According to International Data Corporation (IDC), the Linux market will grow at a compounded annual rate of 25 percent until the year 2003. In a bid to meet the needs of these potential users Lotus has confirmed that it`s Domino Release 5(R5) server for the Linux operating system will be available by year`s end. With the inclusion of the Linux platform, Lotus further extends Domino`s operating system support portfolio, enabling organisations to make system choices that best fit their network needs in today`s multi-platform environments.
"The availability of Domino R5 for Linux marks the first time that a proven business collaboration software product will support Linux," says Steve Dunbar, marketing manager at Lotus SA.
"Due to the potential administration benefits of running high-value, enterprise applications on this low-cost operating system, Linux has become extremely attractive to many organisations," he adds.
Lotus Domino R5 for Linux combines integrated collaborative functionality with Linux` low cost-of-deployment and reliability benefits to enable organisations worldwide to gain access to powerful messaging, knowledge management and Web application development capabilities.
"As an open source operating system, Linux will provide organisations with a very cost-effective way to experience the advantages of electronic collaboration. More importantly, Linux has proved to be a highly reliable and manageable platform for organisations that want to share information and deploy self-service Web applications," he says.
"Many companies have built distributed Domino-based applications which allow whole organisations to co-operate much more easily," said Dan Kusnetzky, IDC`s programme director of operating environments and server ware services. "The impact of this is that Linux may be seen as an acceptable platform for enterprise applications more quickly than would otherwise be possible. Now, organisations can choose Linux, Unix or Windows NT, knowing that their Domino-based applications will work."
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