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Plus one for Linux ... CORBA ON LINUX GAINS MOMENTUM (fwd)
Subject: Plus one for Linux ... CORBA ON LINUX GAINS MOMENTUM
CORBA ON LINUX GAINS MOMENTUM
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Nov 6, 1998
Framingham, MA -- Programmers and end-users can now obtain implementations
of the Object Management Group's (OMG's) Common Object Request Broker
Architecture (CORBA) for Linux. As the momentum has grown behind the open
source Linux operating system, more and more OMG members have requested this
support. The emergence of CORBA-conformant ORBs for Linux is an indicator of
the commercial confidence and industry support for both CORBA and Linux.
Early Linux programmers dabbled in Linux as a popular alternative to
WindowsNT. Over time, the cooperatively-developed, full-fledged, open source
Linux operating system has matured, and major industry players such as
Netscape, Oracle, Sybase, IBM and Intel have taken notice. According to
Datapro Information Service (a division of Gartner Group), Linux is the only
alternative operating system growing in market share. Although difficult to
quantify, some analysts estimate that Linux has attracted over a million
users, perhaps more if you consider the "underground" base of developers who
are not ready to announce official commercial support.
As greater proof that Linux has entered the mainstream, Oracle
( http://www.oracle.com ) recently released its flagship database, Oracle8,
as well as its Application Server, on the Linux platform. IBM has also
announced plans to migrate DB2 to Linux in the near future. Sybase claims
over 1000 downloads of its Adaptive Server Enterprise Linux suite since the
end of September. Linux's fast-paced popularity has resulted in a surge of
support and a large selection of software including proxy servers, clustering
kits, screen savers and now OMG's Common Object Request Broker Architecture
(CORBA). Paragon Software's OAK ( http://www.paragon-software.com ), MICO
( diamant.vsb.cs.uni-frankfurt.de/~mico/ ) and Washington University's TAO
( http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ TAO.html ) are some of the CORBA Object
Request Brokers available for a Linux environment.
At Washington University, the development of the TAO ORB is being sponsored
by companies and organizations including Boeing, Lucent and Motorola which
recognize the value of open source models and can recognize the future
commercial value of such ORBs.
Malcolm Spence, Marketing Director with Object Computing, Inc.
( http://www.ociweb.com ), the company responsible for providing marketing
and technical support for TAO, said, "Customers want a solid, reliable
platform for durable mission critical applications. Once the applications are
there, the next logical step is establishing an object middleware so that the
user community doesn't need to know how, or where, this service is being
rendered. When that happens, CORBA on Linux is the answer. An open source ORB
based on CORBA standards is an even better answer."
"It's all about options. Users don't want to be bound to only one platform
or operating system," commented Bill Hoffman, president of the Object
Management Group. "Linux offers another level of independence and CORBA
vendors have responded. As Linux comes out of the back room and into the
mainstream, I suspect other middleware vendors will follow this trend."
About Linux and Linux International
The Linux commercial server operating system is promoted by Linux
International, an association of vendors that add services, training, support
and software value to Linux. Linux version 1.0 was released in early 1994.
Production versions (Linux 1.2 and 2.0) are available from several vendors
including Red Hat Software and Caldera, Inc. For more information about Linux
or for membership in Linux International, see http://www.li.org
For information on CORBA ORBs for Linux, see
http://linas.org/linux/corba.html
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