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Security A Big Factor For Linux In Competing
Chris Crum
Staff Writer
2006-04-19
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There has been a lot of talk lately about Linux becoming more mainstream, especially with Oracle considering entering the game.
Eric Doyle at ComputerWeekly.com quotes Red Hat's product marketing manager for desktop client solutions, Gerry Riveros regarding the subject:
"The look and feel has to be similar to what everyone has been trained to use, but we are still trying to do something that is different because we are not trying to be a Windows clone."
"The differences come around security and the way we handle that and the way we handle manageability," continues Riveros. "If you look at the total cost of ownership for an enterprise, it is not so much the acquisition costs that is the big driver, it is the management costs for all the people involved - the systems administrators. This is where we have been focusing our efforts to really drive those costs down."
Of course it's not just Windows that Red Hat has to compete with. Red Hat hasn't had much to say about the possibility of Oracle and Novell joining forces, and Novell does have a reputation for focusing on security and identity management.
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Chris Crum is a staff writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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