-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
Making desktop Linux work for business
,----[ Quote ]
| Today's IT managers face tough choices. PCs that run fine today have an
| uncertain upgrade path, now that Microsoft has chosen to discontinue Windows
| XP. Upgrade costs associated with Vista, coupled with the ever-escalating
| cost of application licenses, make switching to desktop Linux an increasingly
| attractive option.
|
| For many businesses, however, it's difficult to know where to begin. The
| Linux market is broad and thriving, with myriad options to choose from. Most
| organizations will want to phase in Linux gradually, which in many cases will
| mean supporting a heterogeneous computing environment for the first time. As
| a result, it can be hard to predict where software incompatibilities might
| affect critical business processes.
`----
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/01/27FE-desktop-linux_1.html
Recent:
Linux is ready, but consumers are not
,----[ Quote ]
| Haff said a window of opportunity for Linux ironically may lie in the demise
| of the desktop OS. "If you believe in the emergence of cloud computing, then
| the whole concept of running applications on the desktop starts to go away.
| This may well mean that Linux gets more interesting for client devices
| because now native applications do not matter so much," he said.
|
| Colin Sng, a systems engineer in a Singapore-based firm, who uses Windows,
| Mac and Linux OSes for work and at home, said the technology is ready, but
| obstacles lie mostly with the consumer.
`----
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62040974,00.htm
It's time to retire "ready for the desktop"
,----[ Quote ]
| Quite a few reviews of new Linux releases these days try to determine if a
| distribution is "ready for the desktop." I myself have probably been guilty
| of using that phrase, but I think it's time we officially retire this
| criterion.
`----
http://www.linux.com/feature/134808
Related:
Windows rapidly approaching desktop usability
,----[ Quote ]
| Don't Lose This Product Key!
|
| Video blanking hassles
|
| Windows XP networking: Not for amateurs
|
| Shocked by additional software costs
|
| Where Windows XP shines
|
| Hope for the future
`----
http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/05/18/2033216
Linux ready for the desktop
,----[ Quote ]
| McLaren said the cost of security alone in the standard desktop, is at
| least "50 percent to double" that of Linux.
|
| He believes the primary inhibitors to large-scale Linux desktop adoption
| are Windows applications, especially Excel macros, and a perception of
| a large training cost associated with the move.
|
| "There will always be a migration cost for any large project, but this
| will be dramatically lowered over time," he said. "You need take a
| long-term view and realize security and admin costs will be lowered. We're
| not saying everything should be moved over at once."
|
| McLaren cited car rental company Europcar as having "success" by moving
| call centre people and branch office systems to Red Hat's desktop.
`----
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1555287553;fp;4194304;fpid;1
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)
iD8DBQFIapCSU4xAY3RXLo4RAoLIAJ4hGcE6u2X0v8s+4egZPlFT5VYPaACfQXqS
Y95Gsv/obGJw1VBqQqcGm+A=
=AQ0h
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
|
|
