| Oracle boasts internal Linux push, cost savings and community support efforts |
May 27, 2004
Oracle says they have more than 9,000 developers creating Linux products, making the Redwood City, CA-based company the "largest Linux-based development organization in the world."
According to a company announcement, Oracle began a global initiative last year to move 5,000 developers to Linux. They anticipate the core development team will be using Linux by the end of this year worldwide. Along with key alliances and support for Linux -- including a 6,000-plus global team dedicated to Linux customers -- Oracle claims more than one thousand commercially available partner applications on the Linux/Oracle platform.
Noting the increase in Linux adoption, Wim Coekaerts, director of Linux Engineering for Oracle said, "Companies are now using Linux for everything from product development to running mission critical systems and now on the desktop. By building all of our products on Linux, we've decreased our own development costs, increased productivity and gained greater insight into what our customers experience running Oracle on Linux. This has enabled us to be more responsive and anticipate customer needs."
Oracle's internal move to Linux reinforces the momentum Linux is experiencing in the enterprise. IBM, Novell and Symantec have all announced internal success and cost savings as they move developers and other knowledge workers to open source Linux.
A website hosted by Oracle lists the company's Linux Projects and other activities. The company has strategic partnerships with top Linux firms Red Hat, Novell, Miracle Linux and Red Flag.
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