IDG: Is Linux really ready for the enterprise? Posted February 03, 2002 by Linux-2000 Staff
By Todd R. Weiss, Computerworld

THE SALES CLAIMS from Linux vendors here at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo are compelling: The upstart operating system is a truly viable, reliable and cost-effective option that's ready right now for use in large business operations.

The reactions from potential customers, however, are mixed.

For the Federal Aviation Administration, Linux could possibly play an important role in the future, depending on the results of a testbed project being carried out at the FAA's Atlantic City Technical Center in New Jersey, according to computer specialist Craig Gerace.

For the FAA, he said, the promise of Linux includes an all-important reduction in costs over its existing Unix-based LynxOS, which runs the center's flight tracking backbone for a 64-mile radius. Linux would allow easier portability of applications and easier network driver availability, he said.

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