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PlanetIT: Alternative Business Tools – Build an office suite for less

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 24, 2001

“For the first time in years, your options when choosing
business software products aren’t limited to Windows. You just have
to be a bit of a renegade to discover them….”

“With the alternative system (Linux, in its many branded forms
ranging from Red Hat to Caldera to VA to SuSe), you’ll get
generally more stable performance, faster overall computing time
and better value for your dollar….”

“Overall, if you know what you’re doing, installing an office
full of Linux-operated computers running Nautilus and StarOffice is
extremely economical and not all that difficult to do. Figure on
allowing three hours per workstation to get them up and
running.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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