linux" means "comprehensive Linux" means from processors, mainframes, and industries for IBMs who like to push "overall solutions". Solution until the desktop browser is linux.
Although IBM has been chaight in Linux in recent years, "comprehensive linux" is still suspected whether IBM has such a determination.
In this regard, IBM's Global Vice President Rod said that IBM is indeed in the development of all products Linux, Light in China, IBM gathered more than 400 Linux researchers for relevant development.
As an IBM's lifelong expert, Rod said that open calculations will become the main direction of IBM, and he believes that open computing has accepted most companies and Governments.
IBM is pushing this technology with almost enthusiasm.
"We already have more than 100 Linux-based solutions." IBM China is responsible for Linux Zhang Xianmin, almost a more than ten minutes "comprehensive linux".
Due to the support of the Chinese government, Linux has adopted Linux systems in China's progress, China Industrial and Commercial Bank, Agricultural Bank, Daqing Oilfield, Huawei, CITIC and other institutions. In college education, there is already proposal to make Linux as computer basic education. And the largest supercomputer in China has also used Linux systems.
More than two years ago, IBM announced that it will invest 1 billion US dollars on Linux. At the beginning, this investment plan is only seen as the evidence of IBM's sales staff to cancel consumers, but now Linux is a year. Brought more than $ 2 billion in income and growth quickly.
Not successful progress
However, IBM's Linux progression is not smooth.
In court, IBM must knot a billion dollaration in SCO software companies. The company accused IBM to implant the SCO controlled Unix source code to Linux software, and put forward infringement to the blue giants and told to pay for huge numbers. This shocks the technology industry and evolved into Linux attacks, leading to Linux, such as Novell and Red Hat, etc..
The "Business Week" has recently reported that Linux is also facing problems in the world's largest European market.
The German government suddenly decided not long before, the planned 14,000 computer systems on the Linux operating system was temporarily stranded. In May last year, Munich, Germany announced that when 14,000 computers were transferred to the Linux operating system, the GARTNER of the global research institutions will be regarded as the largest Linux transplantation in history.
The Munich government said that the transplantation to the Linux operating system may suffer an infringement lawsuit, which makes it on expensive licensing costs and related legal overhead. They will carefully assess the various legal prosecutions that may suffer before they take further action. Munich event may have a profound impact on Linux development, but this is still mainly on the EU attitude. Currently, the EU is considering making a law on software infringement lawsuits.
If Munich has opened a bad head, it will also be hit by IBM-based Linux support.
Borrow Linux to defeat Microsoft?
Although the road is not smooth, open calculation and Linux still tempting IBM temptation.
According to IDC prediction, the next four years, customers who have Linux will continue to grow at 17.9% of the compound growth rate, and dominate with Windows.
The IDC data also shows that Linux has become the fastest operating system of operating income. Between 2002 to 2007, the number of Linux servers is expected to reach a average growth rate of 28.5%, while the compound growth rate of Windows in the same period is expected. Only 10.3%, the market share of Linux servers is expected to reach 13.6%, while Windows will drop 3.6%. From 2002 to 2007, the business income market share of Linux servers is expected to increase by 9%, while Windows is only 5.4%.
As a powerful operating system, Linux can run on various hardware products of IBM, which is an excellent alternative to the Windows platform.
IBM and other companies support Linux has constituted a serious threat to Microsoft's income sources. However, Microsoft's size is only 1/3 of IBM, and its profits reached 10 billion US dollars, 1/3 of IBM, and Microsoft promised that customers can only achieve the efficiency of IBM, but also achieved the efficiency of IBM. The time required is shorter. This marketing approach makes Microsoft progress in the sales software sales software to small businesses.
Microsoft is also challenged to IBM, and Essezhe, one of Microsoft and IT Strategic Consulting Mungou, began to join hands, which may form similar influence with IBM, Microsoft's CEO Balmmer served as the director of Accenture, two companies have also established A small joint venture.
This naturally is not asked in recent years in the field of IBM in the IT service field. In the past, IBM not only continued to use Microsoft's system, but also affected in the service market. Linux thus becomes a tool in IBM competition strategy. With it, IBM can not only balance the relationship with Microsoft, but also borrowed this open source, rewriting Microsoft's monopoly in the operating system field, this may be an open plan. The trend is the maximum temptation of IBM.
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