The income of support of Linux-systems will grow to $1 mlrd in 2012

The volume of incomes of services in support of Linux-systems in world scales will reach $1 mlrd in 2012 and will exceed a mark in $1,2 mlrd in 2013, researchers IDC predict. Mid-annual that of market growth during the period since 2008 on 2013 will make 16,9 %. Thus analysts notice, that becomes for the industry critical 2009 — then Linux the necessary recognition from users will obtain and becomes rather mass. According to experts, the reason for they be the economic circumstances, forcing to reduce IT Budgets and to search for more accessible decisions.

Nevertheless, in 2013 the share of services on supports of Linux-systems will make only 4 % of all gain of the software market. For comparison, in 2008 this indicator made 2,2 %. According to analysts IDC, last year the market of services in support of Linux-systems has grown on 23,4 % to $567 million, transfers CNews.

The largest players of the market are Reg Hat and Novell. So, thanking supports of clients with Reg Hat Enterprise Linux in 2008 Reg Hat has received $367 million, on 14,8 % it is more in comparison with 2007 the Income of similar activity of company Novell Total income of all of the others vendorov has increased by 50,3 % to $169 million has grown on 13,1 % to $31 million Novell belongs 20,1 % of the market of Linux-systems and 27,9 % of the market of paid services, Red Hat – 47,6 % of the market as a whole and 62,2 % of the market of paid services. Gain Novell with 2007 for 2008 has increased by 50,3 %, Red Hat – on 14,8 %.

Despite as a whole positive forecast, analysts have followed also a negative trend. In particular, even more often the companies address to free distribution kits and do not buy the contract on paid technical support. Such tendency was outlined in 2nd half of last year when crisis has begun. According to forecast IDC, by 2013 the number of free licences for Linux-systems and number of licences with paid contracts on support rendering will be made even.

According to analysts, refusal of paid support can brake industry development as at the companies like Red Hat it will not be simple to suffice means for researches and workings out. So, for example, Red Hat puts in development Linux more than $100 million a year. And it not the unique company which spends for it the big money. Among other largest investors — Intel, IBM, Novell, Oracle and Fujitsu.