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Linux: market research reports

Unix is an OS developed in 1969 by Bell Labs that was written in such a high-level and generalized way that it was easily "ported" or revised to work with different hardware. Unix is the backbone of the Internet today.

Linus Torvaldis is famous for inventing Linux, a version of Unix which would run on Intel *86 PCs. To be fair, what Linus did was put the last vital piece into place, the "kernel" of the operating system, which handles process control, networking, and peripheral and file system access.

Device drivers are either integrated directly with the kernel or added as modules while the system is running.

The development of Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified and redistributed, both commercially and non-commercially, by anyone under licenses such as the GNU General Public License.

Linux itself costs nothing. One is allowed to charge a reasonable cost for the medium of distribution, and charge for supporting Linux, but the actual operating system is free.

The popularity of Linux on standard desktop computers and laptops has been increasing over the years, even though its performance on the desktop has been criticized.

In 2007, Con Kolivas accused the Linux community of favoring performance on servers. He quit Linux kernel development because he was frustrated with this lack of focus on the desktop, and then gave a "tell all" interview on the topic. Since then a significant amount of development has been undertaken in an effort to improve the desktop experience.

Linux market research reports and industry analysis

Mid-Range and Large Computers Markets in China 3/15/2013 \| published by: Asia Market Information & Development Company ... economic trends, investment environment, industry development, supply and demand, industry capacity, industry structure, marketing channels and major industry participants. Historical data (2002, 2007 and 2012) and long-term forecasts through 2017 and 2022 are presented. Major ... \| read more...	$2,000.00
Software Markets in China 3/15/2013 \| published by: Asia Market Information & Development Company ... environment, industry development, supply and demand, industry capacity, industry structure, marketing channels and major industry participants. Historical data (2002, 2007 and 2012) and long-term forecasts through 2017 and 2022 are presented. Major producers in China ... \| read more...	$2,000.00
Australia Infrastructure 2013 Top 10 Predictions 3/4/2013 \| published by: IDC ... are taking a two-pronged approach to IT — creating efficiencies through IT and adding business value to IT. "In the context of hardware infrastructure, this means building cost-effective solutions and operational efficiencies into their IT ... \| read more...	$3,500.00
SUSE Adds to Its SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) High Availability Extension (HAE) in Service Pack 2 12/28/2012 \| published by: IDC ... multiple server architectures. SLES 11 has High Availability Extension (HAE), which was enhanced in 2012 announcements that support business-critical and mission-critical workloads. The updates were discussed at the SUSECon conference in Orlando, Florida, September 2012. \| read more...	$500.00
Worldwide Client and Server Operating Environments 2012–2016 Forecast: The Changing Dynamics and Demographics 8/22/2012 \| published by: IDC ... 2010, with revenue figures updated in a subsequent publication. "We are in the cusp of a dramatic reshaping of the industry as customers rethink their environments to absorb new client device form factors and prepare ... \| read more...	$4,500.00
Worldwide Linux Client and Server Operating Environments 2012–2016 Forecast and 2011 Vendor Shares: Digging in for the Long Term 7/30/2012 \| published by: IDC ... itself as a competitive player in the enterprise datacenter market and as a foundation for shared public cloud infrastructure. Bridging from the datacenters to the cloud world is where the Linux vendors are investing today, ... \| read more...	$4,500.00
Centrify Private Vendor Watchlist Profile: Bridging Linux/Mac/Mobile Platforms for Increased Security and Managed Access Control via Microsoft AD 2/22/2012 \| published by: IDC ... factors: market potential, technology/solution, corporate strategy, force multipliers, and customers. Leveraging IDC's expert understanding of the competitive landscape and future of IAM, this document highlights company and market information tailored to the investment professional's needs. \| read more...	$3,500.00
OpenStack - The Linux of Cloud System Software? 12/15/2011 \| published by: IDC ... software is going to be critical in the transition from virtualization to cloud. OpenStack, a growing open source movement, has a lot of momentum behind it at the moment as the competition is intense to ... \| read more...	$3,500.00
Linux at 20: Claiming Its Place in History 8/29/2011 \| published by: IDC ... (midmarket) companies. "It is a fascinating history lesson in how a technology can mature to good-enough status, then begin to carve out a market opportunity for itself," said Al Gillen, program vice president, System Software ... \| read more...	$3,500.00
Worldwide Operating Systems and Subsystems 2011-2015 Forecast and 2010 Vendor Shares 8/9/2011 \| published by: IDC ... continued growth — albeit modest growth — by Windows and Linux, offset by declines in virtually every other platform," says Al Gillen, program VP, System Software at IDC. "Moving forward, the operating system story will ... \| read more...	$4,900.00
Standards Based Communications Servers 8/1/2011 \| published by: Global Industry Analysts ... are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. A six-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets. The report profiles 20 companies including many key and niche players such as AltiGen Communications, Inc., Avaya, ... \| read more...	$4,500.00
IBM Power Systems 7/1/2011 \| published by: Faulkner Information Services ... operating systems. The ever-evolving POWER7 systems deliver up to four times the performance and workload consolidation capacity, and three times the performance per watt of POWER6 processor-based systems. This report describes the current components of ... \| read more...	$66.00
LAMP Basics 7/1/2011 \| published by: Faulkner Information Services ... an example of Free or Open Source Software (FOSS). The benefit of the FOSS approach is three-fold. First, the nature of FOSS software means applications are available for free download, making them readily available to ... \| read more...	$110.00
Unix Migration Accelerates in the Face of Rising Adoption of Windows and Linux Solutions on x86 Servers 6/12/2011 \| published by: IDC ... levels of uptime, the ability to scale, and a software solution portfolio that includes some of the largest enterprise packages in use today over to an increasingly standardized architecture. Initially, these migrations were heavily tilted ... \| read more...	$4,500.00
IAM Market Forecast to 2013 5/1/2011 \| published by: RNCOS ... amount of sensitive data and information with their respective stakeholders, thus resulting in the creation of varied security threats. In such a scenario, benefits offered by identity and access management (IAM) products are being utilized ... \| read more...	$1,000.00
Worldwide Linux Operating Environment 2011-2015 Forecast: Accelerating Toward the Era of Cloud 4/6/2011 \| published by: IDC ... a survivor, it is one of the growth vehicles for the future in the server operating environment space, particularly aboard converged x86 servers," says Al Gillen, program VP, System Software at IDC. "On the client ... \| read more...	$4,500.00
Linux Operating Systems 4/1/2011 \| published by: Faulkner Information Services ... by both vendors and users, Linux continues to make inroads into the enterprise and on the desktop, thanks to the introduction of products by mainstream vendors and to the championing afforded by The Linux Foundation. \| read more...	$220.00
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3/1/2011 \| published by: Faulkner Information Services ... available in both desktop and server editions. Red Hat is expanding RHEL's capabilities in areas of desktop virtualization and interoperability with Microsoft Windows and other proprietary software. This report profiles RHEL and its core capabilities. \| read more...	$66.00
Linux Development Tools 3/1/2011 \| published by: Faulkner Information Services ... or C++ programming to advanced Integrated Development Environments (IDEs). Unlike the Windows .NET environment, whose development tools are proprietary, there are many open-source choices for Linux development as well as commercial tools. This report looks ... \| read more...	$176.00
IBM DB2 Product Family 3/1/2011 \| published by: Faulkner Information Services ... product, DB2 9.7, offers Oracle compatibility. IBM's recent release of DB2 10 for z/OS reduces CPU usage, which the company claims can allow customers to achieve out-of-the-box DB2 CPU savings of up to 5% to ... \| read more...	$66.00
Linux-Based Application Development 11/1/2010 \| published by: Faulkner Information Services ... aided by comparatively low development costs and a huge pool of available tools and talent. In fact, Windows and Linux often now exist side-by-side in organizations. This report looks at the development options available under ... \| read more...	$198.00
CodeWeavers CrossOver Linux 9/1/2010 \| published by: Faulkner Information Services ... software. Based on the open source Wine project, CrossOver Linux is offered in both Standard and Professional editions. This report looks at the functionality of the product, as well as lists information on the product's ... \| read more...	$66.00
China Linux Market 2010-2014 Forecast and Analysis 7/20/2010 \| published by: IDC ... overall market revenue by operating environment, the SOE revenue by vertical, and the client operating environment (COE) revenue by manufacturer type. This study also includes profiles of the top vendors in the China Linux market. ... \| read more...	$5,000.00
Linux Enterprise Market Trends 7/1/2010 \| published by: Faulkner Information Services ... and new vendors leap into the fray, and this growth is expected to resume as the economy recovers. This report looks at Linux's position in the enterprise marketplace and describes the key challenges it faces. ... \| read more...	$220.00
Novell Adds to High Availability Extensions for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 6/28/2010 \| published by: IDC ... 11 High Availability Extension functionality. The new High Availability Extension 11 Service Pack 1 brings more features that support demanding enterprise workloads, addressing the need to evolve Linux platforms to support mission-critical applications and databases. \| read more...	$500.00

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