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> NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: PHIL HOCHMUTH on > LINUX > 01/02/02 > Today's focus: Linux predictions for 2002 > > Dear <xxxxxxxxx>, > > In this issue: > > * What the future holds for the penguin > * Links related to Linux > * Featured reader resource > > _____________________________________________________________ > A Network World Event You Can't Afford to Miss! > Learn how to maximize business potential by attending Network > World's one-day seminar: Aligning Performance and Availability > Management with Your Corporate Strategy. Gain knowledge as you > listen to network management expert Dennis Drogseth and leading > performance management companies such as Concord Communications, > Hewlett Packard, NetQoS, and Tavve discuss how to use testing > to better understand system resources, including assessing > capacity and application upgrade needs. Register today at > http://nww1.com/go/1231per_lix.html > > _______________________________________________________________ > Today's focus: Linux predictions for 2002 > > By Phil Hochmuth > > What can you say about Linux in 2001? It was no 2000, that's > for sure. If Y2K was the best of times for Linux companies, > 2001 might be looked back upon as one of the worst. > > While the beginning of the year saw the release of the long- > awaited 2.4 version of the Linux kernel, Linux companies > suffered the brunt of the tech economy slowdown as IT spending > came to a screeching halt at the beginning of the year. > > Looking ahead, here are some predictions for Linux in 2002: > > Consolidation > > Once the highest-flyers in the high-tech boom, most Linux > companies have hit bottom. Many of these companies - which > tried to make a business out of selling a free operating system > kernel with additional tools and "value add" applications - > are hurting. Red Hat and Caldera, the two most recognized Linux > names in the enterprise, have both seen their losses grow each > quarter this year and their respective stock prices at penny > stock levels. As a result, expect to see some cannibalism among > Linux vendors in the coming year, as consolidation and mergers > will be the only way for some of these firms to stay in > existence. > > The big boys stay on board > > While the Linux start-ups and distro vendors have had a rough > go of it, large IT vendors such as IBM, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard > and Dell continue to throw their weight behind Linux. Server > vendors have seized on Linux as a way to offer an alternative > platform for enterprise customers that are dissatisfied with > Windows and whose pockets are not deep enough to buy super- > high-end Unix boxes. With relationships such as TurboLinux/IBM > and Compaq/Red Hat already tight, it would be no surprise to > see one of the major server vendors absorb a one of the better- > known Linux companies as its own Linux flavor. > > Microwaves to mainframes > > This year, Linux proved that it is a truly pervasive force, > capable of boiling down to run on a wristwatch, or beefed up to > power the largest server hardware. Expect to see vendors use > Linux as a base operating system for every kind of device, from > network switches, to phone systems, to specialized Web and > storage appliances. As equipment vendors continue to look for > ways to cut costs, the adoption of Linux - which is free, and > can be jiggered to perform any kind of task - just makes sense. > > _______________________________________________________________ > To contact Phil Hochmuth: > > Phil Hochmuth is a staff writer for Network World, and > a former systems integrator. 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