Beware: Linux with Samba is not a replacement for Active Directory or Microsoft Small Business Server. Samba can act as a PDC, but it will be in between NT and Windows 2000 in terms of functionality.

We list the best Linux distros for small business, to make it simple and easy to set up a simple, secure and stable alternative to Windows to power your computers or servers. Linux has become ...

Software distributor SuSE Linux plans to release next month a new version of its Linux operating system for servers that is designed for small and midsize companies. The Standard Server 8 product will ...

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Add Xandros to the list of commercial Linux server distributions targeting the small and midsize business market. Xandros had been pushing its Xandros Desktop product – which is basically the old ...

The Small Business Server (SBS) upgrade recently went to manufacturing and will officially be launched at Microsoft's annual partner summit in July but general availability isn't expected until later ...

In a Test Center bake-off of the newest small-business server offerings, Nitix bested Linux players Xandros and Novell and ended up in dead-heat tie with the software giant on functionality. The ...

SuSE Linux is bundling e-mail and groupware applications with its Linux server operating system in a new product aimed at the business market. The SuSE Linux Openexchange Server features SuSE's Linux ...

Windows Server 2008 Foundation is intended for small firms without dedicated IT staff but that want to store files, share printers, host software and serve as Internet gateways Microsoft Corp.

Last issue I brought up the various packages that Novell will be offering to entice you to buy its products. In particular, the marketing plan seems to be to offer a combination of an operating system ...