Likewise Extends Active Directory`s Embrace to Mac and Linux

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]

"Linux-based operating systems boast some very impressive management features, including detailed configuration controls for the GNOME desktop environment and a unified software management framework that puts Windows and its horde of disparate update applets to shame.

"However, the lack in Linux of a well-integrated analogue for Microsoft's Active Directory and Group Policy to tie everything together leaves the open-source operating system with a management whole that adds up to less than the sum of its individually impressive parts..."

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