“Hoping to entice enterprise customers who may be looking to
leverage the value of open source software, data recovery and
backup company BakBone Software is spearheading an initiative to
spread more Linux distributions in the enterprise market.“Known as Linux Advantage, the new initiative lays out an
agreement between a limited number of Linux distributors that
include Red Hat of Raleigh, N.C., SuSE, Miracle Linux and
Turbolinux of Japan, Red Flag Software of China, and Connectiva in
Latin America.“At the core of the initiative is a partner’s program that
certifies BakBone’s NetVault backup and restore software on each of
the partners’ Linux distributions. The elements of the initiative
include certification, branding, and joint marketing
agreements…”