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01-17-2005, 04:08 PM
I found this document on their website. It might require you to sign in. The title of the document is " Worldwide Linux 2004-2008 Forecast: Moving from Niche to Mainstream"
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=32424
This IDC study consolidates multiple angles of analysis on the server, software, and PC markets and uses the combined perspective to extend the view of the markets to include manifestations of Linux not previously discussed by IDC. IDC has long tracked Linux from both ends of the spectrum — as a software technology included as the primary operating system on new factory shipments of servers and as a software product that is available in both paid-for and nonpaid versions.
"Tracking Linux penetration is a complex task because the deployment form factors of Linux can vary dramatically given the product's broad availability for virtually every hardware architecture in the market, in both paid/supported and nonpaid form," said Al Gillen, research director, System Software at IDC. "The research presented here provides a more holistic view for the many different manifestations that Linux can take on."
Now it costs $2000 just to be able to read it. It would be a good thing to get if you were in a large company that reported on Linux information.
These sites have bought/read the article.
http://www.cioupdate.com/research/article.php/3449031
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1745120,00.asp
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1003196
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Red-Hat-Ready-To-Roll-with-Enterprise-Linux-4-39743.html
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1003202
http://www.itweek.co.uk/features/1160566
That is alot of articles already based off that report. It is interesting to see how the information is disseminated. I wonder how many of those authors actually bought the article and how many just read someone else's news article about it.
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=32424
This IDC study consolidates multiple angles of analysis on the server, software, and PC markets and uses the combined perspective to extend the view of the markets to include manifestations of Linux not previously discussed by IDC. IDC has long tracked Linux from both ends of the spectrum — as a software technology included as the primary operating system on new factory shipments of servers and as a software product that is available in both paid-for and nonpaid versions.
"Tracking Linux penetration is a complex task because the deployment form factors of Linux can vary dramatically given the product's broad availability for virtually every hardware architecture in the market, in both paid/supported and nonpaid form," said Al Gillen, research director, System Software at IDC. "The research presented here provides a more holistic view for the many different manifestations that Linux can take on."
Now it costs $2000 just to be able to read it. It would be a good thing to get if you were in a large company that reported on Linux information.
These sites have bought/read the article.
http://www.cioupdate.com/research/article.php/3449031
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1745120,00.asp
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1003196
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Red-Hat-Ready-To-Roll-with-Enterprise-Linux-4-39743.html
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1003202
http://www.itweek.co.uk/features/1160566
That is alot of articles already based off that report. It is interesting to see how the information is disseminated. I wonder how many of those authors actually bought the article and how many just read someone else's news article about it.