« on: 24 January 2003, 07:01 »
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Larry sees the Linux light
By Bryan Glick [22-01-2003]
Oracle chief says Open source operating system is 'faster and more reliable'
Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison has suggested that his customers should migrate their IT infrastructure to Linux-based systems if they want to save money, increase performance and improve reliability.
Ellison has become a major convert to the merits of the open source operating system.
One year ago he told delegates at the AppsWorld 2002 conference in Amsterdam that he did not believe Linux was ready for mission-critical IT systems.
But 12 months on, he told the AppsWorld 2003 audience in San Diego that his company's experience shows that Linux is now a viable option.
"We have taken advantage of the lowest cost infrastructure there is: Linux on Intel servers," he said.
Oracle has switched all of the servers that run its in-house installation of the 11i e-business software to Linux on two-processor Intel-based machines costing around $6,000 (
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