IBM is aiming its application server at the mushrooming Linux market and Sybase says it is making the open source OS a priority. But the enterprise resource planning industry is split, with some companies porting their products to Linux, while others question whether Torvalds's creation is really ready for prime time.
Is Linux ready for prime time?
news analysis
While SAP and Oracle are rushing to support Linux, their business software-making rivals say the operating system is unproven and not yet ready to run mission-critical applications.
Sybase says Linux now a priority
Sybase plans to ship a fully supported, feature-complete version of
its flagship database for the Linux operating system.
Sun, IBM aim app servers at hot markets
Sun hopes to capitalize on the Net craze with a spruced-up NetDynamics application server, while IBM plans to exploit the growing Linux movement with a new application server release.
Linux future includes handhelds too
Linux is moving into high-powered, multiprocessor systems and
supercomputers, but founder Linus Torvalds says developers must
also focus on smaller, less glamorous systems.
Linux leaders downplay splintering
Software distributors acknowledge the problem at
LinuxWorld, but they don't fear the operating system will
become saddled with different versions.
Oracle: Brave new world of Linux,
Java
Linux and Java will form the core of a new paradigm
in the computing world, an Oracle exec says at the
LinuxWorld Expo.
Sun gives away major chip
designs
update
Sun Microsystems will give away core chip
technology, mirroring the open computer code
movement in the Linux world.
Portals for Linux open up
The surge in interest in the Linux operating system is
spurring development in another area: Internet portals
for Linux users.
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