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Al Gillen, Research Vice President, System Software, IDC
Al Gillen is a research vice president in IDC's worldwide system
software research practice. His primary area of coverage is tracking
client and server operating systems, with a particular focus on Linux,
Windows and Unix. Mr. Gillen has been involved in IT for 25 years,
including 10 years as a software developer and 8 years running trade
publications focused on Windows and IBM's System i platform. Since
joining IDC in 1999, he has helped run a variety of research projects
ranging from studying Linux adoption, migration from Unix and Windows
to Linux, total cost of ownership for Linux, Windows and Unix systems,
as well as assisting in IDC's recurring demand-side research covering
the growth and evolution of the Linux market. In addition, he has
tracked the changing licensing programs used by Microsoft and by the
major Linux vendors. Mr. Gillen is a frequent speaker at trade shows,
industry events and at customer-focused events. Sessions
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