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IDC sees potential for further Linux adoption

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:01:24 +0000

Economic downturns have a tendency to accelerate emerging technologies, boost the adoption of effective solutions, and punish solutions that are not cost-competitive or are out of sync with industry trends. So says a recent IDC study, which finds that Linux users are clearly satisfied about their choice to deploy Linux, and during trying economic times, the potential for those same customers to ramp up their deployment of Linux is strong.

The second generation of major releases based on the 2.6.x Linux kernel emerging from the industry’s top vendors, feature more mature management tools, integrated virtualization, and virtualization-compatible use rights. They also boast a larger application portfolio and better interoperability with other mainstream corporate IT solutions.

A worldwide survey by IDC capturing data on usage plans and satisfaction levels with Linux server operating systems finds that Linux customers are highly satisfied and are ready to deploy additional Linux instances as a direct action in response to budget concerns or budgetary reductions being imposed by corporate management.

IDC found that 53% of respondents are planning to increase adoption of Linux on the server and 48% are planning to increase adoption of Linux on the client. Retail is the most aggressive sector in terms of planning to increase adoption of Linux on the client (63%) and on the server (69%). Financial services and manufacturing are not far behind.

Commenting on this latest IDC report, Brian Farrell, MD of Securelinx stated, “many organisations have been leveraging the value of Linux for many years but what is more noticeable now is the willingness of enterprises to consider Open Source tool-sets in preference to more expensive vendor offerings. OP5′s Nagios-based monitoring solutions would be a good example of this trend”

Kent Erickson lays out future Novell vision during Dublin visit

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:51:47 +0000

Kent Erickson serves as the Global Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Workgroup Solutions business unit at Novell. He is responsible for the development of all products that make up Novell’s collaboration solutions, including Novell Open Enterprise Server, Novell GroupWise and Novell Teaming + Conferencing. Mr. Erickson visited Dublin recently and outlined to an invited group of Novell customers and partners, Novell’s strategic vision for Workgroup solutions.

There are a number of high profile Novell customers in Ireland running Groupwise today, and for these organisations Groupwise has provided a highly dependable, secure and stable email environment for many years. During his presentation Mr Erickson provided a very worthwhile insight into many of the current focus areas for Novell’s Workgroup solutions. These include expansion of Novell’s Teaming + Conferencing solutions, numerous rich services features available within Open Enterprise Server and the integration of products like SugarCRM with Groupwise.

Furthermore, Novell is executing on its plans to position these solution areas to leverage the very latest technology trends like Cloud Computing. All who heard Mr Erickson address these points found the seminar very beneficial and Securelinx would like to thank Novell in Ireland for providing this opportunity.

Securelinx Profile in Ireland's Sunday Tribune

admin — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:24:12 +0000

Linux has always been hailed as a shining example of Open Source collaboration
between thousands of developers, resulting in a rock solid enterprise class operating
system. “Most people accept that Linux is a great technology – but how it best fits in
their own IT environments isn’t always immediately obvious to them. That’s where our expertise comes into play” says Brian Farrell, Technical Operations Director for SecureLinx.

Securelinx Profile in the Sunday Tribune

SecureLinx – IBM Open Source Business Partner of the Year 2004

admin — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:19:09 +0000

Securelinx has been nominated IBM’s Open Source Business Partner of the Year Award for 2004. The inaugural award was presented at IBM’s 2005 Business Partner Kick Off Event and recognises our commitment and success with Linux both for IBM and its customers.

Alex Peirce of SecureLinx said “We were delighted that IBM included an Open Source category amongst its partner awards this year. There are many firsts in this segment of the market and support from IBM helps to establish momentum for early phase companies such as Securelinx today.”

Brian Farrell, SecureLinx Technical Operation’s Director added, “IBM, a global advocate for Linux, sets the benchmark for adoption standards. To be recognised in this way is a genuine vote of confidence in our technical capabilities”

Pictured at the Awards dinner are, from left, Minister Tom Kitt TD, Michael Daly, Country General Manager IBM Ireland, Brian Farrell, Technical Operations Director, Securelinx and Peter O’Neill Sales Director IBM Ireland.

SecureLinx to attend LinuxWorld Conference at ICT expo in Dublin

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2003 16:20:49 +0000

SecureLinx will be attending the forthcoming LinuxWorld Conference as part of ICT expo in Dublin between April the 1st and April 3rd 2004. IBM have asked Securelinx to support their Linux activities at this event and as part of the joint-effort, SecureLinx will be at the IBM stand to assist in answering any queries that attendees may have.

“The upcoming event will be a great opportunity for Irish Organisations to gauge the momentum that Linux has made in the last 18 months, both in terms of its true enterprise capability and its adoption areas” said Brian Farrell, Technical Operation Director of SecureLinx.

“Our aim is to help ensure that Irish Business achieves the same benefits from Linux as is the case for many businesses across Europe currently. “Linux is no longer just a discussion, it’s a strategic business decision”…he added.

Join us at this key event to learn how Linux can help your organisation gain competitive advantage.