Still think there are no applications available for Linux? Think again. Canto Software Inc, creator of the media asset management system Cumulus, and Omnis Technology Corp have both announced the availability of their software on the open source operating system. Linux OS has gained strong market share during the past year and we are seeing a steady increase in customer demand to support this platform, said Canto product manager Markus Bohunovsky. Linux’s popularity as an internet server platform also makes it ideal for working with the Cumulus CGI to distribute assets over the web.
Cumulus Network, a client/server system, will run on a server under Linux. The server can support both Mac and Windows clients and can be administered remotely from any of those clients. Cumulus Internet Media Server (CIMS) can run with the Server or without it, on Linux or on any other supported platform. Since Linux is based upon a Unix kernel, it takes advantage of a fast, stable, multitasking environment, Bohunovsky said. This is particularly useful for high traffic web sites, as well as those that offer multiple action requests such as downloads and searches.
As for Omnis, that company has made its development tool, Omnis Studio, available to developers. A beta version is planned for July 1999 with a final release slated for September 1999.
