ENTERPRISE 2004 ROUND UP: Linux Gains Acceptance in India
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
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Seven leading Indian enterprises have decided to port their Oracle
applications software and development work on Linux. These include blue-chip
names like BSNL, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation,
South Asian Petrochem Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDBI Bank, Central
Bank of India and Department of Treasury Government of West Bengal.
With Linux emerging as a popular platform for developing Oracle applications,
senior industry people believe that 2004 might be the year of Linux in India.
Banking, government and education sectors are expected to lead the adoption of
Linux to run mission critical applications. Says K Raghuraman, GM, Central Bank
of India, "By using Linux we estimate 20-30% savings on our total IT
investments annually. That will amount to Rs 2 crore in savings."
Shirish
Gariba, Head-IT, Elbee Express
...We
were looking for a more scalable platform and Linux fitted the
bill perfectly
Adds Amitabh Pandey, group GM (IT Services), IRCTC, "We were looking for
a platform capable of handling our complex and varied business needs. It also
had to be cost effective. Oracle E-Business Suite and Red Hat Linux was a
perfect fit."
Says Shirish Gariba, Head-IT, Elbee Express, "For both our bread and
butter parcel tracking application as well as our e-logistics network, in
alliance with Rediff, we were looking for a more scalable platform and Linux
fitted the bill perfectly."
No wonder, IDC predicts that in APAC, only amongst enterprises, Linux would
have a CAGR of 17.9% over 4 years, from $5 million in 2003 to $10 million in
2007. And not surprisingly most CIOs agree that other than China, the largest
portion of this adoption would take place in India Inc. only.
