Linked by David Adams on Tue 30th Nov 2004 16:11 UTC
Have you partaken in the conspiracy theories about Microsoft's recent investment in Vintela, a Unix-Windows integration software company? Vintela's association with SCO, and Microsoft's apparent interest in keeping SCO's legal battle against IBM afloat in order to undermine Linux, certainly provide plenty of kindling to keep the home fires burning at conspiracy central. But let's try to get the story straight first. OSNews interviewed Vintela President Dave Wilson.
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Here is my take:
if Linux was taken out of the picture ... then that would potentially knock out a fair-sized proportion of Vintela's customer base?
No, not really. That is why I love IT: it changes all the time.
Yes, it was Linux integration to Windows networks yesterday, but today or tomorrow it will be Solaris integration into Windows networks.
With MS and Sun as close to be bedfellows as ever, Vintela sudenly finds itself in the position when Microsoft and UNIX vendor are willing to work with it, help it financially and with all other means, to make Vintela software work seamlessly.
I would not be surprised if some time from now Chairman Bill will be able to show the great wonders of heterogenious Solaris-Windows network, thanks to Vintela.
Linux is yesterday news. With Sun in the picture, with free (as in free of charge) Solaris for x86 platform, Vintela happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Imagine the future, when Microsoft recommends Solaris for UNIX-and-Windows environment, and Sun proudly shines "Designed for Windows Active Directory" logo on its free (CAL not included:) Solaris for x86 desktop.
Linux? What Linux?