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

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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…”

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Story

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

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