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- Linux e-mail system Scalix meets the tech specs... but does it meet your business requirements?
- This article is also available as a PDF download. For a detailed comparison of Exchange vs. Scalix costs, check out this worksheet.The Scalix 11 platform aims to be a suitable replacement forMicrosoft Exchange. It functions as an e-mail and calendaring server andprovides open APIs to allow companies to hook...
- Tags: Open source, Linux, E-mail servers
- Technical articles 2007-04-12
- 10 reasons why Linux isn't triumphing over Windows
- Totally agreeHi, I was a Linux fan when I was studying in University. To setup a cron job on machine that has only vi editor - it was so cool! It was some kind of romantics. Now I have married and and I become a little bit older... And I...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, russinkovsky@..., Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-03-03
- Linux: Technology cost-saving strategy
- Many companies are finding the cost advantages of using Linux to be too compelling to ignore, especially in times when they're looking for every cost advantage they can get. The result is that the use of Linux continues to grow.The opportunity for those who are familiar with Linux is clear....
- Tags: Linux, Michael Sisco, server, strategy
- Technical articles 2004-03-11
- Linux needs to play its own game and quit comparing itself to Windows
- Should Linux quit trying to compare itself to Windows?TR member dcolbert made a great argument in this guest contributor post. Here's the link:http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tr-out-loud/?p=494Do you agree or disagree? Please chime in the discussion.Does Linux try and compareOr do some of the users of varius distros compare it?The politician analogy is a...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Sonja Thompson, game, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-04-21
- A challenge to the Linux Users of the World
- A recent posting by George Ou about Windows Home Server brought out a lot of responses from the Linux community. I think that Microsoft deserves to get some competition.Here's the challenge:There are a lot of Linux experts on this site. I challenge them to come up with a list...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows XP, Xwindowsjunkie, Linux, Windows Home Server, Linux Distro, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-05-26
- Linux basics: Picking a distribution
- LinuxI took the ?Radically Simple? route, PCLinuxOS. The package manager is what sold me, just find what I want, download and install.It would be nice to see something on GTK+ development, basically on the rules of what goes where."Picking a distribution" It always bothers me, on some level, when...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, package manager, Slackware, RFC, UNIX System V Release IV, Ubuntu, Unix System V, Linux, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- The expandable Pogo Linux 1U StorageWare 1400 rack-mount server
- Small to midsize companies looking for a jack-of-all-trades server need only look at the Pogo Linux 1U rack-mount server. Jack Wallen, Jr. looks under the hood of this beast and finds that it offers plenty of room to grow.I recently got a rack-mount server, the 1U StorageWare 1400, from the...
- Tags: Servers, Jack Wallen, Jr., PogoConf, server, Pogo Linux, Pogo, tool
- Technical articles 2001-12-28
- Edison Group - Oracle Unbreakable Linux: True Enterprise-Quality Linux Support
- This report from the Edison Group was developed to assist enterprise customers in making the best possible choice for their Linux support. The report draws a close comparison between Red Hat Linux support versus the Oracle Unbreakable Linux support program, through which Oracle is offering the same enterprise-class support for...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Edison Group, Oracle Enterprise Linux, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Make your Linux command line work like DOS with shell scripting
- If you're an IT support professional who's comfortable withworking at the command prompt in Windows, you might quickly find yourself lostwhen you first open a command line in Linux. Most of the familiar DOS commandsyou grew up with don't exist in Linux. So you find yourself facing thedaunting task of...
- Tags: DOS, Linux, command line, Eric Sheesley, shell
- Technical articles 2004-07-16
- A Performance Comparison of Linux and a Lightweight Kernel
- This paper compares running the Linux operating system on the compute nodes of ASCI Red hardware to running a specialized, highly-optimized LightWeight Kernel LWK operating system. The authors have ported Linux to the compute and service nodes of the ASCI Red supercomputer, and have run several benchmarks. The paper presents...
- Tags: Performance, Supercomputer, Operating System, Kernel, University Of New Mexico, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software
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- Oracle database on intel: Linux vs Windows
- Oracle database on intel: Linux vs WindowsWe are planning upgrade our main database cluster (rs6000/aix) to Oracle on Intel, research done give a lot of papers from dell, hp, intel that about roi of moving out of risc/unix but there is no clear evidence about performance issues between LINUX and...
- Tags: database, file system, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Oracle Corp., Oracle Database, romeroGT, software
- Discussion threads 2004-12-16
- metadiscussion: Windows and Linux topics
- metadiscussion: Windows and Linux topicsI decided, on a whim, to compare the first page (first 25 threads) of the Linux discussion section with the first page (first 25 threads) of the Windows discussion section. I decided I'd divide each list into two sections: stuff where someone's begging for help...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-02-11
- I always thought Linux was built more off of Minix
- I always thought Linux was built more off of Minix'Course Minix was a Mini-Unix... ;-)convince metell me why I would want to switch to using windows.why would I want to become vulnerable to 100% of viruses, 100% of exploits?why would I want to become at the mercy of one company,...
- Tags: Jaqui, Linux, Unix, window, windows
- Discussion threads 2005-08-13
- Why Linux isn't Mainstream
- In invite all of you to read why a blogger doesn't think Linux is mainstream. If this is the current thought process, then stop the world I want to get off...http://synthesisbusiness.blogspot.com/2006/08/why-linux-isnt-mainstream-with-ease-of.htmlGetting a Gogle error on your link mateand I was looking forward to making one or two pithy rebuttals.To...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, exchange, crossover office, what a load, mainstream, cedga, jmgarvin, software
- Discussion threads 2006-08-29
- Novell's Linux makeover
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today! By ...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Novell Linux, Linux transformation, Linux, Novell Inc., Novell NetWare, Jack Messman
- Technical articles 2005-02-16
- Windows admins: Learn Linux quickly with this book
- Microsoft's actions in regard to Windows Product Activation and its MCSE program has upset a lot of administrators and caused many of them to begin experimenting with Linux. All of these Windows admins who want a solid foundation in Linux should check out this book.Numerous factors in the current...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Jason Hiner MCSE, CCNA, Linux, Mark Minasi, administrator, Microsoft Windows
- Technical articles 2001-08-29
- Linux's TCO not free but still impressive
- Determining Linux's total cost of ownership TCO isn't easy. A wide variety of factors from hardware to support and server numbers come into play. A recent study clearly indicates that it can be quite cost effective for some installations.The question of whether Linux’s total cost of ownership TCO is lower...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Grant Gross, Microsoft Corp., TCO, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Al Gillen
- Technical articles 2002-12-02
- Is Linux a cost-effective enterprise solution?
- If you are looking to migrate some or all of your PCs to the Linux operating system and have questions on the validity of the move, read on! Will Ed Gold show that Linux is, in fact, a viable enterprise solution?Linux is rapidly growing in popularity, but is it ready...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, V. Edward Gold, Linux, Network File System, file system
- Technical articles 2001-08-15
- Linux Vs. Windows: A Comparison of Application and Platform Innovation Incentives for Open Source and Proprietary Software Platforms
- The paper analyzes and compares the investment incentives of platform and application developers for Linux and Windows. It is found that the level of investment in applications is larger when the operating system is open source rather than proprietary. The comparison of the levels of investment in the operating systems...
- Tags: Innovation, Incentive, Proprietary Software, Fordham University, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Sales Force Management, Software, Sales
- White papers 2005-10-01
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