Author: JT Smith
“It’s hard to believe we’re into the last quarter of 2001.Clearly,
we’re facing the most challenging business environment in years.
Nevertheless, Linux continues to make its growing presence felt.”
we’re facing the most challenging business environment in years.
Nevertheless, Linux continues to make its growing presence felt.”
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ANALYST'S CORNER
"Linux is on the Move -- Up!" by Aberdeen Group
LINUX LINE FEATURES
Exclusive Scott Handy, IBM, Linux Solutions Marketing
Interviews: Howie Hunger,IBM Net Devices Computing
Ly-Huong Pham, Turbolinux, CEO
SECTIONS
BREAKING NEWS
IN THE LINELIGHT
Announcing Eclipse
Linux Cluster 1300 Solution
Linux Scholar Challenge Results
BUSINESS PARTNER NEWS
LINUX LEAPS
SOLUTIONS
CASE STUDIES
APPetizers - new business applications ported to Linux
DEVELOPments - Linux can do what? Development successes
and brainstorms
SUPPORTING LINUX - an expanding universe of Linux
support services
THE LINUX LOOP - events & resources to keep you current
DID YOU KNOW? - facts and figures on the growing Linux
marketplace
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ANALYSTS' CORNER Linux is on the Move -- Up!
Copyright © 2001 Abderdeen Group
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The development of Linux is moving faster than any other
commercial operating system (OS) to date. It's moving so fast
that it will leapfrog Windows[r] to replace Unix[r] on the high-
end in 7-8 years. That means Linux, z/OS[tm] and Windows will be
the primary server OSs by the end of the decade. So says Aberdeen
Group in a recent report that says the reason for the rapid
growth of Linux is primarily two-fold. The first reason they
cite is that there are thousands of open-source developers
contributing to Linux and many Unix deverlopers are looking
for new interests. The second reason cited is that Unix
technology transfers easily to Linux.
Read the report: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023news
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LINUX LINE FEATURES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
by Rayme Jernigan Scott Handy, IBM, Linux Solutions Marketing
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Why Eclipse means more Linux applications
On November 5, IBM announced that it is contributing$40 million
of software to a new, independent open-source community. The
Java[r]-based open source software, code-named Eclipse, will
enable developers to use software tools from multiple suppliers
together, allowing developers to integrate business processes
used to create e-business applications, such as those for Web
services. Eclipse has major implications both for Linux, and for
Linux application development. We asked Scott Handy, director of
Linux solutions marketing for the IBM Software Group to discuss
Eclipse, and explain its relationship to IBM's WebSphere[r]
Studio Family.
LL: You've announced the new Web Sphere Studio Application
Developer. I understand that this environment spans both the
Windows and Linux platforms. Would you talk to us some about
what this announcement means, especially for Linux developers,
from both an application development platform and target platform
perspective?
Scott: This is a very significant announcement, and what it means
for Linux developers is that though there are a fair number of
tools available for Linux today, there have always been a much,
much broader set of tools available on the Windows platform.
What this technology will do is allow tools developers to more
easily port their tools to the WebSphere platform, and then have
them work across both Windows and Linux. So what we'll see in the
end is many more tools available, eventually, for Linux.
You mentioned development and deployment. Certainly, Linux is a
great deployment environment, and it's the fastest growing server
operating system in the world. But we're now seeing a lot of
interest in it on the client, especially for development. We've
even had some surveys that say upwards of 70% of the use of Linux
as a client is for development use. So to feed that development,
we needed to get a set of tools out there. This WebSphere Studio
Application Developer is both a set of IBM tools, and it's also a
framework for other tools vendors to put their tool on top of. As
the announcement says, this will increase the number of tools
available for both Windows and Linux, because we have over 1,200
developers from over 150 companies already participating in the
Eclipse project.
LL: The WebSphere Studio Workbench is also part of this
announcement. What's the relationship between these two, and why
are you releasing the Eclipse code as open source?
Scott: The product we've been having developers test out in the
market, since about May, is called the IBM WebSphere Studio
Workbench. What we're announcing today is that we're going to
open source that technology freely, and create an open source
project called Eclipse. Basically, Eclipse is the open source
version of the WebSphere Studio Workbench.
You also asked why we're open sourcing the Workbench. Well,
there are a couple reasons. First, while we're going to provide
IBM tools in the WebSphere Studio family on top of the Eclipse
technology (which we'll call the IBM WebSphere Studio Workbench
when shipped with IBM products), there's also strong interest
from the companies we've talked to in providing their own tools
based on this technology.
The overall objective here is to dramatically increase the
number of tools and the number of applications available for
Linux, knocking down a barrier to even wider Linux adoption.
While we plan to aggressively port our tools to the technology,
we expect the whole industry to aggressively port tools to the
technology, too, and we don't want to be the gating factor. In
fact, we want there to be no limit to how far this could expand
as a technology for Linux tools. We actually think that this
could be as expansive for the tooling environment as Apache was
for Web Servers.
There are vendors who are very interested in supplying just a
plug in for a certain particular specialty they have; or
technology for a particular industry. That would not have been
possible before, because they could not have sustained the cost
of bringing such a plug-in or technology to market as a stand
alone product. So this opens up a whole new area for expansion,
for certain companies to provide specific plug-ins.
LL: It sounds like the decision to open source Eclipse came
well after development was underway. Why did IBM develop Eclipse
to begin with?
Scott: We've been developing this technology actually for several
years, because we needed it to solve some problems with our own
tools, which is really a reflection of the fact that application
development is no longer a stand-alone activity where a single
developer develops a single function in a single application
for deployment.
With the movement to e-business, entire projects are developed
around what we'll call an e-business application where there's a
server side of the application, there's a mobile component to the
application for connecting to cell phones and PDA's now, there's
a connection back to legacy systems to get existing data and
transactions potentially off of a mainframe system, there's the
e-commerce portion of the application and so on. What we were
trying to do was just integrate our own tools.
Then customers wanted to integrate the IBM tools with the third
party tools so that a single application development project
could use one tool to integrate in the cell phone and PDA access
for m-commerce, or mobile commerce; a different tool to do the
legacy integration to back-end mainframe systems; and a third
tool to do the e-commerce access for both B2C and B2B commerce
capability for the application. That's how it happened.
We're open sourcing it to make sure that it is truly open.
While we certainly want to make the IBM tools communicate well
together, our objective here is also to make sure that our
tools communicate very well with third party tools, and to
allow other vendors to use the technology to let their tools
communicate together independently.
LL: Is there anything that you'd like to add or tell us?
Scott: Yes, I'd just like to add this. There are tens of millions
of dollars of code here that we're open sourcing, and the very
fact that we're doing it shows that there's an underlying
importance here, that this is a needed technology for the
industry. I think that the industry will look at this
technology and we'll see incredible adoption.
Every tools vendor, customer, or analyst who really
understands the issues surrounding e-business application
development, Linux, and open source says that this is a really
great move by IBM. It will really open up the tools market, and
again, really knock down one of the biggest inhibitors to
Linux's further adoption: the number of Linux applications.
The fastest way to get more applications is to get more tools
that developers are interested in. So we think this technology
is actually aimed right at the spot that will help Linux move
to the next phase of adoption: mainstream adoption by application
developers, and this will then drive mainstream business use.
We're very excited, and I think that the reception by the
industry will validate our excitement.
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Rayme Jernigan is the managing editor of the IBM Linux portals.
He has published articles through several publications and
content sites including JavaWorld,IBM/developerWorks and Javasoft
at Sun Microsystems.He was the founder and first president of the
Triangle Java Users Group, and can be reached: rayme@us.ibm.com
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LINUX LINE FEATURES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
by Rayme Jernigan Howie Hunger, IBM, Net Devices Computing
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Who Needs Linux Thin Clients?
Late last month,IBM announced a new suite of NetVista[tm] products
that use the Linux operating system. The thin client model lets
applications, file storage and processing be moved from desktop
to server. This can greatly simplify application deployment and
management for certain applications, extend the upgrade cycle and
reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for the customer.
Howie Hunger is IBM's Director of Marketing for Net Devices
Computing. Linux Line had a chance to talk to Howie about the new
NetVista thin Linux clients,and how thin clients may be
effectively deployed. Here's his answer to the first question and
a link to the full interview:
LL: Could you first give some background on what a thin client is
why you would want to use a Linux Thin Client instead of a
Windows PC Desktop?
Howie: Thin clients are solutions that have evolved in the
marketplace since about 1995. IBM entered this marketplace in
1996.We introduced our first product and began shipping it late
in December of 1996. Since then,IBM has been recognized in the
thin client industry, as being one of the thought-leaders and
market-share leaders in this class of device.
A thin client is a desktop device that is intended to be used to
access applications that are actually executed on a server. That
server could be a Web-based server or it could be a server with
legacy applications, such as our zSeries[tm] or iSeries[tm], or
it could be accessing Windows applications on a remote Windows
server. The thin client devices have evolved dramatically and
changed over the years.
We at IBM have focused on being able to do many different tasks
in the thin client, not just accessing the server-based
applications, but actually running a browser in the device or
running Java applications in the device or user applications or
other vendor applications in the device.
Read the full interview:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023clients
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LINUX LINE FEATURES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
by Rayme Jernigan Turbolinux CEO Ly-Huong Pham
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Charting a New Course at Turbolinux
It has been a challenging year throughout our industry, but
especially at Turbolinux, one of IBM's key Linux distributors.
First there was the marriage-then-annulment with LinuxCare. Then
in mid-July, Ly-Huong Pham moved up from Chief Operating Officer
to CEO.Ly is moving the company forward. Rayme Jernigan, managing
editor of the IBM Linux portals, spoke to Ly about her plans for
Turbolinux. They discussed the Linux business, Turbolinux'
corporate strategy, how she plans to position the company against
the competition and how Turbolinux wants to move past operating
system distribution alone, to begin helping customers deploy full
Linux solutions.
Read the full interview:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023future
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InfoWorld: Investing in Linux (Boscov's Department Store)
"Not to be overly critical of Microsoft, but because of the way
they produce things, you need to apply patches regularly or you
are at risk. What was driving me was to stop adding bodies to my
staff and to stem the use of Microsoft server software, because
it is just too expensive to upgrade every two years," Roberts
says. To solve his problem, Roberts went back to the future,
blending relatively new OS technology, Linux, with an almost
ancient OS, namely an adapted version of IBM's VM, first
introduced in 1964
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023infoworld
CNet: How Linux saved Amazon millions
Online retailer Amazon.com shaved millions of dollars from its
technology costs last quarter by switching to the Linux operating
system, a disclosure that could provide some guidance for other
companies seeking to cut expenses in a stagnant economy.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023amazon
Computerworld: IBM Roils Linux Waters
If IBM gets its way, users will soon be thinking about operating
systems the way investors view pork bellies: as mere commodities.
The instrument the company will use to make this sea change in
IT? Linux.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023waters
ZDNet: Is Microsoft losing its grip in Asia?
"The last straw for Stanley Ho, a Singapore-based system
administrator, came in late September when the malicious Nimda
worm attacked half the Windows-based machines under his care. 'We
had to patch the servers daily. It's a very time consuming
process,' said Ho, who works for a local software development
firm, which declined to be named."
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023zdnet
eWeek: Samba Ships Windows Directory Integration for Unix
Samba, the Windows-compatible file and print server, takes a
major manageability step forward with Version 2.2.2, providing
new flexibility for administrators who want to use Unix servers
as Windows file servers.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023eweek
LinuxUser: Smooth iron (Telia Net)
Opting to replace a Unix server farm with main-frame Linux made
headlines for Telia Net last December. Ten months on, Russ Foster
returns to find the big iron making big savings
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linuxuser
Linux World: A strategic comparison of Windows vs. Unix
Most of the Windows versus Unix debate has been cast in terms of
which is technically better or which is cheaper, but the real
question is, 'Under what circumstances is it smarter to pick one
technology rather than the other?'
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linuxworld
Linux Magazine: Intellistation a Winner
The Intellistation is everything that you wouldn't expect a
classic IBM product to be -- a totally hassle-free,
non-proprietary, off-the-shelf generic PC that's extremely well
supported.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linuxmag
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IBM, Eclipse, and the Future of Linux Application Development
On November 5th, we announced an estimated contribution of nearly
$40 million of research and software to Eclipse.org, a new
open-source community. Eclipse.org will be supported by more
than 50 software tool suppliers who will work with and refine an
open platform for tool integration -- adopting the open approach
that has been successful for Apache, J2EE and Linux. In
conjunction with our participation in Eclipse.org, we are
announcing a new family of AD tools for Windows and Linux, all
built on Eclipse's open source technology:
- WebSphere Studio Site Developer - for Web developers, with free
preview available this month
- WebSphere Studio Application Developer -- for Java developers,
full production version available this month
- WebSphere Studio Enterprise Integrator -- for advanced
cross-enterprise developers and integrators, available early next
year.
More than 1,200 developers have already signed on to participate
in the Eclipse project. They recognize, as we do, the importance
of advancing e-business tool development that boosts
productivity, speeds time to market and and increases ROI. The
Java-based, open source software makes it easy for developers to
integrate software tools and middleware from multiple vendors
into a single technology base and build what they need to create
e-business applications and Web services.
Our new WebSphere Studio family of tools will integrate with
existing IBM tools and tools from over 100 other providers. With
its heritage rooted in IBM VisualAge[r] for Java, our new tool
family will deliver the industry's broadest support for J2EE,
XML, HTML, Web services, rich media, site design, voice, wireless
and embedded devices.
IBM is moving forward with our Linux strategy. Linux developers
will be able to use Eclipse-based tools to work directly on
Linux, rather than developing in Windows and porting to Linux.
Our contribution of Eclipse's core technology demonstrates IBM's
continued leadership in the open-source community.
As part of today's announcement, we are rolling out a unique
Business Partner program: "Ready for WebSphere Studio." This
program is designed to validate that ISV products meet WebSphere
Studio integration criteria. Business Partners who meet program
requirements and can verify product interoperability will gain
access to additional IBM marketing and enablement resources, such
as a Web site showcasing validated Business Partners and the use
of a "Ready for WebSphere Studio" emblem.
For more information in this important development, see:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023websphere
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Linux Cluster 1300 Solution
Beginning in 2000, IBM has created Linux cluster systems from IBM
xSeries, (or the older IBM Netfinity[r]) rack-mounted systems,
integrating them with appropriate networks, a systems management
layer (hardware and software), and necessary services. The newly
announced IBM eServer Cluster 1300 represents a formalization or
productization of the previous custom built cluster technology.
These initial offerings consisted of custom configured hardware
and software to meet the customers' needs, coupled with
appropriate services to do custom installation, and necessary
support. They were sold as special bid systems, as opposed to
formal products.
Get all the details:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023servers
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Linux Students Rock the World
In an earlier edition of Linux Line we noted that IBM was holding
a contest for college students called the Linux Scholar
Challenge. The idea was for students to select a Linux project
that enhances usability, creates an application, or develops
tools for the Linux environment and submit it for evaluation.
Winners would receive one of 25 IBM ThinkPads, and three
qualified winners would be offered Summer 2002 internships at
IBM's Linux Technology Center. And the university with the
highest average score of student entries (with a minimum of 10
entries), would get their choice of a 16-node Linux Cluster, or
entry-level IBM zSeries Linux server.
We thought we'd get a pretty good response. After all, Linux is
ideally suited for a university environment. It's open, it's
accessible, it's powerful, it's cool. Oh yes, and it's free.
Maybe a couple of hundred submissions, the executives thought.
That would be great. But when submissions were closed and we
tallied them up, we had received 1462 applications from students
at 669 universities in 64 countries!
The winners will be announced in mid-December. Visit the IBM
Linux Web site at:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linuxweb
around then to get details on who won what where and why.
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BUSINESS PARTNER NEWS
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Replay of PartnerWorld for Software Webcast/Broadcast
This broadcast covered what IBM and PWSW Partners are doing to
enable and provide solutions based on Linux. It highlighted
IBM's software, solutions, alliances, open source, customer
references, and key Linux initiatives for IBM Business Partners.
It covered IBM's software portfolio - - the industry's broadest
software offerings for Linux that allow Business Partners to
build and deliver, and customers to deploy applications in
today's e-business environment. In addition, the meeting
explored Linux's potential to become the vendor-neutral, open
standards, reference platform for the next generation of
e-business. The host and presenter was Scott Handy, Director of
Linux Solutions Marketing, IBM Software Group. There were also
success stories from IBM Business Partners implementing
Linux-based solutions using our IBM software for Linux. If you
missed the broadcast, you can watch the replay on the Internet or
get a copy. The replay will be available for 90 days after the
September 25 broadcast at:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023partner
Enter userid and password
Select Events -> Broadcasts -> September 25 Broadcast
or at:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023webcast
Mainline Information Systems Joins With Bynari to Deliver Linux
Solutions
IBM solution provider Mainline Information Systems and Bynari
Inc., an IBM Linux Influencer Partner, have announced that they
have formed a strategic alliance to deliver comprehensive Linux
solutions for the IBM product line. Mainline will market Bynari's
Insight Server and client solutions. Insight Server executes on
all IBM eServer platforms while the Insight client allows Linux
and UNIX workstations to work with Microsoft's Exchange/Outlook
solutions in heterogeneous enterprises. Mainline's will also
offer services capability including 24x7 help desk support for
IBM Linux, installation, and training and support.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023mainline
If you're not already an IBM Business Partner, you can find out
what the program is all about, become part of it and gain access
to these special Business Partner resources by visiting:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023membership
Have you looked at the world through the Linux Lens lately? Linux
Lens is the section of ibm.com/partnerworld that helps Business
Partners keep current on the hot news in the cool world of Linux.
You'll find links to that and a host of other Linux information
for Business Partners at:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023business
The e-Business Sales Essentials 2 course is now available for IBM
Business Partners. Register today at:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023ebse
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LINUX LEAPS: Forging New Ground in Linux
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ZDNet: Linux robot man treks into Europe
Japanese scientists are planning to demonstrate a walking,
Linux-operated, humanoid robot at an open source event in Italy
next month.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023robot
IDG.net: Sony to release Linux Playstation 2 in U.S.
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc will launch a Linux-enabled
version of its PlayStation 2 in the U.S. market, an executive
from the company said Monday. In the opening keynote at the
Rambus Developer Forum here, Shin'ichi Okamoto, senior vice
president and chief technical officer said that although he
couldn't provide a U.S. release date yet, "we'll be able to
announce it soon."
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023playstation
InfoWorld: IBM boosts mainframe speed
Trying to build on the budding popularity of its Linux-based
mainframes, IBM announced a handful of capabilities designed to
significantly improve the speed and security of its z900
mainframes along with refreshed versions of its z/OS and z/VM
operating systems.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023mainframe
ZDNet: Sharp hands over Linux handheld
Sharp announced that it will make its Zaurus SL-5000D handheld
available in November for developers. As previously reported, the
handheld will use a version of the Linux operating system
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023sharp
Linux Today: NSA: Third Public Release SELinux
The third public release of the LSM-based SELinux prototype was
made by the National Security Agency. This release contains
several bug fixes and improvements to both LSM and SELinux and is
based on the lsm-2001_10_11 patch against kernel 2.4.12. See
selinux/ChangeLog for a detailed summary of the changes.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023selinux
IBM/alphaWorks: C/C++ Eclipse Plugin
C/C++ IDE Plugin for the Eclipse Project workbench provides a
fully functional C and C++ Integrated Development Environment
(IDE). The IDE is not bound to any compiler; it can be used with
any C/C++ compiler (for example, gcc). C/C++ IDE Plugin includes
its own C/C++ parser for gathering information from projects. The
parsed information is then used by other tools to provide
information about the project. The C/C++ Plugin is written in
Java and is therefore platform-independent.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023alphaworks
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IBM xSeries: First Intel vendor with Red Hat Linux 7.2 support,
preloads Red Hat's new Red Hat Linux 7.2 release is now generally
available.IBM xSeries is the first Intel hardware vendor to offer
support and preloads of this new release. As of November 1 in the
U.S., IBM now offers support and preloads on x330 and x220
servers. Additional uni and two way processor machine type models
will follow later in November. We will continue to offer Red Hat
Linux 7.1 as a preload to support customers who have not migrated
to Red Hat Linux 7.2.
New Features of Red Hat Linux 7.2:
Improved Installation
- Automatic Partitioning selects the best partition setup for
your system
- Graphical Partitioning tool allows quick changes to partition
setup
- Network Configuration Tool makes setting up network connections
easier
- Auto-Kickstart profiling for easy installation and upgrading of
other machines
- Use Graphical Kickstart Configurations for customized,
unattended installs
- Configure a firewall during installation with added security
Easier User Management/System Administration
- New User Management tool makes it easier to add, remove and
modify users/users
in groups.
More User Interface Options
- New Control panel gives access to Red Hat Configuration tools
from one centralized location
- Quickly browse images and text files through a new file manager
interface (GNOME 1.4 with Nautilus File Manager)
- Graphical display of files and directories allows easy move,
copy and delete
- Hardware Viewing Tool shows peripheral or system hardware with
a graphical tool allowing easier hardware diagnosis
Enhanced reliability with ext3 Journaling File System
- Adds file journaling features, writing changes to disk in two
places
- Fast File system recovery in seconds afer a crash
- Improved Data Consistancy (after a crash or power loss)
Increased Device Support
- Compatible with more hardware than ever
Improved management of vitual hosts using Red Hat's Graphical
Configuration Tool Set for Apache
Easier DNS Configurations using Red Hat's Graphical Configuration
Tool Set for BIND Configuration
IBM will support Red Hat Linux 7.2 across the xSeries product
line, including 4 way and 8 way systems. Certification of xSeries
hardware by Red Hat has already begun and most will be complete
by Nov 1 (also the first hardware vendor to do so with Red Hat).
We will be posting support by IBM our web page beginning Nov 1.
For Red Hat certification status, go to:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023hardware
For IBM Linux support status:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023extension
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Now Available: 13 eServer xSeries Sizing Guides
eServer xSeries continues to expand its list of eServer xSeries
sizing guides for popular Open Source and ISV application
software. Six new sizing guides were added. So the Sizing Guides
now available are:
1. Apache HTTP Web Server (Open Source)
2. DB2 EE
3. IBM HTTP Web Server (using IBM SWG)
4. Linux Gateway (Firewall and Proxy)
5. RealNetworks RealServer
6. Samba File and Print Server
7. Checkpoint VPN
8. Checkpoint Firewall
9. Net-Tech Linux ASP Solution
10. Shuttlesoft Volanto.office
11. Tarantella
12. Zeus Web Server
13. Sendmail Mail Server
See our expanding
list.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023portal
to see our expanding list.
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Cluster Starter Kit for Linux Available
This Kit is a free demonstration application showcasing IBM's
Cluster System Management for Linux. Cluster Starter Kit for
Linux enables you to create and monitor your cluster of up to six
nodes from a single point of control.Cluster Starter Kit for
Linux features include:
- Easy definition and configuration of the Linux cluster
- Ability to monitor node conditions, including node
availability, network status, CPU usage, memory usage, filesystem
status, and HTTP information
- Ability to execute a command simultaneously across nodes of the
cluster
- Ability to monitor the entire cluster, a group within the
cluster or one node
- Both a command line interface and an easy-to-use graphical user
interface
- A graphical display of cluster and node group performance
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023cluster
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e-VoiceTour Authoring & Publishing Tool on IBM Linux iSeries
Available
e-VoiceTour, recently announced for IBM eServer iSeries, allows
organizations to easily author and publish media-rich content,
delivered over the Internet by content/information owners without
sophisticated PC and HTML programming skills. e-VoiceTour is
based upon a Windows authoring client and an iServer Linux
partition. Multimedia content is delivered to both internal and
external audiences without specialized plug-in software and
through firewalls, making it a more universal delivery medium.
e-VoiceTour benefits sales, marketing, communications and HR
functions and is the next step in the evolution Linux Multimedia
Internet authoring, publishing and online collaboration.
Internet-delivered presentations are an easy way to refresh
content frequently, provide media-rich product drill-downs,
distribute online sales presentations and provide online
help-desk function or training and course content. More
information and to obtain a trial version:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023iseries
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FDR/Upstream Provides Enterprise Storage Management for Linux on
OS/390[r] and z/OS
FDR/Upstream from Innovative Data Processing provides a highly
reliable, centralized solution that features high-speed
performance that leverages the existing automation features and
systems of the OS/390 and z/OS Server. Upstream uses the existing
OS/390 tape management system, job scheduling systems and OS/390
mainframe security systems. The Upstream solution integrates
automated logical backup/restore, archive, file transfer, and
disaster recovery vaulting with centrally administered profile
policy management to ensure data integrity. UPSTREAM can be
remotely administered from any workstation using the new full
featured "UPSTREAM Director" Java GUI. Upstream supports SuSE
Linux, Turbo Linux, and Marist on S/390 and includes:
- Command line, character mode, UPSTREAM Director Client
interface
- Full-featured daemon
- Backup, restore, file transfer and other UPSTREAM storage
management features
- A variety of file system features including hard links,
symbolic links, owners, NFS, single file system support, etc.
More information:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023innovation
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IBM Creates Comprehensive Linux Package for Film, Graphics, and
Animation
IBM has announced the Linux Digital Studio Solution, its first
complete Linux-based solution for the media and entertainment
industry. The package represents a comprehensive suite of IBM
workstations, servers, storage and services all designed to
support animators, special effects wizards and digital media
producers as their work increasingly takes advantage of Linux.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023digital
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IBM Certifies Red Hat Linux 7.1 and Multi-threaded Applications
On New Workstation IBM has certified IntelliStation M Pro
workstation quipped with Intel(R) Xeon(TM) dual processors. Work
is currently in progress for certification of other Linux-based
business-critical, multi-threaded workstation applications
designed to take advantage of dual processors, adding to the more
than 200 already certified for the IntelliStation line -- four
times more certifications than any other workstation supplier.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023certification
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IBM Software Evaluation Kit for Linux Available Worldwide
IBM has made available a free software kit that will help
developers create new applications for the Linux market. With the
number of Linux-based applications growing over 40 percent this
year, this evaluation kit will help drive new applications for a
variety of industries, including finance, retail, and
education.The Software Evaluation Kit (SEK) for Linux contains
our industry-leading middleware. The CD is a compilation of IBM
software on the Linux and Windows platforms that allows
developers to preview the offerings and develop applications for
them at no charge. Developers can use the Kit to create
applications on either Windows or Linux for deployment on a Linux
server environment.
Questions or comments about the SEK? Send a note to Duffy Fron at
duffyf@us.ibm.com.
To obtain a free kit:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023evaluation
Questions or comments about the SEK? Send a note to Duffy Fron at
duffyf@us.ibm.com.
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CASE STUDIES
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Diveo - With seven state-of-the-art Internet data centers in
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Miami, Florida, Diveo
Broadband Networks, Inc. (Diveo) serves the Latin American market
with world-class hosting, co-location and managed services as
well as broadband network connectivity. Taking advantage of the
growing popularity of Linux, Diveo has begun to offer its
customers Red Hat Linux on xSeries and pSeries servers. A new
alliance between the IBM Net Generation Business group and Diveo
projects sales of $12 million in one year, including Diveo
hosting services and Linux-ready WebSphere and DB2 software by
IBM.
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023synacor
You can always find our latest Linux customer Case Studies at:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023studies
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APPetizers: Porting Linux to New Horizons
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ServerProven Solutions
As of October 2001, the number of IBM eServer xSeries Linux
ServerProven solutions continues to expand. Now there are over
250 companies that have completed over 500 test scenarios with
over 350 applications. To make finding the right solution easier
from the growing list of validated ServerProven applications for
Linux on xSeries, we have introduced a new website. Go to:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023xseries
You can search by industry, company or solution name, allowing you
to more quickly locate the solutions you need. If you would like to
validate an ISV application using the ServerProven program, you
also can find out how to do that at the same location. Here are
just a few examples of ISVs that have ported their great
applications to Linux and validated the solutions work great on
IBM eServer xSeries through the ServerProven program:
AccPac International, Inc.,
Alabanza Corporation
Apgen
Applix
Checkpoint
Compuware
eGrail Inc.
Informix
Journyx
Legato Systems Inc.
Lotus Software
Magic Software
MarCole Enterprises
Mission Critical
Oracle
PeopleSoft
Polyserve
Progress Software
Rational Software
RealNetworks
SAP
SAS Institute Inc.
Sendmail Inc.
SteelEye Technologies
SuSE
Tarantella
VMWare
Zeus Technologies
iSeries Linux Test Drive
ISVs will soon have a new option for porting and testing their
Linux applications on iSeries. The iSeries Linux Test Drive will
enable ISVs to access Linux running in a partition on iSeries via
the Internet. The ISVs will complete a simple nomination,
detemine if they want access to a shared or dedicated Linux
partition, pay a nominal fee, and work with IBM to schedule a
slot on the Test Drive server. The ISV will have 30 days of
access to the Test Drive server. Plans are in place to be open
for business in mid-November.Watch
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023server
for the opening announcement.
New Linux Solutions
With SuSE and Turbolinux now providing distributions for iSeries,
ISVs are taking advantage of this new opportunity and announcing
solutions for Linux on iSeries. ISVs announcing solutions
include:
DI Atlantis Solution from Dimensional Insight
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023insight
eMerchant from Magic Software
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023magic
Parallel Sort Engine and ETL Interface from Cosort
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023cosort
Patrol system-management from BMC
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023suse
Web-up from Query
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023query
e-Voice Tour from RealPerson
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023voicetour
Linux General Ledger
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023ledger
PentaSafe Vigilent Security Agent
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023pentasafe
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DEVELOPments: Tickling Technology Forward
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Take a peek at the future: Linux AD
On November 5th, IBM announced that it was open sourcing $40
Million worth of code to provide a common framework for the AD
tools community. We also announced WebSphere Studio
Application Developer, which contains some of the same code base.
WebSphere Studio Application Developer will run on both Linux and
Windows. The Linux preview won't be available until later this
year, but you can get a feel for WSAD with this Flash demo
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023studio
and pre-register for notification when a Linux version is available
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023appliation
Moving from Solaris to Linux
A piece in IBM/developerWorks caught our eye this month. If you
like a good overview of the issues involved in porting from
Solaris to Linux, or wonder why you might want to, the
"Solaris-to-Linux porting guide," by Malcom Zung and Brian
Thomson is a must read. It also contains extensive links and
resources. See:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023solaris
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SUPPORTING LINUX: NEW OFFERINGS FROM IBM GLOBAL SERVICES
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Migration Services Consolidate file/print & Web serving workloads
to Linux zSeries
This services offering is for customers who want to consolidate
workload on their Windows NT and/or UNIX server farms. Customers
often have these operating systems as their server platforms.
Migration Services to Linux on zSeries services offering provides
server consolidation of those workloads which can minimize the
Total Cost of Ownership, enable system management capabilities
and enhance application availability.
New IBM Installation Services for Linux pSeries & xSeries
Clusters
IBM has introduced two Licensed Program Products (LPP) to aid
customers in the management of Linux clusters and expand the
solution set for clusters by enabling the use of very large file
systems. The first LPP is Cluster Systems Management (CSM), which
provides a single point-of-control,network install capability,
configuration repository and other features for managing a large
cluster.The second LPP,General Purpose File System (GPFS) is a
standard-based, highly available, scalable file system, which
allows processes running on different nodes in a cluster to share
files as if they were running on a single node. This new service
provides the installation planning and installtion for these two
LPPs.
Middleware Enablement Services for Linux
These services are for customers who want to deploy IBM
middleware such as DB2[r], MQSeries[r] or WebSphere[r], IBM
Global Services specialists will assist you with planning,
installing and configuring your software and related products and
getting your e-business up and running smoothly and quickly. This
includes providing basic skill instruction for customer
operations personnel so they can maintain and support their own
systems
Visit our website at
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023overview
to learn more about the worldwide services that IBM Global Services
offers for Linux customers.
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SUPPORTING LINUX: New IBM Redpapers help you deploy Linux
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IBM's Redbooks and Redpapers can help you plan and deploy Linux
solutions. You can locate these valuable Linux resources:
ibm.com/redbooks. Here are three of the newest papers you can
find at this site:
- "Running the Linux 2.4 Kernel on IBM eServer xSeries Servers"
is now available! Intended for technical staff within IBM, our
customers, and our business partners who intend to make use of
the latest version of the Linux kernel (V2.4.) The new kernel
offers a number of features and enhancements not previously
available, which make LInux even more suitable as an
enterprise-class operating system.
- "Using the xSeries 135 Web Server Appliance is available! This
paper describes how to setup and use the IBMeServer xSeries 135
Web Server appliance. This Red Hat Linux-based appliance is
ideal for medium to large enterprises, Internet Service Providers
(ISPs) and Application Solution Providers (ASPs). It is
preconfigured with hardware and software and is designed for
quick and easy setup out of the box, which greatly reduces
deployment time for enterprises with multiple Web hosts.
- "Implementing Linux with IBM Disk Storage" is available! This
redbook documents the experiences of a team of IT professionals
who implemented Linux using IBM disk storage. The
implementations were done using the ESS and the FAStT in xSeries
environments, and the ESS in a z/VM environment. This redbook
will help IT professionals in the field when starting
implementations of Linux and looking to benefit from the powerful
functions of the IBM disk storage servers, the ESS and the FAStT.
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IN THE LOOP - KEEPING CURRENT WITH LINUX
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LinuxWorld Germany ended Nov. 1 after more than 20,000 visitors
attended events at the Frankfurt convention center -- a 20%
increase in attendance year-over-year.
Here are some highlights:
- Key Note Speech given by Erich Clementi,VP IBM Enterprise
Systems Group, EMEA on Oct.30th."Innovations for e-business with
Linux," played to a no-empty-seats crowd.
- IBM Linux Customer Day held on Oct.31st drew about 80 Top IT
German speaking Decision Makers to hear IBM Linux Executives,
Customers and Partners.Feedback from customers was good.
- University Day:Four universities were invited to LinuxWorld and
the students enthusiastically discussed Linux strategy with
IBMers and partners.
- Press Activities: A great number of interviews and events were
attended by the media.
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Upcoming Events
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eServer/Linux Roadshows In Europe
Through November
The eServer/Linux Roadshow will be traveling though 21 Cities in
EMEA targeting CIO/IT management. The full day event will open
with a main tent session on "eInfrastructure & Linux" followed by
afternoon announcement tracks including eServer, SWG, Storage,
IGS.
European dates and cities:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023roadshow
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo NYC
January 30 - February 1, 2002.
The show at the Jacob K. Javits Center is expected to draw 20,000
attendees. IBM's day one conference keynote speaker is William M.
Zeitler, Sr. VP & Group Executive, Server Group IBM. IBM will
have two booths at the show in order to focus on both our
customers and the Linux community. The IBM main booth will
include an Application Showcase featuring key ISV's as well as
IBM Linux solutions. The second booth known as the "Developer
Habitat" will feature test drive stations, porting stations and
chats with our Linux Technology Center developers. Our second
annual " IBM Customer Day" on January 30th will be hosted by
Steve Solazzo, WW Linux VP. Lunch breakouts session will include
specific Linux Industry content from industry leaders, business
partners and our customers currently using Linux. In the
afternoon customers will attend two conference panel sessions:
"C23 Gaining a Competitive Advantage with Linux Applications",
Steve Solazzo, and "C13 Best Practices with Linux for an
eBusiness Infrastructure", Daniel Frye, Director IBM Linux
Technology Ctr. The day will conclude with an Executive Cocktail
Party. If you are interested in our "IBM Customer Day" please
send a note to ibmlinux@us.ibm.com
Show information:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023expo
LINUX EXPO PARIS
January 30 - February 1, 2002.
The show at the CNIT Paris,la Défense expects to draw over 8,600
attendees. IBM has the opening keynote January 30, 2002 by Eric
Auvray, VP of Linux, West Region on "IBM-Linux: a business
reality." An IBM Customer Day is also planned for January 30.
The IBM Booth will incorporate IBM Business Partners,ISVs and
Linux solutions.
Show information:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023world
For complete IBM Linux Event listings, please visit:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023events
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Learning Linux
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developerWorks class: Introduction to Linux and the IBM Framework
for e-business
Nov. 27-28, 2001
Waltham, MA
Spend 2 days learning how to get the most out of Linux. You'll
get an overview of Linux from IBM instructors, hear about its
history and future, and discover the value of the IBM Framework
for e-business middleware on Linux. This exclusive, no-charge
opportunity is offered to you by developerWorks and targets
software developers and Web administrators who are interested in
learning more about the IBM Framework for e-business and how it
relates to Linux. Specifically, you will find out how to install
Red Hat Linux 7.0, WebSphere Application Server Version 3.5, IBM
HTTP Server, and DB2 Universal Database. You will learn operating
system administration basics, how to configure X Windows, how to
configure WebSphere with DB2 and MQSeries, along with general
troubleshooting tips to increase your proficiency in the Linux
environment. Attendees should have a working knowledge of
operating system administration and Internet technologies, and a
general knowledge of databases, application servers, and
programming.
Details and registration:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023developerworks
Getting Started with Linux and DB2 Universal Database
This two-day workshop is designed to help you understand the
fundamentals of the Linux operating system. This session will
provide the technical foundation necessary to accelerate your
application development and offerings for Linux using the DB2
Universal Database. Marketing benefits of registration in the
Global Solutions Directory and DB2 Certification will also be
addressed in this
workshop. Details:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023technical
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IBM Learning Services
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Take advantage of IBM's broad range of training courses to help
you and your colleagues master the skills and certification
needed to achieve your goals for Linux. IBM Learning Services
offers a broad range of choices: from instructor-led courses with
hands-on labs, to Web-delivered e-Learning courses, to
satellite-delivered courses in the U.S., to technical
conferences. We offer Linux education in five languages in more
than 20 countries. Our global reach and strong record for quality
training gives you the assurance that you and your colleagues can
get the training you need to accelerate the adoption of open
source solutions.
Learning Services Courses
Linux Clustering with CSM & GPFS (QLX31) - 2 Days
Learn how to install Linux clusters and how to install and
configure IBM's Cluster Systems Management (CSM) product and
General parallel File System for AIX (GPFS) on Linux clusters
view schedules, descriptions and enroll at:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023schedule
or call 1-800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322).
Linux Professional Institute Education and Certification
LPI is a non-profit organization involved with setting standards
for professional certification. It is neutral to vendors of Linux
distributions
and training. IBM Learning Services can prepare you to obtain
this certification by offering the following courses:
Linux Basics
Linux System Administration
Linux Advanced System Administration
Linux TCP/IP Administration
Linux e-business with Apache
Linux Integration with Windows (Samba)
Alternatively, if you have general UNIX experience, you can use
the following course to prepare yourself:
Linux for UNIX Professionals
Once you are ready to become LPI certified, certification is
offered through the Linux Professional Institute
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023institute
The LPI exams are deployed globally in English through the 1,700
testing centers operated by Virtual University Enterprises (VUE).
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023certified
Red Hat Linux Education and Certification
Red Hat began operations in 1994 and has become the leading
distributor of Linux in the US. IBM Learning Services offers Red
Hat's hands-on, real-world Red Hat Certified Engineer(tm)(RHCE)(tm)
Program, including training and certification of Red Hat
Linux professionals.
IBM also offers courses to help you to prepare for the RHCE
Certification exam. You can prepare for the certification exam by
taking the
following courses:
Introduction to Red Hat Linux I, II
Red Hat Linux System Administration I, II
Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration
Once you are ready to take the RHCE examination, two choices are
offered:
Red Hat Certified Engineer
RHCE Certification Lab Exam
For exam schedules, as well as schedules for the other RHCE
courses that IBM offers in the US, call 1-800-IBM-TEACH
(426-8322) or Get details online at:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023unix
Linux on zSeries for Solaris Administrators (QLX18) - 4 days
If you are a Sun Solaris Administrator or a skilled UNIX
administrator and you need the knowledge to transition quickly to
Linux on a zSeries servers, then this class is for you. View
schedules, descriptions and enroll online at:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023sunsolaris
or call 1-800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322).
zSeries and S/390 Linux Education
IBM Learning Services has four new courses for those of you
wanting to implement Linux on a S/390 or zSeries platform.
- Linux on zSeries for Solaris Administrators (QLX18) - a 4-day
course for UNIX or Solaris Administrators to learn how to
administer Linux on zSeries servers.
- VM Basics for Linux (ZV050) - a new 2-day course focusing on
building the VM infrastructure to support Linux on an S/390 or
zSeries platform
- Linux Basics - An S/390 Perspective (HLX13) - a 2-day course
for the S/390 professional needing basic education about Linux.
This is a subset of the ILS course Linux Basics (course code
QLX13) and is delivered by an S/390-knowledgeable instructor.
- Linux Implementation for S/390 (ZL100) - a 3-day course
focused on the planning and tasks that are particular to
implementation of Linux on the S/390 platform. Pre-requisites
are ZV050 or HLX13 or both depending upon the background skill
and experience of the individual.
View schedules, descriptions and enroll online at:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023courses
or call 1-800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322).
All of the above courses are available for delivery at IBM
locations as well as onsite at the customer location. Customized
versions can be tailored to meet a specific customer's education
requirements. Hands-on labs are used in all of the courses to
reinforce the concepts discussed in lecture. Also, these courses
are part of the worldwide ILS curricula for VM and Linux. Be
sure to reference the appropriate course code shown above.
Technical Conferences
z/OS and OS/390 EXPO - featuring Linux for zSeries
October 7-11, 2002 - Miami Beach, Florida
z/VM, VSE and Linux on IBM Enterprise Servers Conference
October 7-11, 2002 - Miami Beach, Florida
IBM eServer pSeries (RS/6000) and Linux Technical University
October 14-18, 2002 - Dallas, Texas
Conference Details and Information on our Web site at:
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023conf
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Did You Know?
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For the first time since D.H.Brown Associates,Inc. began studying
the functional capabilities of Linux-based operating systems,the
strongest Linux distributions have outpaced the weakest UNIX
systems in overall functionality.
The distributions that use the newest version 2.4 Linux kernel
benefit from a number of features that improve scalability and
robustness. All vendors have increased the breadth and depth of
their bundled network infrastructure software, with significant
improvements in features related to directory and security
services.SuSe Linux 7.2 has the overall functional lead among the
Linux distributions studied.
--- D.H. Brown Assoc., Inc. 2001 Linux Function Overview
Software will be commoditized (especially infrastructure
software) just as hardware has been and over the next five years
Linux will be a force in the server and embedded operating system
markets.
One-third of CIOs in our surveys expect to purchase Linux-based
systems in the next 18 months with interest higher in Europe than
the U.S.
Red Hat says it is seeing signs of enterprise adoption,including
Cisco putting Red Hat on 4,000 servers, Morgan Stanley shifting
some work from Solaris to Linux, and 25 pilots for Linux on IBM
mainframes progressing. Price and security favor Linux; the NSA
uses Linux.
Red Hat argues that by 2005 there will be two operating systems:
Microsoft's and Linux. We think that statement is aggressive but
directionally correct. Linux is more a threat to Solaris than
NT.
--- Merrill Lynch's Steve Milunovich after meeting with Red Hat
IBM is one of the first names customers think of in terms of
Linux, second only to
Red Hat.
--- Merrill Lynch Enterprise CIO Survey - summer 2001
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For Further Surfing
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Websites:
IBM Linux Portal
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linux/ibm
IBM Linux Education
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linux/education
Business Partner Technical Support
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linux/support
Business Partner Marketing Support
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023linux/partners
Open-Source Development Lab Web site
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023lab/overview
Open-Source Data Network,
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=c4023osdn
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Stay tuned each quarter for more breaking news, Linux solutions,
innovative applications, facts, figures, and food for thought.
Also, you can look forward to more exclusive interviews with
leading executives from the broad world of Linux -- from
distributors to ISVs to open-source gurus -- and fresh, current
commentary from the analyst community.
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