THE LINUX DESKTOP
Login authentication, email, word processing, office productivity, calendar and collaboration at no cost.
Many organization public, private, government have now turned to GNU/Linux for their desktop solutions.
Doing away from expensive licenses with recurring cost and the hardware update cycles necessary for each newer operating system release is a reality.
We offer your organization a path towards adopting Linux for its desktop need. Navigating the various Linux flavors available from both the open source community or various vendors can be daunting for the uninitiated. But one thing is sure Linux provides the most robust, secure, application rich and easy-to-customize desktop solution. Because of its similarity with UNIX it is easier to configure and support within an automated provisioning environment.
OPTING FOR A THIN OR FAT LINUX DESKTOP?
Using a thin client solution has helped tremendously organizations save on cost.Thin clients deploy on hardware with very low computing resources requirements (minimal RAM and CPU performance) and function extremely well with old and even obsolete equipment.
Full Linux desktops offerings have been packed with a staggering number of applications. deploying Linux to your functional/mission requirements would entail finding a balance between a minimally equipped desktop incorporating solely a web browser or a desktop running a handful core applications.
Remarkable cost-savings:
-cost savings in extending the life of legacy hardware, the lower cost of less powerful systems
-updates and upgrades obtained from the community are free
-the elimination of fee as per-seat
Will it cost to introduce a new OS in your infrastructure
-chances are your organization is already running an Apache web server or a database server or a directory server on Linux or legacy UNIX
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-the critical mass that Linux has acquired lately (cloud computing, massive adoption of open source and Linux world wide) has increased the pool of available Linux-savvy techies
-many organizations need mixed Linux/Windows/Mac environment, and the integration performs very well
-web-delivered applications delivery has simplified the desktop to a well authenticated web-browsing platform. Such low cost thin-client solutions have justified acquisition by organizations.
-many organizations have discovered that community-maintained Linux distributions receive patches, fixes and updates at a frequency unmatched by known vendors
-A standard Linux desktop comes packaged with ubiquitous value-added enterprise tools such as synchronization with portable devices, provide several desktop environment and the several flavors of Linux that we will help you navigate
-Linux has acquired its reputation in the datacenter for easing the automated provisioning of large-scale server deployments environment. Identically desktop management needs highly automated centrally-managed and provisioned supporting infrastructure
DESKTOP APPLICATIONS
Firefox
Konqueror
FileZilla
Evolution
Thunderbird
Claws Mail
Kmail
Empathy
Pidgin
Kopete
XChat
Konversation
ChatZilla
OpenOffice.org Writer
KWord
Abiword
OpenOffice.org Calc
KSpread
Gnumeric
OpenOffice.org Impress
KPresenter
GnuCash
iPod connectivity
Managing with digiKam
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