| "-related announcements aimed at making it easier for corporate users to support the open source operating system in their data centers. " "Analysts have said that lack of experienced Linux support staff is a hurdle for Linux adoption. In response, Novell and HP announced broader services and technical support for Linux installations, and Oracle unveiled its Linux Platform Migration Utility that the company says will ease migration of Oracle applications to the Linux platform. " "The free migration tool, scheduled to be available in July, retains the exact patch level and many customizations of applications so that users don't need have to synchronize databases or do any other retooling, Oracle says. " "Novell's announcement followed through on the company's promise in April to further support Linux, by " ". The product integrates Novell's file, print, messaging, directory and management services for use on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server. " "The product, which Novell says will be available later this year, is an alternative path for Linux users who don't want to wait 18 months for NetWare 7, which is scheduled to support both the Linux and NetWare kernels. " "Meanwhile, HP announced plans to build preconfigured Linux clusters on ProLiant and Itanium 2-based servers. It also
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