NewsForge: Carrier Grade Linux Moving to Carriers and Beyond

"Carrier Grade Linux (CGL)--an open source software framework being developed by the Open Source Development Labs to support high-availability, fast-to-market solutions for major telecommunications and other companies--is taking considerable time to penetrate the slow-moving carrier market, but it is also gaining ground in vertical segments such as financial services, according to analysts attending this week's SuperComm telecom conference in Chicago.

"David Willis, a Meta Group senior analyst, said it's too early to call CGL a huge success, mainly because of the sluggish pace at which telecom carriers move. 'It takes a long time for the carrier to turn the ship,' Willis said..."

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