Open source and proprietary software backers are going head-to-head for all the wrong reasons, and their resources and efforts could be better spent concentrating on beefing up applications, says Gartner.
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The maturity of open-source software tools and services has created a groundswell of Linux users in corporate Australia, a senior Gartner analyst said.
Gartner sees the next wave of technology--the confluence of wireless, real-time infrastructure, and service-oriented architecture--as a catalyst that could transform or kill entire industries.
In this interview Linux's creator, Linus Torvalds, sounds off on the SCO lawsuit, patents and the future of Linux.
Open source and proprietary software backers are going head-to-head for all the wrong reasons, and their resources and efforts could be better spent concentrating on beefing up applications, says Gartner.
The maturity of open-source software tools and services has created a groundswell of Linux users in corporate Australia, a senior Gartner analyst said.
At the rate the role of CIOs are changing, non-traditional responsibilities such as sales and marketing could soon come under their purview.
Gartner sees the next wave of technology--the confluence of wireless, real-time infrastructure, and service-oriented architecture--as a catalyst that could transform or kill entire industries.
In this interview Linux's creator, Linus Torvalds, sounds off on the SCO lawsuit, patents and the future of Linux.
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