Oracle Joins IBM AIX Collaboration Center

pgsqlDao writes "CRN is reporting that Oracle is joining IBM's AIX Collaboration Center. 'IBM announced the center Dec. 16 as a $200 million investment where it will centralize AIX development, customer relations and advanced features for independent software vendors. While the figure represents existing salaries and equipment drawn together under one roof, it also represents some shift in emphasis by IBM from Linux back to its mature Unix operating system.' In November Oracle announced that it has chosen Solaris 10 as it's preferred development and deployment platform for X64 computing."

Comments

Not necessarily a shift

[gee_unix]

it also represents some shift in emphasis by IBM from Linux back to its mature Unix operating system

This isn't necessarily a shift. Linux is perfect for many, many applications but there are a lot of applications and installations out there that are still relying on AIX. Even Linux users should be heartened to hear that IBM won't abandon their customers lightly.

Look how long they supported OS/2!

Unix isn't dead

[Anonymous Coward]

SCO has been trying to argue that by promoting Linux, IBM has killed off its Unix business. They want billions of dollars in damages. This development shows that both IBM and Oracle don't think Unix is dead. SCO's business is dead because they have the bad habit of suing their customers not because Unix is going extinct.

Re:Unix isn't dead

[rubycodez]

SCO was dying long before that, no real innovation. Couldn't make it as a technology company, so they're trying their hand at being a litigation company.

Re:AIX is legacy only

[sedawkgrep]

Aside from GNU utils (which AIX does have packages for), what on earth does Linux have that's 'way better, in all respects' ?

As a long-time sysadmin for AIX and Linux, I find this laughable at best. AIX has so many enterprise-level tools and resources that are so well-developed, that Linux, IMNSHO is still far FAR behind.

So please, enlighten us.