With over 10 years experience using the Linux operating system (and Level One LPI Certification), I can now provide an alternative to the Microsoft Windows environment for both desktop and server computers.
Servers
If your business requires an intranet machine for mission-critical applications with 99.9% uptime, then Linux provides the secure, stable and cost-effective solution for your needs.
Business Case Study » Linux in Action
Here are just some of the features a Linux Server can have installed:-
- Internet Gateway: IP Forwarding
- Security: TCP Wrappers, IPTables Firewall, Snort Intrusion Detection System
- Mail Server: Fetchmail, Sendmail, Qpopper, MailScanner, SpamAssassin
- AntiVirus Software: F-Prot for Linux
- File and Print Server: Samba, AppleTalk
- DNS Server: BIND
- DHCP Server: DHCPd
- Web Caching Proxy Server: Squid
- Login Password Server: Samba
- Web Server: Apache, PERL, PHP
- Database Server: MySQL
- FTP Server: ProFTPd
- Time Server: NTP, Time
- Monitoring: Mon, Ntop, Custom Script
- Remote Administration: Webmin, Usermin, SSH
- Virtual Private Network: Tinc, OpenSSH
Prices start from just £150, so please contact me to see how your business can benefit from Linux.
Desktop
Are you fed up with email viruses and troublesome security 'updates' on your Windows system? Having used Linux as my desktop operating system for the last 2 years, it has not suffered once from any viruses or security threats. Linux can provide quality applications that fit almost every task you will need to perform, without the price tag *. The only thing you have to worry about, is which one you prefer!
- Web: Mozilla, Opera, Konqueror, Firefox, Galeon
- Email: KMail, Mozilla, Opera, Thunderbird, Evolution
- Scheduler: KOrganiser, Evolution
- Wordprocessing: OpenOffice.org Writer, KOffice Word
- Spreadsheets: OpenOffice.org Calc, KOffice Spread
- Presentations: OpenOffice.org Impress, KOffice Presenter
- Drawing: OpenOffice.org Draw, KOffice Kivio
- Database: OpenOffice.org Base, MySQL
- Desktop Publishing: Scribus
- Internet Publishing: Quanta, Bluefish
- Internet File Transfer: FileZilla, gFTP, NcFTP
- Internet Chat: Skype, IRC, ICQ
- Graphics: Gimp, KView
- Finances: GnuCash
- Music: KsCD, XMMS
- Movies: MPlayer, Xine
- Backup: K3B, Mondo Archive, Rsync
* To get the same range of software as that listed above, you would have to purchase at least Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Office Professional, Intuit Quicken and Adobe Acrobat. These 4 pieces of software alone would cost approximately £950.
How much is the Linux software?
£0.00
Still not convinced? Contact me to arrange a demonstration.