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July 28, 2006 | Comments: (0)

Viewpoints on Linux in the Channel

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OSDL just launched a microsite off a URL that will feature "viewpoints" (http://www.osdl.org/viewpoints) from various vendors, solution providers, systems integrators and Linux distributors sharing their thoughts on what makes the 'channel' ecosystem around Linux tick.

It's a sort of discussion build-up leading up to the "Linux in the Channel" event (emceed by CRN) that's taking place at LinuxWorld on August 16 in San Francisco. At the event, there's going to be a lot of discussion behind what are the trends motivating channel players to choose Linux and open source solutions for their customers, and what sorts of technologies and support are they seeking from their vendor partners?

On the OSDL viewpoint page today, a few vendors weighed in with their thoughts on where the opportunities are for resellers in taking Linux and open source-based solutions to market.

Miguel Nhuch -- VP of Sales and Channels at Levanta -- discusses his company's view that the mid-market is a huge, relatively untapped Linux market for resellers:

Mark Hinkle -- VP of Strategy at Emu Software -- weighs in on the customization and managed services opportunity around Linux for the channel

OSDL will continue to feature vendor and channel player perspectives on the Linux reseller opportunity over the next few weeks, and have put an open invite out to anyone who wishes to contribute (Ingram Micro, CGI, Wild Open Source, Avnet, Quail Technologies, rs-unix -- and other participants in the event will be sharing their viewpoints over the next few weeks as well).

Posted by Dave Rosenberg on July 28, 2006 11:46 AM

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