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Microsoft and Red Hat Deal Sorry for Outlook




I thought that the recent article in June 29 Infoworld might be of
interest.
 
Bob Nolte
 
From InfoWorld
CLIENT/SERVER 
 
June 29, 1998 (Vol. 20, Issue 26) 
Microsoft mixes NT and Unix 
 
By Bob Trott 
In its latest push to promote Windows NT interoperability in the
enterprise, Microsoft has struck a deal with Collective Technologies to
help large corporations build and manage infrastructures that mix NT and
Unix resources.
 
Collective Technologies is the main source of support for Red Hat Linux.
Red Hat is one of the predominant purveyors of Linux, a freeware operating
system that many see as a potential threat to Microsoft's Windows
dominance.
 
But instead of focusing on the Linux threat to NT, the two companies
focused on NT's ascent into the Unix-dominated world of heavy-duty
corporate computing.
 
"The Windows NT operating system is making major inroads into the IT
enterprise," said Bruce Wynn, training and certification manager at
Collective Technologies. "We believe that the best way to provide value
services is to take our consultants who are traditionally grounded in
Unix, add a deep knowledge of Windows NT, and provide a unique insight
into the integration issues our clients are facing."
 
Primarily with lower cost and relative ease of use, Microsoft is eager to
push NT beyond the file-and-print server status onto equal footing with
Unix, which can be used as a development platform for database
applications and other high-end functions. 
Collective Technologies will create a strategic planning division aimed at
Unix-NT interoperability, and will hold six regional seminars for clients
on blending NT into Unix environments.
 
According to the terms of the agreement, Microsoft Consulting Services
will work with Collective Technologies consultants on NT-Unix integration. 
Microsoft Consulting Services and Collective Technologies will also work
together on issues surrounding Windows NT 5.0, which is due in 1999;
Novell-to-NT migration; and NT Cluster Server. Also, Collective
Technologies will train and certify 25 consultants per month as Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineers.
 
Microsoft Corp., in Redmond, Wash., is at http://www.microsoft.com.
Collective Technologies Inc., a division of Pencom Systems Inc. in Austin,
Texas, can be reached at http://www.colltech.com.
 
Copyright (c) 1998 InfoWorld Media Group Inc.