CodeWeavers, Inc. today unveiled CrossOver Office Server
Edition. A major expansion of CodeWeavers’ CrossOver Office
software, CrossOver Office Server Edition allows enterprise users
to operate popular Windows software–including Microsoft Office,
Internet Explorer, Lotus Notes, and Visio–in a distributed thin
client environment for both Linux and Solaris.‘CrossOver Server Edition is designed to help the corporate
marketplace bridge to Linux,’ said Jeremy White, CEO of
CodeWeavers. ‘With Server Edition we offer corporate workgroups the
ability to control costs by consolidating on a lower-cost desktop,
while still running the applications their users have grown
accustomed to. But whereas Citrix and Microsoft Terminal Server
licenses typically cost hundreds of dollars per user, we can
provide outstanding productivity for much less. The result is cost
savings with real convenience.’Jackson State University’s Michael Robinson, a recent adopter of
Server Edition, agrees. ‘Server Edition was exactly what we needed
to maximize our investment in SunRay thin client stations. With
CrossOver technology, we get the power and ease of thin-client
computing, the convenience of letting our students and faculty run
their favorite Windows applications, and a very affordable
solution. At a time when IT budgets are really being squeezed, this
was a perfect way for us to get more for less…'”
Enterprise Linux Today: CodeWeavers CrossOver Office Server Edition to Surpass Citrix and Windows
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