The Linux Beacon: Linux, Unix, and Windows Fight for ERP Supremacy | Linux Today

The Linux Beacon: Linux, Unix, and Windows Fight for ERP Supremacy

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 21, 2005

[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]

The gravy train that the Windows platform has been enjoying
while attacking the vast installed base of Unix servers in the
enterprise resource planning (ERP) application software market may
be jumping tracks, and a new train appears to be rolling in: the
Linux platform. Companies are increasingly turning to Linux to run
SAP, Oracle, and PeopleSoft ERP application suites, according to a
survey by Peerstone Research.

“These three ERP platforms (soon to be two, as Oracle has just
taken control of PeopleSoft) are the crown jewels of the IT
sector…”

Complete
Story

Related Story:
The
Register: Linux Set for ERP Ascendency
(Nov 20, 2004)

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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