Accel to set up Linux competency centers

Accel ICIM, provider of IT solutions and system integration, will very
shortly set up Linux Competency Centers in Chennai and Delhi. These Linux
Competency Centers, to be set up with an investment of Rs two crore, will enable
ISVs to simulate client environments and critically analyze the solution
offered, in terms of ease and performance prior to buying the product.

Briefing the media, SV Sriram, President and COO, Accel ICIM remarked that
Linux is gaining ground in India too, especially in the e-governance projects,
which are running on the Linux platform. "Many of the public sector units
and large corporate are shifting to the Linux platform. The key factor in Linux
building ground is its cost saving factor. Though in India, the market has
already been created for Linux, but when it comes to support not many players
are there in this space. And Accel will address this segment through its
competency center and call center."

The competency centers will offer proof-of-concept and development
environment, hands-on demos, product benchmarking, Linux and open source
consultancy and implementation services, beta testing, Linux and open source
software support service. Each Linux compe-tency center will be equipped with
Sun x86 range servers. These servers will have the various applications like
SendMail, Qmail, Samba, Oracle, MySQL, Apache, Squid and others running in a
clustered environment, so that a company may test and analyze the technology
before investing the same.

According to Sriram, "The Linux Competency Centers will generate revenue
to the tune of Rs 40 crore." What about the rate of conversion to Linux?
"Anybody who comes to our competency center will convert," he replied.

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