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Breaking News - Operating Systems
& Middleware:
New 2.6 Linux Kernel Endorsed By
OSDL Members
The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium of leading
technology companies dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux, released
quotations from some of its leading members showing support for the new Linux
2.6.0 kernel release.
Computer Associates fully supports the 2.6 Kernel and its general
availability. This is exciting because it will improve the behavior of Linux
on form factors other than servers such as workstations. We see this fostering
the growth in horizontal scaling and in the acceptance of the Java desktop on
Linux. Also the User Mode Linux brings Linux closer to virtualization than
ever before.
- Sam Greenblatt, Senior Vice President and Chief Architect, Computer
Associates
The release of the 2.6 kernel marks another milestone in the evolution of an
enterprise class Linux. Customers looking to deploy Linux can take advantage
of enhanced reliability, performance and stability of the kernel to support
the most critical of applications, including Web serving, use in databases and
database clustering, and high performance computing.
- Reza Rooholamini, Director of Software, Dell
Fujitsu welcomes the release of the 2.6 Linux kernel which shows the
additional success of the Open Source communities. We are seeing the
tremendous expansion of the Linux market, especially in the areas of
application servers and database servers in Japan deploying the current 2.4
kernel. We are expecting much more in the 2.6 kernel. The reliability and the
scalability are the features we want to see in it to extend the Linux market
even to the mission critical areas. Fujitsu is firmly committed to Linux-based
solutions covering not only Japan but also all over the world.
- Masahiro Date, General Manager, Linux Planning and Marketing Div., Fujitsu Limited
HP has made significant contributions to the 2.6 kernel, which offers greater
performance and scalability for enterprise customers who are deploying
industry standard Linux solutions. As an end-to-end Linux solution provider,
HP will continue to work with the Open Source community to ensure Linux
delivers the performance and return on investment that customers demand.
- Martin Fink, HP Vice President of Linux
The release of the Linux 2.6 kernel represents another step forward in the
evolution of Linux and builds upon its predecessors to bring even more
benefits to businesses and customers around the world. IBM is pleased to have
worked with the other members of the open source community to contribute to
the Linux 2.6 kernel, which will deliver important enhancements in security,
scalability, and networking that will take Linux to the next level.
- James Stallings, General Manager of Linux, IBM
Linux 2.6 is a significant step forward for Enterprise users of Linux. New
features target performance improvements, scalability, throughput and NUMA
support. The 2.6 kernel also includes features that meet the Carrier Grade
Linux Specification 2.0. These features allow Linux to be included in choices
for deployment of enterprise class and telecommunications solutions.
- Richard Wirt, Senior Fellow and General Manager, Software Solutions Group, Intel
We are extremely pleased at the release of Linux kernel 2.6. With its rich
functionality and high reliability we believe Linux 2.6 will further
accelerate the global adoption of Linux and open source software, in the
business computing field and the embedded software field.
- Hiroshi Koezuka, Ph.D., General Manager, Information Technology R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
MontaVista Software sees the 2.6 kernel reinforcing Linux as the preferred
embedded platform for advanced and high performance applications. The 2.6
release includes many MontaVista contributions -- the preemptible kernel and
high resolution timers in particular bring the benefit of real-time
performance to Linux. With this release users can expect Linux to extend its
reach beyond the desktop and server markets. MontaVista is committed to the
evolution of Linux, to meet customer requirements for both advanced
capabilities and for a stable platform for building embedded applications.
- Jim Ready, CEO and President, MontaVista
NEC recognizes that the kernel 2.6 enhances robustness, scalability and other
benefits for enabling wider use for enterprises. NEC has high expectations for
more applications in growing areas such as core networking that use Carrier
Grade Linux or embedded systems. NEC has contributed to the kernel 2.6 as well
as other Open Source software and will continue the effort to provide
customers more stable and reliable Linux platforms. NEC is pleased to welcome
the kernel 2.6 series with customers who have been looking forward to its new
features.
- Koichi Ikumi, Associate Senior Vice President, NEC
The Linux industry is rapidly accelerating and the 2.6 kernel will add to the
momentum. With this new release comes enhancements that will benefit customers
from the desktop to the data center. Solutions based on this new kernel will
allow Linux to fulfill its promise as an end-to-end enterprise computing
platform.
- Chris Stone, Vice Chairman - Office of the CEO, Novell
We are pleased at the release of the 2.6 kernel offering mission-critical
levels of reliability, upgraded scalability, performance enhancements and
system optimization features that position Linux as a standard platform for
enterprise system computing. NTT Comware has been a Linux champion to our
customers and now we expect the new 2.6 kernel will drive even more use of
Linux in enterprise systems.
- Hironobu Nagano, Senior Vice President, Business Development, NTT COMWARE
Linux has matured into a platform that organizations have trusted to run
critical IT infrastructure. The availability of the 2.6 kernel will mark a new
milestone in the advancement of Linux with innovative features to increase
performance and reliability.
- Paul Cormier, Executive Vice President of Engineering, Red Hat
Sun is very excited about the upcoming release of the 2.6 kernel and of the
many capability improvements, such as the addition of the NPTL (Native POSIX
Thread Library). The improved threading model is a big win for customers.
Additionally there are multiple enhancements benefiting customers deploying
Linux desktop solutions. The 2.6 kernel goes a long way in moving Linux from
an OS used mainly on servers, to a truly enterprise-wide OS.
- Stephen Harpster, Director Linux Software Engineering, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
The 2.6 kernel represents the collective work of many thousands of top
developers around the world -- bringing truly enterprise-ready capabilities to
Linux. Business users will be able to take full advantage of many enhanced
capabilities with the launch of solutions based on the 2.6 in 2004.
- Markus Rex, Vice President, Research and Development, SUSE
Turbolinux is fully embracing the forthcoming availability of the 2.6 Linux
kernel. We expect the kernel enhancements, such as networking, memory and
security will accelerate Linux deeper into the enterprise market.
- Koichi Yano, President and COO, Turbolinux
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