Obsidian Systems, the Johannesburg-based Linux company has acquired The Linux Warehouse, a Cape Town-based Linux retailer. "This move," says Craig Rodney of Obsidian Systems, "will allow Obsidian Systems to focus on other core activities by handing our retailing aspects over to The Linux Warehouse."
Dwayne Bailey of The Linux Warehouse feels that, "the partnership will allow us to draw on Obsidian`s considerable Linux skills and improve our market offering."
Obsidian Systems, South Africa`s largest Linux-centric company, is growing at an incredible rate and has proven itself in such markets as servers, e-Business, training, and support. Running at a profit growth rate unmatched by any other Linux company, Obsidian Systems is gaining strategic market share across South Africa and the move to acquire The Linux Warehouse strengthens this position.
The Linux Warehouse has filled a much needed niche within the South African Linux market by providing a wide selection of Linux software. The partnership looks sure to work with The Linux Warehouse catering to the end-user market and Obsidian Systems tackling the corporate solutions market.
Linux has proved itself on the Web and is gaining application support from leaders in the IT field such as Corel, Software AG, Oracle, IBM, and HP. If leaders in the industry have caught onto this, how can IT managers afford not to. As businesses investigate this powerful and competitive operating system that provides a reliable alternative to other operating systems, Linux is fast becoming the alternative that the IT manager cannot ignore.
"Linux provides superior performance comparable to and better than many commercial operating systems," says Bailey. This amazing product has developed dramatically in the last few years, becoming much easier to install and support on almost all hardware. For the small and medium business, Linux provides a cost-effective desktop, while corporates enjoy the powerful customisable back-office systems.
"When I first investigated Linux, I found it difficult to get hold of the software to test it," says Bailey, "but The Linux Warehouse allows users to try Linux on their systems without incurring any great cost. The CDs contain versions of Linux developed by Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSE, Corel and many others and will install easily on most computers."
For the more serious Linux user, The Linux Warehouse offers official commercial boxed sets from some of the top Linux distributors including Red Hat and Corel.
For more Information visit their website at http://www.linuxwarehouse.co.za
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