Is There Room for Xandros in the Server Market?

Robert writes to tell us CBROnline is reporting that almost two years after discussing the possibility, Xandros has finally named a date for their first Linux server product. From the article: "While there are plenty of Linux server distributions on the market, the market is undoubtedly dominated by Red Hat, Novell's SUSE Linux a distant second. In order to find a gap in the market with Xandros Server, due May 1, the company will have to differentiate it from the pack."

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How big is red hat and novell in the server market

[raffe]

Looking att thees numbers it looks like novell isnt doing so well...

Differentiation is the key

[Anonymous Coward]

I saw the Xandros Server at LW in Boston and they are definitely doing something different. It's basically Windows 2000/2003 for Linux. It's a full GUI interface in a native Linux application (not Web). It may not appeal to some but it will make people migrating from Windows a whole lot more comfortable.

It comes with a full groupware solution (they haven't announced which one but it's a commercial product) and a commercial backup solution. They also announced it's bundled with Helix Server which is cool if you want to get into streaming media.

Their site is still short on details and no screenshots but it gives a pretty high level view of the product. www.xandros.com. If you want to know what it looks like, just look at Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

There is plenty of room...

[PenguinBoyDave]

Xandros is an awesome distro, and they release great products with top quality, compliments of Ming and his engineering team.

I have used Xandros Desktop since Desktop 1.0 and will be looking forward to implementing their server product.