“SlashTCO, the U.K.-based open source services provider, today
announced a partnership with Runaware, the world’s first Evaluation
Service Provider for software vendors and consumers. This
collaboration will promote Linux awareness and provide complete
education of Linux products through online testing and
supplementary resources to help research, evaluate and download
Open Source products and applications, backed up by a range of
training and support options.“
“This partnership is representative of a critical turning point
for the Linux industry as, for the first time, two complementary
third party service providers are combining to provide a complete
solution for online and off-line Linux training. SlashTCO’s support
materials – such as reviews and explanatory articles – will enhance
Runaware’s evaluation process, which enables software purchasers to
test Linux products through the web browser without downloads or
installation.”
“Runaware’s evaluation service, in combination with SlashTCO’s
support and training services, will allow potential customers the
chance to fully discover the benefits of open source software by
freeing them to find the right software application and get the
support and training they need.” said Duane Mayes, CEO of
SlashTCO.”