Re: [ossig] Novell: Linux's move to the enterprise desktop imminent

[Gan Sze Kai <gansk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This should be the great news... But do we still able to get a free one? 
I am a poor guy....:<

Nan Phin wrote:

>Novell: Linux's move to the enterprise desktop
>imminent 
>By Winston Chai, CNETAsia
>Monday, March 1 2004 6:04 PM 
>
>
>SINGAPORE--Linux could start to chip away at
>Microsoft's stronghold on the enterprise desktop
>within the next 12 months, says a senior executive
>from Novell. 
>
>To date, Linux's successes among Asian businesses has
>been largely confined to the server end. With the
>exception of some government-led initiatives,
>particularly those undertaken by Chinese and Thai
>authorities, the open-source operating system (OS) has
>not made significant inroads into the corporate
>desktop market. 
>
>However, David Lenz, director of sales and marketing
>for Novell Asia-Pacific, is bullish the tide could
>turn this year. 
>
>"In 12 months' time, you'll see some enterprise
>customers start to run Linux on their desktops. I
>don't see it as a watershed where everybody's running
>Linux desktops but you'll start to see the emergence
>of some examples of companies that have embraced Linux
>and are going down that path," he said. 
>
>Lenz added he does not expect businesses in the region
>to embark on a wholesale shift away from Microsoft in
>the short-term, but said they will start with small
>pilot projects to evaluate the feasibility of Linux as
>a desktop OS before considering broader adoption. 
>
>As testament to this trend, he said Novell is already
>working on Linux desktop trials with one customer in
>Hong Kong and another in Malaysia, but declined to
>provide further details. 
>
>Industry experts CNETAsia spoke to echoed Lenz's view.
>Gartner Asia-Pacific's research director Phil Sargeant
>said organizations, particularly those in Australia,
>have witnessed a surge of interest in Linux desktop
>offerings. 
>
>"A lot of organizations we've spoken to are looking at
>it as a proof-of-concept, a test to see what they can
>or cannot do," said Sargeant. However, he stressed
>Linux will not completely replace Microsoft Windows on
>the enterprise desktop, but the two rival offerings
>will in fact co-exist to cater to different users
>within a company. 
>
>"There is a portion of users in organizations who
>probably need only basic functionality--single task
>stuff. Companies are looking at those sorts of users
>to adopt a Linux alternative," Sargeant said. 
>
>Novell, which recently completed its US$210 million
>acquisition of SuSE Linux, has been actively
>evangelizing its new offerings in the region. The
>company last month launched a slew of SuSe software
>packages and training programs in Asia-Pacific. These
>include offerings like Enterprise Server 8, Standard
>Server 8, Openexchange Server and the SuSe Linux
>Desktop. Lenz added the company also plans to release
>a Linux version of its Netware OS later this year. 
>
>However, Novell is not alone in its push. Traditional
>Linux sellers like Red Hat and China's Red Flag too
>have been ramping up their offerings, with Sun
>Microsystems joining the fold late last year with the
>launch of its SuSe-based Java desktop OS in Asia. Most
>recently, Paris-based MandrakeSoft partnered with
>TechWorx Solutions, a regional Linux solutions
>provider, to extend its products and certification
>courses into the region.
>
>
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