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Tier-one Vendors
NOISE or substance?
Tier-one vendors like Oracle, IBM, Sun, HP and others have announced
their support for Linux. Venkatesh Hariharan finds out if this is
driven by the ‘anything but Microsoft’ sentiment, or whether
there are deeper, substantive reasons
NSE Case Study
Linux stars in Mission:
Critical
Linux is growing out of Unix’s shadow and handling mission-critical
tasks on its own. The National Stock Exchange recently replaced
a Unix-based system for risk management with a Linux-based one and
saved a packet in the process. Stanley Glancy reports
Opinion
“We are seeing more
than 100 percent growth”
From college geeks to huge enterprises—whether organisations
like LIC or e-governance projects—many are moving to Linux.
And according to Red Hat India, the largest reseller of software
and support for the open-source code, the fraternity is growing.
Red Hat India CEO Javed Tapia spoke to VENKATESH HARIHARAN about
the company’s plans for India
“Our competitor
is not proprietary software, it is non-consumption”
Rajesh Jain is a visionary who set up India’s first portal,
Indiaworld, at a time when the Internet was unknown and commercial
ISPs were a distant mirage. After the spectacular sale of Indiaworld
to Satyam that set off the Internet mania in India, Jain shunned
the limelight to focus on Netcore, a company that builds ‘thin-client,
thick server’ computing solutions targeted at SMEs, education
and community information centres in rural areas. Venkatesh Hariharan
interviews Jain to find out why he argues so passionately for the
adoption of Linux in India
Security
Open-source software—panacea
or peril?
Does the open nature of Open Source make it more vulnerable to attack?
Or, does the ability to review code and submit bug fixes make Open
Source superior to proprietary software? Felix Mohan presents the
pros and cons
The Great Windows versus Linux war
For CIOs, the operating system is the foundation of the enterprise
computing infrastructure. The choice of an operating system is therefore
a complex one and issues like cost, security, availability of support,
etc, have to be carefully weighed before arriving at a decision.
We asked two of the leading operating systems vendors, Microsoft
and Red Hat to present their views on the subject
Microsoft India says that all things considered, Windows is a better
choice over Linux
Open source
is a disruptive technology
Javed Tapia says that Linux has moved up in the value-chain and
has crossed the chasm
Total Cost of Ownership
Everybody loves
TCO
TCO (total cost of ownership) may be an overused concept, but with
Linux on the desktop PRAKASH ADVANI says that the benefits are immediately
visible
High Performance Computing
Linux clusters
go upwardly mobile
The fastest supercomputer in India runs Linux and the open source
operating system has a near monopoly on high performance computing
in R&D and chip design. However, it still plays second fiddle
to Unix in the commercial world, says Prashant L Rao
Software Companies
Linux-based software
development grows in popularity
As customers choose Linux as their IT platform, Indian software
companies are seeing a corresponding growth in the demand for Linux-based
software services
Application Reviews
Applications
on Linux
If the lack of office productivity software or unfamiliarity with
Linux held you back, here are some software packages that could
help change your mind
No purchase order
required!
One of the best features of Free Libre, Open Source Software (FLOSS)
is that no purchase orders are required to test or deploy the software.
You may, however, need a big fat pipe to the Internet to download
some of the stuff. A quick list of some software that companies
may find useful
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