Novell CTO on hot Linux apps and closing gaps (Enterpriselinux)

Enterpriselinux interviews Novell CTO Alan Nugent. "Some corporate IT pros say they have a hard time finding the applications that they need for Linux. Do you think this is still valid, or do they just need to do more research?"

"Nugent: I think it is still valid in some areas. If I am at a Fortune 500 insurance company, I can't find a great claims management system that runs on Linux just yet. But, if I am in the electrical CAD business or mechanical CAD business, I can. So, it depends on the market. A year ago, that question would have been valid for a much broader segment of the market. They really couldn't find applications that would run on Linux; but it is getting better every day. Companies can now begin to use Linux much more broadly than for Web servers or firewalls. We work with dozens and dozens of companies which have either completed ports or are in the process of doing ports to Linux. Many of them are household names."

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