CDAC ventures into Linux BOSS Server

Upgrading from an entry level server to an advanced version, Centre for
Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) released its edition of the Bharat
Operating Systems Solution (BOSS) Linux server.

Inaugurated by the IT Minister of West Bengal, Dr Debesh Das, the advanced
Linux server is an extension of the open source technology already in vogue in
the Boss desktops in Tamil Nadu.

S Ramakrishnan, Director General, CDAC said, “BOSS is now widely accepted by
many educational institu­tions and has been installed in state government
departments. It is the fruit of our commitment on developing software solutions
that are techno­logically advanced and provide value to the Indian computer
users.”

“The key feature of the BOSS server is the ability to remotely control the
server using vinagre GUI application. It contains wireshark tool for network
protocol analyzer with network explorer and security auditing tools. Its main
utility, however, is intrusion prevention and detection systems using 22
language portals,” Ramakrishnan added.

Dr Debesh Das, IT Minister of West Bengal inaugurating the servers

Introducing the new technology, CDAC is primarily targeting the state
governments and educa­tional institutions in it's approach to popularize
open-source operating and server systems across its 10 centers across India and
has already signed MoU agreement with the governments of Chattisgarh and Tamil
Nadu.

An official from CDAC said, “Already we have penetrated more than 250
engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu with a joint venture agreement with Anna
University in the state where about 3000 students have already enrolled for the
Boss training program in their 6th semester. Now, we are focusing on expanding
our horizon across India and cover the state govern­ments. In this approach, we
are on the verge of signing a MoU with the government of Tripura.”

CDAC has already set-up a customer inquiry facility in Tamil Nadu for
technical assistance for the use of Boss servers and desktops. Also, focusing on
Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala, CDAC is keen to enlarge its education segment
with the newly introduced BOSS server. To meet this target, the enterprise has
already built research laboratories in 64 engineering colleges across north
India.